HC seeks list of structures named after Khan A Sabur

The High Court yesterday ordered Khulna City Corporation's (KCC) mayor to submit in 15 days a list of structures under KCC named after Khan A Sabur, a collaborator of anti-liberation forces.

The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order while hearing a writ petition seeking necessary orders upon the government to change names of structures named after collaborators.

The court also fixed December 14 for passing further orders, AKM Rashedul Huq, representing the petitioners, historian Prof Muntassir Mamun and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir, told The Daily Star.

He said KCC's chief executive officer submitted a report to the HC saying the authorities changed the name of Khan A Sabur Road into its previous name, Jessore Road, as per its earlier order.

In May 2012, following the writ petition, the HC asked the government to explain why structures named after collaborators of Pakistanis should not be renamed and why they should not be directed to name those after freedom fighters.