Law Week
Attacks On Minority
Writ filed for investigation
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on April 4 seeking its directives on the government to investigate the incidents of attacks on Hindu community across the country. The writ also sought a court rule upon the government to explain why its inaction to protect the minority citizens should not be declared illegal. A number of Hindu temples were torched and ransacked and their deities were also vandalised across the country allegedly by the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami after international crimes tribunals delivered verdict against two of its leadersAbdul Quader Mollah and Delawar Hossain Sayedeefor their wartime crimes. Six human rights organisations, including Ain O Salish Kendra and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Service Trust, and an individual jointly filed the writ petition.-The Daily Star online edition April 4 2013.
Ctg Triple Murder
Court frames charge against accused
A Chittagong court on April 3 framed charge against Tareque Chowdhury who is accused of murdering a woman and her two children in their residence in Chittagong city last October.The court also fixed April 25 to record deposition of the witnesses, said court sources. Chittagong Metropolitan Session Judge SM Majibur Rahman passed the order on April 3. Earlier on February 26, Mohammad Solaiman, sub-inspector of Panchlaish Police Station and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet mentioning 44 prosecution witnesses. Doly Akhter, 30, wife of expatriate Anwar Hossain, and her children Albhi Ibn Anwar, 10, and Adiba Payel, 6, were found dead in their rented flat in Chittagong's Khotiber Haat area on October 23, 2012. -The Daily Star April 4 2013.
Contempt of Court Act
HC questions legality of eight provisions
The High Court on April 3 issued a rule asking the government to explain in 10 days why the eight provisions of Contempt of Court Act, 2013, which allegedly curtail the court power, should not be declared unconstitutional. The rule was issued following a writ petition moved by advocate Manzill Murshid saying the eight provisions are illegal and unconstitutional. According to the provisions, the court cannot issue any summons against any government official if they have committed contempt of court and contempt of court cases against them become ineffective just after their retirement, Manzill said. The provisions curtail the court's power in dealing with contempt of court cases against the government officials, he added. Secretaries to the cabinet division, the president office, Prime Minister's Office, ministry of law, and the parliament have been made the respondents to the rule.-The Daily Star April 4 2013.
Defying Court Order
Health DG, RMC principal to face HC on April 11
The High Court on April 1 summoned the director general of health services and the principal of Rangpur Medical College (RMC) before it on April 11 for not complying with its order. The director general (DG) and the principal have allegedly disobeyed the HC order that on January 23 asked them to allow Ashirbad Hossain, an aspiring medical student, to attend the classes at RMC until its further order. The HC issued the summons following a prayer moved by Manzill Murshid, the lawyer for Ashirbad, for taking steps against the DG and the principal for not complying with its order.
- The Daily Star April 2 2013.
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