Govt using judiciary to harass opposition
Speakers tell meeting
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Speakers at a meting here yesterday criticised the coalition government led by BNP for backtracking from its election pledge on the separation of judiciary from the executive. They said the government instead is using the juTdiciary as a tool to harass opposition leaders and workers. The meeting was organised by Chittagong District Bar Council at the local Press Club in the afternoon. Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council Barrister Amirul Islam was the chief guest at the meeting presided over by Chittagong Bar Council President Ferdous Ahmed. City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, senior journalist and convenor of Oikyabaddha Nagorik Samaj Muhammad Idris, General Secretary of south district Awami League Moslemuddin Ahmad and bar council General Secretary Mujibul Haq also spoke at the meting. Barrister Amirul Islam said the current movement of the lawyer is aimed at resisting government's ill motive to politicise the bar council like other organisations. "The movement also aims at establishing rule of law, human rights, good governance and freedom of judiciary," he added. Barrister Amirul Islam alleged that the government had created a vacuum of 250 posts in the lower courts in an artificial way a few months ago only to fulfil those by pro-BNP men later on. "Besides the government gave appointment to judges of its own choice at the higher courts ignoring the long-standing convention of consulting with the chief justice before the final approval of the appointment," he added.
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