Law Week
ICT-1 gets new judge
President Zillur Rahman appointed High Court Division Judge Jahangir Hossain Selim as a member of International Crimes Tribunal-1 on August 29 following the resignation of a tribunal judge. Justice AKM Zaheer Ahmed on August 28 resigned as a judge of the ICT-1 due to his physical illness. The government issued two gazette notifications on Augut 29 one on the new appointment and another on the acceptance of Justice Zaheer's resignation. Earlier, the chief justice approved a government proposal for appointing Justice Jahangir as a tribunal member following a request from the ministry of law. -The Daily Star online edition August 29 2012.
Rab source' summoned
A Jhalakathi court August 28 asked “Rab informant” Ibrahim Hawlader to appear before it on September 26 for attacking Limon Hossain and his family and threatening them with death. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidul Islam issued the order after Rajapur police gave him a report against Ibrahim and his associates and sought the summons. On the afternoon of August 20, Eid day, Limon and his family members came under attack led by Ibrahim on Saturia-Idurbari road in Rajapur upazila, Jhalakathi. The police report came following a GD Limon's mother Henoara Begum had filed with Rajapur police station hours after the incident. -The Daily Star August 29 2012.
HC issued split verdict
The High Court on August 27 issued a split verdict on a petition filed seeking its directives on the government to immediately start the admission process at medical and dental colleges by holding a test. Justice Qamrul Islam Siddiqui, senior judge of an HC bench formed to hear the petition, directed the authorities concerned to immediately start the admission process, while junior judge of the bench Justice Md Ashraful Kamal rejected the petition. The HC bench will now send the petition along with its dissenting orders to the chief justice for a decision, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told The Daily Star. The chief justice will refer the matter to another bench of the HC for its disposal.- The Daily Star August 28 2012.
NHRC will file writ to find case against Limon
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will file a petition on September 02 with the High Court demanding a judicial probe into the incidents involving Jhalkathi college student Limon Hossain who was maimed by Rab last year. “I believe a judicial probe will find the cases filed against Limon false,” NHRC Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman said. Once the judicial probe unearths the truth, NHRC would file a compensation case for him, he said, adding that the human rights body was always ready to provide full legal aid to Limon. The decision came when Limon came into limelight again following an attack on Limon, his mother and brother by a Rab source Ibrahim Hawlader in Jhalkathi on August 20 and murder charges were brought against him and his family members.- The Daily Star August 28 2012.
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