A Dhaka court on Sunday sent former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal to jail in a case filed over committing irregularities including sedition.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order after rejecting his bail petition.

After completion of this three-day remand, investigating officer of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Syed Sajedur Rahman produced Awal before the court.

The Dhaka court on June 26 placed Awal on a three-day remand in the case.

A team of DB police arrested Awal from the Moghbazar area on June 25.

Earlier on June 22, police arrested former CEC KM Nurul Huda from Uttara area of Dhaka.

On June 22, BNP filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station accusing 24  people, including former CECs, election commissioners and other officials for their alleged involvement in conducting the 10th, 11th and 12th national elections without performing the constitutional roles during the Awami League tenure.

In the 11th election, held in December 2018 under CEC KM Nurul Huda, the BNP alleged ballot-stuffing overnight hours before the voting.

2024 polling a ‘dummy election’, says Ex-CEC Awal

The 12th election held in 2024, overseen by CEC Kazi Habibul Awal, was rejected by the BNP as a ‘dummy election’, as the party did not take part in it.

Earlier this month, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus instructed authorities to form a committee to investigate the roles of those involved in conducting the three elections.