Sangsad Bhaban, June 30 -- A brief exchange took place in Parliament on Tuesday after a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker referred to the High Court's cancellation of the nomination of BNP candidate Aslam Chowdhury in the 13th parliamentary election over a loan default issue, prompting the Speaker to say that a final decision rests with the Election Commission (EC).

Raising the matter on a point of order, Jamaat MP Md Nazibur Rahman referred to a recent parliamentary debate on whether any loan defaulters are serving as Members of Parliament.

He said during an earlier discussion, an independent MP had asked the Speaker whether there were any loan defaulters in Parliament, to which the Speaker replied that he could not comment as the ma...