Detention of Uttaran Chief
HC issues rule on govt
Unb, Dhaka
The High Court yesterday issued rule upon the government to explain why it should not be directed to produce Shahidul Islam, executive director of Uttaran, a Satkhira-based NGO, before the court to demonstrate that he is not being held without lawful authority.An HC bench issued the rule following a habeas corpus petition challenging the legality of the detention under the Special Powers Act 1974. "The rule is returnable in two weeks," says the court order. On January 27, Shahidul was arrested during a joint drive in Satkhira. Later, he was handed down a 30-day detention order and sent to jail on allegations of funding and supplying arms to extremist outfits.
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