Char Fashion court active again after 17 years
Activities at Char Fashion upazila civil and criminal court resumed Tuesday, nearly 17 years after transferring the court to district headquarters.
Upazila chairman Nurul Islam VP, UNO Mohammad Mostafa Kamal and local people were present.
A large number of people after taking part in a doa mahfil were seen rejoicing over resumption of the court, 70km away from the Sadar upazila.
The documents of 2,200 cases were sent to the court for disposal and on the first day hearings of 45 cases were held.
Established during the rule of HM Ershad, the court was transferred to district headquarters in 1993.
After assumption of power by the present government, local lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jacob sent a proposal to the law ministry for shifting the court to Char Fashion upazila citing the sufferings of local people.
On the basis of the proposal, the President in an order on January 5, transferred the court to the upazila of 5 lakh people, said local sources.
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