SC clears way for resuming trial of 27-yr-old corruption case against Ruhul Amin Hawlader
ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader. File Photo taken from Prothom Alo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a lower court to resume trial proceedings of a 27-year old corruption case filed against Jatiya Party leader and former state minister ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader.
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a High Court verdict that on March 29, 2017 had cleared the way for the Divisional Special Judge s Court of Barishal to begin the trial proceedings of the case.
A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain dismissed a leave-to-appeal petition filed by Hawlader challenging the HC verdict.
Attempted Murder: SC clears way of trial of magistrates, ex-DC
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A lower court can now continue the trial proceedings of a case that accused former Kurigram deputy commissioner Sultana Parvin, three executive magistrates, and several ansar members of attempting to murder a journalist in March, 2020.
The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the lower court concerned.
The SC dismissed a leave to appeal petition, filed by one of the executive magistrates Nazim Uddin, that challenged the trial proceedings of the case.
Nazim s petition sought stay on the proceedings, saying that a departmental proceeding had already been initiated against him and he was not involved in assaulting journalist Ariful Islam.
The chief justice asked whether there was any point of education if educated people used such words.
If such comments are made in the future, granting a bail will not even be considered, he said.
The state has filed the leave to appeal petition, challenging a High Court order that granted bail to 61-year-old Sylhet resident Golam Sarwar in a case filed under the Digital Security Act accusing him of posting derogatory comments on facebook about some distinguished persons , said Deputy Attorney General Bishwajit Debnath.
He didn t give The Daily Star any details about the comments and the names of the distinguished persons since the SC prohibited him from disclosing them.
Chief Justice warns against abusive comments on social media
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain. File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today warned against posting or writing abusive and indecent comments on social media. Satire takes place even in the USA but those are not as indecent like the ones in our country. We have to keep in mind that the image of the country is priority. We are cautioning that we will not consider bail to those who tarnish the country s image in any manner, he said.
The chief justice issued the caution while presiding over a three-member bench of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court that was hearing an appeal.
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