Former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda died Sunday night while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 80. Trinamool BNP Secretary General Akkas Ali Khan said Huda breathed his last at Square Hospital around 10:25pm while undergoing treatment. Huda is survived by his wife Sigma Huda, two daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death. A four-time MP from Dhaka-1 constituency, the lawyer served as the information minister (1991–1996) and the communications minister (2001–2006) during the BNP's rule under the leadership of Khaleda Zia. In 2012, Huda resigned from the BNP and formed a new party named the BNF. He was expelled later from the party before the 2014 national election. In November 2015, Huda formed another new political party named "Trinamool BNP" (Grassroots BNP), which had recently got registered with the Election Commission as a political party following a court order.

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. 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. Read more: ACC case against Nazmul Huda to continue as HC rejects plea 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). 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. Read more: Court grants bail to Barrister Nazmul Huda in case involving ex-CJI Sk Sinha 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. Being rejected by the EC, Nazmul Huda moved the HC with a writ petition challenging the EC decision.

The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld anticipatory bail to Sigma Huda, the wife of former BNP minister Nazmul Huda, and her two daughters in a money laundering case.