CJ forms 2 more HC benches to run judicial functions
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Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today constituted two more High Court benches to virtually hear and dispose of urgent cases during the ongoing restrictions imposed due to surge of Covid-19 pandemic.
With these two, a total of six HC benches will now perform judicial functions till further order, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star.
The two new HC benches consist of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman; and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat.
Earlier on April 11, the chief justice had constituted some benches of the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court for virtually hearing and disposing of urgent cases to deal with the changed situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on the contempt of court rule issued against the then Superintendent of Kushtia Police SM Tanvir Arafat for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality election on January 16. SM Tanvir Arafat has been transferred as deputy commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police on February 8.
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Published: 25 Jan 2021 05:56 PM BdST
Updated: 25 Jan 2021 06:28 PM BdST
Kushtia Police Superintendent SM Tanvir Arafat has apologised for his ‘misbehaviour’ with a senior judicial magistrate during the municipal election in Bheramara. );
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Arafat appeared before a panel of judges on Monday seeking forgiveness after the High Court summoned him.
A virtual bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khijir Hayat exempted the police superintendent from personal appearance and scheduled the next hearing for Feb 17.
The court also ordered the authorities to provide security for Md Shahjahan Ali, the election-time presiding officer at the Bheramara Pilot High School centre and his family.
Kushtia SP apologises to HC
Admits he misbehaved with a magistrate
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Superintendent of Kushtia police SM Tanvir Arafat yesterday apologised to the High Court for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality elections on January 16.
He also promised that such a mistake would not occur again.
The SP apologised and gave an undertaking to the HC through swearing an affidavit.
In the affidavit, he admitted that he misbehaved with Judicial Magistrate Md Mohsin Hasan and regretted for the incident.
SP Arafat in the affidavit said he is highly remorseful for his unintentional act with the judicial magistrate and he would be more serious and cautious in discharging his duties and such types of mistake would not happen in future.