The High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition seeking an order to declare the parliamentary membership of National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker from Noakhali-6 (Hatiya) constituency Abdul Hannan Masud over allegations of concealing his wealth information in his election affidavit.

A High Court bench comprising Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi and Justice Fatema Anwar passed the order after hearing the writ.

Advocate Zahirul Islam Musa, counsel for Hannan Masud, said the court dismissed the writ petition as "not pressed".

He said the court had observed that discrepancies in the asset declarations were questions of fact and could not be resolved through a writ petition before the High Court.

There are appropriate authorities to investigate and settle such allegations, but the petitioners had not approached those authorities, the lawyer added, explaining the court's decision.

On the other hand, Advocate Ibrahim Khalil, counsel for the petitioner, said the court had observed that Masud had not concealed his assets but had shown more assets than he actually possessed.

The court also observed that there might be an opportunity to rectify the declaration of assets that he did not actually own, Khalil said.

Nazmul Hossain, a resident of Hatiya upazila and a voter of the Noakhali-6 constituency, filed the writ petition on August 19, 2026.

In the petition, he sought a rule asking why Hannan Masud's parliamentary membership should not be cancelled and why necessary action and an investigation should not be ordered against him. He also sought an order declaring the constituency vacant.

The petitioner requested the court to direct the Election Commission, Parliament Secretariat and other relevant authorities to dispose of applications submitted to them regarding the allegations.

Earlier, Ibrahim Khalil had alleged that Hannan Masud, despite being a student, declared assets worth Tk 1 crore in his election affidavit.

According to the petitioner's lawyer, Masud himself admitted on June 8 that the asset information had been included merely for show.