SM Mizanur Rahman :
A three-hour Thursday night meeting of the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice at Bangabhaban in city created huge curiosity among different political parties as well as the common people.
When the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s recent remark on signing and writing judgments after retirement triggered the tremor within the government, the Thursday night meeting drew attention of all as it was very important, analysts and politicians observed.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Haque and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Thursday evening went to Bangabhaban and had dinner with the
President Abdul Hamid. Later they held a meeting from 7.00pm to 10pm.
Talking to media, Law Minister Anisul Haque said it was a dinner party hosted by the President.
“But country’s overall situation came for discussion,” he said. In a message on January 19, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his taking office as the 21st Chief Justice of the country, Surendra Kumar Sinha said, some judges make unusual delays in writing verdicts while others continue to write it even after a long time of their retirement, which goes against the law and the Constitution. “As the head of the state President Abdul Hamid, Head of the government Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and head of the judiciary Chief Justice Surendra Kumar sat together, some important issues specially relating latest development of the country’s political arena might have taken place in the greater interest of the country,” Prof Giasuddin Molla of Political Science Department at Dhaka University said.
When contacted, BNP senior leader Lt General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman termed the meeting as very important saying when the Prime Minister and Chief Justice met the President at Bangabhaban, it does mean something important issues were discussed among them.
“Actually, we know nothing about the outcome of the meeting. Although the meeting was followed by dinner, we think the meeting has some outcome,” he added.
When the tussle between the ruling Awami League and the BNP over the issue of caretaker government continues, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s recent remarks sparked flak inside the government as well as the ruling party politics.
AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said, that Chief Justice Surendra Kumer Sinha’s recent remarks on writing judgment after the retirement would not affect the 15th amendment to the Constitution that scrapped the caretaker government provision. The AL leaders said the chief justice’s statement over the issue does not bear any significance as he made the comment at a seminar, not in any court verdict.
The remarks of the chief justice are his own, the AL leaders said, adding no Supreme Court judge supports his (CJ) remarks.
BNP leader Lt General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman said Chief Justice’s recent remark on signing and writing judgments after retirement has shaken the foundation of the current government like a tremor.
“We welcome the Chief Justice’s comment as he spoke the truth with courage, discharging the duty bestowed upon him. His remark has wobbled the government’s foundation like an earthquake,” he said. Referring to the current CJ’s comment, BNP has now renewed its push that the judgement on the 13th constitutional amendment declaring the caretaker government illegal was unconstitutional as ex-CJ ABM Khairul Haque wrote and signed the verdict 16 months after he went on retirement.
BNP also claimed that the government which won the 10th parliamentary polls tiding on the 15th constitutional amendment also turned out to be illegal and void with the Chief Justice’s remark.
A three-hour Thursday night meeting of the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice at Bangabhaban in city created huge curiosity among different political parties as well as the common people.
When the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s recent remark on signing and writing judgments after retirement triggered the tremor within the government, the Thursday night meeting drew attention of all as it was very important, analysts and politicians observed.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Haque and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Thursday evening went to Bangabhaban and had dinner with the
President Abdul Hamid. Later they held a meeting from 7.00pm to 10pm.
Talking to media, Law Minister Anisul Haque said it was a dinner party hosted by the President.
“But country’s overall situation came for discussion,” he said. In a message on January 19, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his taking office as the 21st Chief Justice of the country, Surendra Kumar Sinha said, some judges make unusual delays in writing verdicts while others continue to write it even after a long time of their retirement, which goes against the law and the Constitution. “As the head of the state President Abdul Hamid, Head of the government Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and head of the judiciary Chief Justice Surendra Kumar sat together, some important issues specially relating latest development of the country’s political arena might have taken place in the greater interest of the country,” Prof Giasuddin Molla of Political Science Department at Dhaka University said.
When contacted, BNP senior leader Lt General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman termed the meeting as very important saying when the Prime Minister and Chief Justice met the President at Bangabhaban, it does mean something important issues were discussed among them.
“Actually, we know nothing about the outcome of the meeting. Although the meeting was followed by dinner, we think the meeting has some outcome,” he added.
When the tussle between the ruling Awami League and the BNP over the issue of caretaker government continues, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s recent remarks sparked flak inside the government as well as the ruling party politics.
AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said, that Chief Justice Surendra Kumer Sinha’s recent remarks on writing judgment after the retirement would not affect the 15th amendment to the Constitution that scrapped the caretaker government provision. The AL leaders said the chief justice’s statement over the issue does not bear any significance as he made the comment at a seminar, not in any court verdict.
The remarks of the chief justice are his own, the AL leaders said, adding no Supreme Court judge supports his (CJ) remarks.
BNP leader Lt General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman said Chief Justice’s recent remark on signing and writing judgments after retirement has shaken the foundation of the current government like a tremor.
“We welcome the Chief Justice’s comment as he spoke the truth with courage, discharging the duty bestowed upon him. His remark has wobbled the government’s foundation like an earthquake,” he said. Referring to the current CJ’s comment, BNP has now renewed its push that the judgement on the 13th constitutional amendment declaring the caretaker government illegal was unconstitutional as ex-CJ ABM Khairul Haque wrote and signed the verdict 16 months after he went on retirement.
BNP also claimed that the government which won the 10th parliamentary polls tiding on the 15th constitutional amendment also turned out to be illegal and void with the Chief Justice’s remark.
