The High Court yesterday, following an application, extended its stay order on the election process of the country’s apex trade body, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), until November 4.

The FBCCI election is scheduled for November 20.

Earlier, on Sunday, the High Court stayed the FBCCI election process for three weeks.

The court had also issued rule upon the FBCCI Electoral Arbitration Council to explain why dropping of five voters of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) from the final voter list would not be declared illegal.

A division bench comprising Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Farid Ahmed had passed the orders following a writ petition filed by two aggrieved BGMEA voters — Mohammad A Salam, acting president of BGMEA, and Annisul Huq, a former president of the association.

The FBCCI arbitration council on September 25 dropped their names from the final voter list of the upcoming FBCCI election following a complaint from Mahbub Minhaz, a garment businessman.