Law Week
Mojaheed indicted for war crimes
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was indicted on June 21 on seven specific charges of crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971. After framing the charges, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 set July 19 for the trial to begin with opening statement from the prosecution. The charges against Mojaheed include genocide, conspiracy in killing intellectuals, murder and confinement. Earlier, On January 16, formal charges against Mojaheed were submitted to the tribunal.- The Daily Star online edition June 21 2012.
HC seeks explanation on hawker rehabilitation
The High Court asked the government on June 21 to explain in three weeks why it should not be directed to rehabilitate around 4,000 hawkers to the capital's Osmani Udyan and Muktangon areas.The court came up with the rule following a writ petition filed on Thursday seeking the HC directive on rehabilitation of the hawkers recently evicted from different parts of south Dhaka. Bangladesh Hawkers Federation President MA Kashem and General Secretary Harun-Ur Rashid jointly filed the writ petition. The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Farid Ahmed issued the rule after holding hearing on the petition.-The Daily Star online edition June 21 2012.
HC issues rule on marriage registration
The High Court on June 20 issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why it should not be compulsory to register marriages based on couple's national identification (ID) cards. The court also asked the authorities to explain why rights of street children should not be incorporated into the newly proposed amendment to the child law. The HC bench of Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Zafar Ahmed issued the rules in response to two writ petitions filed on behalf of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association on foiling child marriage and protecting rights of street children. -The Daily Star June 21 2012.
SC for saving Bhola forest
The Supreme Court on June 21 ordered to stop construction of roads and felling of trees in the reserve forest in Char Kukrimukri of Bhola in order to protect environment and ecology of the coastal belt. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain imposed the ban following a petition by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela). The local government authorities have taken initiatives to chop down around 15,000 trees for constructing a road in the forest defying an earlier order by the apex court, according to the petition. -The Daily Star June 21 2012.
Contempt rule against 11 govt officials
The High Court on June 19 issued a contempt of court rule against 11 government high officials including four secretaries for not preventing the use of excavators and explosives to extract stones from the bed of three rivers in Sylhet. The rivers-- Piain, Dwaki and Dhala--are flowing through the district's Goainghat and Companiganj upazila. In response to a contempt of court petition, the HC further ordered the officials to stop the use of excavators in stone quarries of the rivers and remove those to protect the ecosystem and livelihood of people in the area. The court on January 14, 2010 had issued the same order following a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA). Since the machines were still being used, BELA on June 17 this year filed the contempt of court petition. -The Daily Star June 20 2012.
HC questions factory closure
The High Court on June 19 directed two apex bodies of garment exporters to explain in four weeks why their decision to shut down around 300 factories in Ashulia should not be declared illegal. Following a spate of violence by readymade garment workers demanding a pay hike, leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BKMEA) on June 16 decided to shut down all garment factories in the industrial belt on the outskirts of the capital for an indefinite period. The decision came into force the following day. The HC came up with the rule in response to a writ petition challenging the legality of the decision. An HC bench of Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Zafar Ahmed also asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to provide the garment factories and their workers with adequate securities in that area. - The Daily Star June 20 2012.
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