<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the verdict of the High Court (HC) that declared the registration of the political party, ‘Trinamool BNP’, as valid.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">A bench of three justices led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order rejecting a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the EC against the HC order, said the plaintiff’s counsel Advocate Shah Manjur Hoque. Advocate Mohammad Yeasin stood for the EC at the court.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said the HC order to register Trinamool BNP, led by former BNP leader and ex minister Barrister Nazmul Huda, will remain in place from today (Sunday).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier on November 4, 2018, an HC bench of Justice Tariq Ul Hakim and Justice Md Shohrowardi directed the authorities concerned to grant Trinamool BNP registration as political party.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, the EC moved the SC with the leave-to-appeal against the order after rejecting the party's appeal for registration on June 14, 2018.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Being rejected by the EC, Nazmul Huda moved the HC with a writ petition challenging the EC decision.UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>