The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has invalidated the candidacy of Aslam Chowdhury, a BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) politician who unofficially won the Chittagong-4 seat in the 13th national parliamentary election. The court ruled that Chowdhury will be unable to take office, and his election results cannot be officially announced. The decision was delivered on Tuesday, June 30th, by a four-judge bench led by the Chief Justice. The ruling followed a hearing held on June 15th, after which the court reserved its verdict for the 30th. Legal representatives confirmed the implications of the decision, preventing the formal declaration of Chowdhury’s victory. The case involved a challenge brought forth by a candidate from the Jamaat-e-Islami party. Further details regarding the specific grounds for the disqualification have not yet been widely released.