HC halts further construction of road through graveyard
Staff Correspondent
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why the decision to construct a road through Azimpur Graveyard will not be declared illegal.The court also issued a stay order on further construction of the road. A HC bench issued the rule on LGRD secretary, Dhaka city mayor, administrative officer and health officer of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and the officer-in- charge of Lalbagh Police Station. The rule was issued upon a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), seeking a court order to stop construction of the road through the graveyard reportedly by the local MP-owned construction firm. Advocates Manzilll Murshid and Asaduzzaman Siddique moved the writ petition on behalf of the HRPB while Deputy Attorney general Jamal Akhter Bulbul stood for the defendants.
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