BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday dropped a hint at launching a street agitation as cases against party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman and other party leaders have not yet been withdrawn.
The Awami League-led government on Tuesday decided to recommend withdrawal of 297 more cases filed in the past with political motive, including one against Tarique Rahman, the eldest son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. This is the second case against a leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party that has been recommended for withdrawal by the national review committee on withdrawal of politically-motivated cases after it decided to drop a liquor case against former law minister Moudud Ahmed on August 26.
The government today decided to withdraw 123 more 'politically motivated' cases filed during the last BNP-Jamaat alliance government and the subsequent caretaker regime. All the cases were filed against the ruling Awami League men.
State minister for home Shamsul Haq Tuku said on Friday that law would take its own course regarding charges of corruption and misuse of power against Tarique Rahman, Arafat Rahman Koko and Giasuddin Al-Mamun. He rejected repeated demands by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that all charges against BNP leaders including Tareque be withdrawn.
The High Court on Wednesday granted a six-month interim bail to convicted former minister Shajahan Siraj in two cases.
The government is planning to appoint 50 more judges to the High Court (HC) Division and a few judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) to deal with a huge backlog of cases.
The government has so far decided to withdraw 365 cases which were filed during the last seven years of the four-party alliance government and the caretaker government mostly against Awami League leaders and activists terming them politically motivated.
The High Court (HC) today extended for six-month its earlier order granting bail to Tareque Rahman
, eldest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in three separate cases.
The Supreme Court (SC) today stayed the High Court (HC) order granting bail to former forest and environment minister Shahjahan Siraj in two cases filed for illegally leasing out government lands in Gazipur.
The government today decided to withdraw 69 cases against Awami League leaders filed in seven years of the four-party alliance government and the caretaker government since the cases were 'motivated.'
