Law Week
Yunus' petition rejected
The High Court (HC) on 08 March rejected Prof Muhammad Yunus' writ petition filed challenging the legality of a central bank order “removing” him as managing director (MD) of Grameen Bank. Counsels for the Nobel laureate informed that they are yet to get any instruction from Dr Yunus regarding appealing against the verdict. The HC bench of Justice Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore passed its order after three-day hearing. The microcredit pioneer's serving as the MD of Grameen Bank since 1999 was illegal as he crossed 60 years by then, the court said, adding that the MD of the Grameen Bank is an official who cannot hold the office for an unlimited period. The HC bench said there was no substance in the submission of the petitioners' counsels.-The Daily star online edition 08 March 2011.
Hearing on charge framing against Hashem deferred
A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against former BNP lawmaker and Partex Group Chairman MA Hashem till March 30 in connection with a tax evasion case. Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Hashem's lawyer submitted a time petition on ground that their client would clear all the income tax by March 30. The National Board of Revenue on August 23 last year filed the case against Hashem for evading tax worth Tk 4,76,00,000 from 1977-1978 to 2005-2006 fiscal years. The court also ordered that if the accused fails to comply or pay the income tax charge will be framed against Hashem on that day. Meanwhile, the same court granted bail to Aziz Al Mahmud, a son of Hashem and one of the directors of Partex Beverage Limited, in connection with another tax evasion case. -The Daily star 08 March 2011.
HC summons VC of Uttara University
The High Court yesterday in a suo moto order summoned the vice chancellor and registrar of Uttara University to appear before it on March 16 to explain why they have encroached river Turag for setting up campus. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain passed the order following photos published in The Daily Star yesterday with a headline “River Grabbing Now & Then". According to the caption of photos, the authorities of Uttara University in 2009 put up a signboard on the floodplain of Turag river with a plan to set up their campus on the vast wetland. The recently taken photo shows the signboard is still there and earth-filling is going on grabbing more of the river. The HC bench also directed the deputy commissioner of Dhaka to submit a report to the court after conducting an investigation into the allegations by March 16.- The Daily star 08 March 2011.
HC lifts order against Moksud
The High Court yesterday withdrew its order issuing a contempt of court rule against columnist Syed Abul Moksud, as he yesterday apologised to the court for making comment on one of its order. Appearing before an HC bench voluntarily, Abul Moksud on March 2 said flames would rage throughout the country if an initiative is taken to construct a new mosque demolishing an old one near Mahasthangarh following an HC order. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain on March 3 issued a rule asking the veteran journalist to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be brought against him and why he should not be penalised for making the statement.
- The Daily star 08 March 2011.
HC asks owner to give Tk 5 lakh each
The High Court yesterday ordered the owner of MAK Corporation, a ship-breaking yard at Sitakunda in Chittagong, to pay within 15 days Tk 5 lakh in compensation to each of the families of the four workers killed in an explosion at the yard last month. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also asked the owner, MA Kashem, to provide the treatment cost of the workers injured in the blast. Delivering verdict on a suo moto rule, the HC directed Kashem to take steps for providing a permanent job for each of the family of the dead workers. On January 19, the HC issued the suo moto rule against Kashem, asking him to explain why he should not be punished on contempt of court charges for breaking ships violating its order. .-The Daily star 07 March 2011.
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