Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Sunday ordered the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit an explanation within December 5 for not complying with an High Court order issued earlier to set up chemical detection unit at all land and sea ports to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country.
The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after hearing on a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), a rights organization.
Advocate Manzill Murshid appeared in the court on behalf of HRPB, Advocate Sarker MR Hassan for BSTI while Deputy Attorney General ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar stood for the State.
Following a writ petition the same HC bench on June 23, 2019, ordered the chairman of National Board of Revenue and the Customs Department to submit a report in three months on the progress of setting up chemical detection machines at all land and sea ports to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country. Subsequently, the case came in the cause-list of the
concerned High Court bench yesterday.
Deputy Attorney General ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar informed the court that the NBR was not co-operating with him. After hearing the lawyer the court sought explanation from the NBR.
Addressing the BSTI lawyer, the court said, “Only Allah knows what chemical is being mixed with the fruits. The mobile court’s fine is not enough. Kidney and liver of the citizens are getting damaged.”
The High Court on February 29, 2012, delivered a judgement following a writ petition seeking prevention of mixing harmful chemicals in fruits filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh. And the case was kept as continuous mandamus.
In that judgement the court ordered the NBR to set up chemical testing unit at all land and sea ports of the country to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country. Following the judgement, the High Court passed the June 23 order.
The High Court (HC) on Sunday ordered the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit an explanation within December 5 for not complying with an High Court order issued earlier to set up chemical detection unit at all land and sea ports to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country.
The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after hearing on a writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), a rights organization.
Advocate Manzill Murshid appeared in the court on behalf of HRPB, Advocate Sarker MR Hassan for BSTI while Deputy Attorney General ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar stood for the State.
Following a writ petition the same HC bench on June 23, 2019, ordered the chairman of National Board of Revenue and the Customs Department to submit a report in three months on the progress of setting up chemical detection machines at all land and sea ports to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country. Subsequently, the case came in the cause-list of the
concerned High Court bench yesterday.
Deputy Attorney General ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar informed the court that the NBR was not co-operating with him. After hearing the lawyer the court sought explanation from the NBR.
Addressing the BSTI lawyer, the court said, “Only Allah knows what chemical is being mixed with the fruits. The mobile court’s fine is not enough. Kidney and liver of the citizens are getting damaged.”
The High Court on February 29, 2012, delivered a judgement following a writ petition seeking prevention of mixing harmful chemicals in fruits filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh. And the case was kept as continuous mandamus.
In that judgement the court ordered the NBR to set up chemical testing unit at all land and sea ports of the country to monitor whether chemical-laced fruits are imported into the country. Following the judgement, the High Court passed the June 23 order.
