Sylhet Correspondent: Dhaka, Jul-26,

The High Court on Monday stayed the by-election to Sylhet-3 constituency till August 5 due to the worsening Covid situation in the country.

 The virtual  HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order following a writ petition filed over the election.

 The election was scheduled to be held on July 28.

 Earlier in the morning, Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir, on behalf of six Supreme Court lawyers and seven local voters, including Saleh Ahmed, filed the writ petition seeking a stay of the polls.

Besides, a legal notice was issued to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Sunday to suspend voting in the polls.

The Sylhet-3 constituency fell vacant after MP Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury died of coronavirus on March 11.