HC rejects UNB petition

A High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Shah Abu Nayem Mominur Rahman and Justice Abdus Salam Mamun passed the order on April 13.

Earlier, the High Court issued a rule nisi and stayed the operation of the judgement and order of the labour court authority upon the writ petition.

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News Editor Bakhtiar Rana resigned on July 1, 2002 after serving the agency since 1988. But on repeated requests, UNB did not pay him the dues. Later, he filed a case with the Authority in Dhaka under the Payment of Wages Act.

After hearing both the sides, the labour court by its judgement on June 26, 2003, ordered UNB to pay the dues of the petitioner. But the UNB authorities filed a writ petition with the High Court against the judgement.