Explain comment on judiciary by Monday
The Supreme Court yesterday asked BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to explain his comment on the judiciary.
The BNP leader will have to submit his explanation to the apex court through his lawyers by February 22, Sagir Hossain Leon, a lawyer for Fakhrul, told The Daily Star.
He said different newspapers reported that Fakhrul, while addressing a party meeting in Sylhet on February 7, alleged that the government was trying to control the judiciary.
Yesterday, the apex court asked for the explanation on suomoto (of its own) move during hearing on three petitions filed by him seeking extension of his bail in three arson and vandalism cases.
The five-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha fixed February 22 to pass orders on the pleas.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam prayed to the SC to issue a guideline for the media to curb any adverse comment on judiciary in talk shows on television channels. The court is yet to say anything about the prayer.
Three cases were filed on January 4, 5 and 6 last year with Paltan Police Station accusing Fakhrul and several other party leaders and activists of vandalising and torching vehicles.
On November 24 last year the HC granted bail to Fakhrul for three months in the cases on his health ground after disposing of his three bail petitions.
Fakhrul recently filed three petitions with the apex court seeking extension of the HC order for bail as the tenure of the bail will expire on Feb 23.
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