The High Court has cleared the way for Feni Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari to continue as a lawmaker.

The chief justice has assigned a High Court bench for final hearing and disposing of a writ petition that challenged the legality of holding Jatiya Sangsad membership by Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader in Feni.

The High Court verdict on a writ petition challenging legality of Jatiya Sangsad membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader of Feni, is deferred till August 23.

A Chittagong court acquits 17 people including the city mayor AJM Nasir of an attempt to murder case filed 22 years ago.