HC twin-rule against Fire Service DG

The High Court on Monday issued a twin-rule asking the Home Secretary to explain why a directive should not be given for legal steps to be taken against the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense DG Brig Gen ANM Shahidullah, to investigate alleged corruption in procurement of various modern equipment for the directorate.

The High Court also asked the Establishment Secretary to explain why direction should not be given to rescind its order reappointing Brig Gen Shahidullah for another two years on contract basis.

The rules were made returnable in three weeks, said the court order.

Kamrangirchar OC kept standing before court for 7 hrs

The High Court yesterday kept Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kamrangirchar police station standing in the courtroom for about five hours for his 'distorted' comment regarding amputation of a child and negligence to court's order.

Earlier on Sunday, the HC directed the OC, Shafiqul Islam Shikdar, to physically appear before it yesterday (Monday).

Keep SQ Chy detained, directs ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday directed the authorities to keep BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, MP in custody till April 19, 2011.

The Tribunal, at the same time, directed the investigation agency to complete war crimes probe, which is going on against Chowdhury, as soon as possible.

Brahmanbaria pourashava polls stayed

The High Court (HC) yesterday (Monday) stayed polls of Brahmanbaria pourashava, which was scheduled to be held today.

No bar on Sandwip municipality polls

The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the High Court order that postponed elections in Sandwip municipality, clearing the way for the polls.

Chamber judge Surendra Kumar Sinha stayed the High Court order on Monday following an appeal by the Election Commission, deputy attorney general Mostafa Jaman Islam told bdnews24.com.

Stop promoting illegal housing projects: HC

The High Court on Monday ordered the government to stop the publicity and advertisement of unauthorised housing projects.

A bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain on Monday asked the government to remove immediately all the installed billboards of such projects and stop their further promotions.

The order came following a petition filed by Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA).

During the hearing, Iqbal Kabir argued for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Barrister A B M Altaf Hossain stood for the state.

The High Court on July 27 last year, upon another petition by BELA, ordered the government to remove the unauthorised billboards from the capital.bdnews24.com, Jan17

Writ filed to stop BSF killings at border



The bad-luck Bangladehi innocent girl Felani,
who was shot to death by BSF



A Writ petition was filed on Monday with the High Court seeking its direction upon the government to take effective measures to stop killings of Bangladeshi citizens in the Bangladesh-India border by the Indian force.

A Supreme Court lawyer, Advocate Tazul Islam, filed the petition after a Bangladeshi girl, Felani, was shot to death by BSF and hanged with ware-fancy at Fulbari border while she was crossing the border on January 7.

In the petition, the HC's direction was also sought upon the government to give proper compensation to the family of Felani.

Liberation War Documents: Stay on publishing by Bangla Academy

The High Court on January 16 issued a stay order asking Bangla Academy to refrain from publishing the 15th volume of the Liberation War document.

A bench, comprising justice A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and justice Seikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain, passed the order on Sunday following a writ petition by owner of Hakkani Publishers Golam Mostafa.

আরো এক বিচারপতি সম্পদের হিসাব দিলেন

সুপ্রিম কোর্টের আরো একজন বিচারপতি সম্পদের হিসাব জমা দিয়েছেন। হাইকোর্ট বিভাগের বিচারপতি এস এম এমদাদুল হক রোববার প্রধান বিচারপতি এবিএম খায়রুল হকের কাছে তার সম্পদের হিসাব জমা দেন।

Ban on JPC committee stayed

The High Court yesterday (Sunday) stayed an order of the lower court that directed the newly elected committee of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) to return its charges to the outgoing JPC committee.

Following the HC order, there was no legal bar now for the newly elected committee of JPC to discharge its functions, lawyers said.

HC summons Kamrangirchar OC

The High Court yesterday (Sunday) directed the Officer-in-Charge of Kamrangirchar police station to physically appear before it today (Monday) for his 'distorted' comment over amputation of a child, Niamul.

SCBA chief slates CJ

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president has accused chief justice A B M Khairul Haque of 'destroying' the judiciary by carrying out activities 'beyond his jurisdiction'.

SCBA president Khandker Mahbub Hossain made the comment at a press conference in its meeting room on Sunday.

'Amended law to gear up judiciary'

The government has planned to amend the criminal and civil procedure to infuse dynamism into the judiciary, the law minister has said.

"Trial of any case has to be finished within the shortest possible time to remove the harassment of justice seekers and that will be possible once the criminal and civil procedure is amended," Shafique Ahmed said on Saturday.

পদোন্নতি বঞ্চিতদের তালিকা সংসদীয় কমিটিকে দেবে না মন্ত্রণালয়

সংসদীয় কমিটিকে সিভিল প্রশাসনের পদোন্নতি বঞ্চিত কর্মকর্তাদের তালিকা দেবে না সংস্থাপন মন্ত্রণালয়। কোন তালিকা তৈরি হচ্ছে না জানিয়ে মন্ত্রণালয়ের মুখপাত্র দাবি করেছে- সংসদীয় কমিটির পক্ষ থেকে এমন কোন নির্দেশনা পাওয়া যায়নি। সংস্থাপন মন্ত্রণালয় সম্পর্কিত স্থায়ী কমিটির সর্বশেষ বৈঠকে প্রশাসনের পদোন্নতির অনিয়মে অসন্তোষ প্রকাশ ও মন্ত্রণালয়ের কাছে বঞ্চিতদের তালিকা চাওয়া হয়েছে বলে সংসদ সচিবালয়ের নির্ভরযোগ্য একটি সূত্র নিশ্চিত করেছে।

Committee is working to find corrupt in Judiciary: CJ

Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque on Saturday said the committee, formed to investigate into the TIB household survey report, is working to find out the corrupt persons in the judiciary.

The TIB report, published recently, showed the judiciary as top corrupt sector in the country. After publishing the report, the Supreme Court asked TIB to give the report's documents. TIB top officials did so, met with the Judges and clarified different points of the report.