Law Week
Probe Mridul Kanti's death: HC
The High Court on August 25 ordered investigation into the death of Mridul Kanti Chakrabarty, a Dhaka University teacher who allegedly died for doctors' negligence. The court directed the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Health to form a probe committee in this regard and submit the investigation report on October 17. The DU teacher died at LabAid hospital on August 15.-The Daily star online edition August 25 2011.
Aug 21 attack: Charge framing hearing begins Sep 11
Hearing on charge framing against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and 29 others in connection with the August 21 grenade attack will begin on September 11. Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court fixed the date on August 25. Eighteen of the 30 supplementary charge-sheeted accused including Lutfozzaman Babar, former state minister for home, and Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid, Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general, were produced before the court. Twenty-four people were killed in the grisly grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004. - The Daily star online edition August 25 2011.
Dropping names of accused challenged
The father of a rape victim of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College on August 25 challenged the dropping of names of two accused from the charge sheet. The victim's father challenged the charge sheet filing a no-confidence petition before the First Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression. Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station and also the investigation officer (IO) of the rape case, submitted the charge sheet on August 11 dropping the names of Husne Ara Begum, the principal of the school and college, and Lutfur Rahman, in-charge of the school's Bashundhara branch. The IO submitted the charge sheet against Porimol Joydhor, a teacher of the school's Bashundhara branch, as he found Porimol guilty of raping a class-X student of the school. In the case, the victim's father accused Lutfur and Husne Ara of trying to cover up the incident and delaying action against the culprit.- The Daily star online edition August 25 2011.
Murder case against criminal
withdrawn
The government has withdrawn a murder case against an infamous criminal considering it “politically motivated and harassment” even though another accused in the case disclosed the latter's involvement with the killing. On May 6, 2006, a garment trader Abdullahel Baqui, 24, in the city's Mirpur area was slaughtered over a business feud by a gang led by infamous criminal Mohammed Anisur Rahman Anis. National Committee on Withdrawal of Politically Motivated Cases in its 21st meeting on September 8, 2010, recommended withdrawal of the murder charge against Anis. Upon the committee's decision, Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu submitted an application with the trial court on February 13 this year for the same. Later on June 14, Judge Begum Chamon Chowdhury of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka withdrew the murder case against Anis. Aminul Islam Mithu, plaintiff in the murder case filed with Mirpur Police Station, said Anis is a low profile criminal in the city's Kazipara area. -The Daily star August 25 2011.
HC summons two diplomats in Kolkata
The High Court on August 23 summoned Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Mustafizur Rahman and First Secretary Anwarul Islam to appear in person on October 13 to explain their failure in extending security and facilities to visiting judges in accordance with the warrant of precedence. Division bench of justices AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Gobinda Chandra Tagore also issued a rule upon the government, returnable in four weeks, to explain why it should not be directed to ensure security and facilities to persons holding constitutional posts in accordance with the warrant of precedence. The orders came upon a writ filed on behalf of the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.- The Daily star August 24 2011.
HC asks authorities to explain
The High Court (HC) on August 23 issued a rule upon authorities concerned to explain why Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir is holding the office of a parliamentary member despite the Supreme Court's (SC) cancellation of his candidacy. In response to a writ petition, the court asked the government, the Election Commission (EC) and Alamgir, an Awami League leader, who was elected from Chandpur-1 constituency, to respond to the rule within four weeks. On July 15 last year, the SC upheld the HC's order declaring the EC's decision to cancel Alamgir's candidacy in the 2008 parliamentary elections, as legal. In another writ petition, the same HC bench issued a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain why ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, who got the second highest vote in the constituency in the same parliamentary elections, should not be declared elected following the SC order. - The Daily star August 24 2011.
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