Petition seeks cancellation of Tabith’s candidacy

A former Supreme Court judge yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of candidature of Tabith Awal, BNP’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls, on charges of concealing information about his wealth in Singapore in his affidavit.

Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik submitted the petition to the HC for its directive on the Election Commission to probe the allegation and cancel his candidature if the allegation is found true.

He told The Daily Star that Tabith and two others have a private company named “NFM Energy Singapore Ltd”, which is worth US $21 million in Singapore, but he did not mention it in his affidavit submitted to the EC. This is a violation of the rules and laws concerned, he added.

Justice Manik also said he has authentic documents in this regard.

He said he has submitted a written application to the EC for cancelling Tabith’s candidature but the commission is yet to respond, adding that the HC may hold hearing on the petition today.