The First Joint District Judge Court (Election Tribunal), Chittagong, yesterday rejected a petition of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manzurul Alam Manzu seeking dismissal of a case filed by ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury for concealing information in his nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission.
The court rejected Monzu's petition and fixed November 11 for submitting written statement by the defendant.
Mohiuddin Chowdhury lodged the case in the court of Election Tribunal of Chittagong on July 18 against newly elected Mayor Manzur for concealing information.
In the case, Mohiuddin alleged that Monzur concealed an incident of power pilferage and was fined Tk 1,723,500 by Power Development Board Magistrate on February 11, 2007.