HC next step in cantt house tussle, say BNP lawyers

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to the High Court to challenge the government notice to vacate her cantonment residence, said a senior BNP leader on Tuesday.

"Khaleda Zia is likely to file a writ petition with challenging the legality of the notice," former law minister Moudud Ahmed told reporters.

"The party chairperson is meeting with senior lawyers tonight; everything will be decided there," he said.

The directorate of military land and cantonments served a notice on Khaleda on Apr 20 asking her to leave her cantonment house within 15 days.

Three days later, Khaleda responded with a legal notice of her own to the government asking it to withdraw the notice by April 28 (Tuesday).

Law minister Shafiq Ahmed told reporters Monday that the government would not reply to the legal notice.

"We sent a legal notice to the defence secretary, cabinet secretary, director of military lands and cantonments directorate, military land administrator and military estate officer asking them to withdraw the notice within five days," Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan told bdnews24.com.

"As they have not withdrawn the notice within the deadline, we will take further legal steps."

The legal notice sent by Khaleda's lawyers said that the-then president had allotted Khaleda Zia the house on a yearly rent basis after the assassination of Ziaur Rahman on 30 May 1981.

The house was registered on 13 July 1981 and Khaleda along with her family members had been residing at this house for over 27 years, said the notice.

Therefore, it was illegal in the eye of law to be asked to vacate the house by serving a notice, it said.

The notice also said that Khaleda Zia would take further legal steps unless the government notice was withdrawn.

Sources:
News: bdnews24.com, Dhaka
Photos: Focus Bangla

Comments

shomudro's picture

Mr MolliK

Army is not a small organization. So most of us should have relatives or friends in that big organization. You are wrong that I am in favour of army always. Only after 1/11 event I have become a true fan of our army. The strength, the power, the patritism, the truthfullness, the transperency, the accountability, the professionalism they have shown I think none of us ever dreamt of it in Bangladesh. And the jewels of our country DR Yunus, Dr Fakruddin, Dr Kamal gong together with army made an impossible possible.The two years CTG period is the milestone in our 38 years history.
I don't know why did you unnessesarily add Khadea's name with army. Do you think BNP and army are close friends to each other?That once close relatinship is no more.BNP is dead horse now. Zia family has been shattered mentally & physically completely.And you know very well who has done this. So there is no use of talking about a dead horse. But the poisonous snake who is poisoning the whole nation with the help of a giant neighbouring country will have to pay for their deeds. Sooner or later....

mollikat's picture

MR. SHOMUDRO

If you remember me, you also remember my comments then. You were wrong then (both in your guess about me and about the future of politics in BD) and you are wrong still now.

If you are a supporter of the general people, you would not support any politician taking undue benefit. Your comment in this case just attest otherwise. Khaleda took Hasina-Rehana's houses and Hasina is taking Khaleda's, even if we suppose that's the case. Both are in favour of the people. If these are right and favour the people, does not matter who is doing the justice. If Hasina does anything wrong and against the people, she will have to embrace the same fate later.

One question to you, why are you in favour of army always and expect conspiracy benefit from them? Is anyone in the army from your family?

Live long to praise army and Khaleda (& hate Hasina) and try to earn a peaceful eternal life.

Thanks for the comments.

shomudro's picture

Mr MolliK

After a long time you appeard in this board and showing again true loyality towards your madam. Not bad at all. You don't need to advise BNP, better you try to advise your madam how to ovecome the current situation. Please don't get fooled by our bloody newspapers. Don't ever think that situation is under control.Our army, along with 100 millions people are eagerly waiting for the Pilkhana report. BNP is a gone case now. People have no interest about them. Now we are waiting to watch how AL handle the most cruel incident in the history of world. In second world war also, not that much army officers were killed.

সময় গড়াচ্ছে আর পাথরের মত ভারী হচ্ছে ম্যনহলে নিক্ষিপ্ত সৈনিকের শোক।

bd08's picture

আপনি এখানে কি করেন ...

আপনি এখানে কি করেন ... এত অপবুদ্ধি নিয়ে তো আওয়ামী লীগের মন্ত্রী পরিষদে যোগ দেবার কথা ...
...নাকি ১/১১ এর সময় পেইড এজেন্টের কাজ করে ভালোই কামিয়েছেন ...
...শুনুন,
১০০ দিনের বেশী হলে হাসিনা সরকার এমন কোনই পরিবর্তনের ধারা দেখাইতে পারেনি...পেরেছে পিলখানার ঘটনার তদন্ত দেরী করছে এবং জনগনের মাইন্ডকে অন্যদিকে ঠেলে দিতে বাড়ি ইস্যু তৈরী করা হয়েছে ...এটা যে হাসিনার হিংসাত্মক মনের প্রকাশ তা জনগন জানে...কাজেই হাসিনার এই ফালতু সিদ্ধান্তেরই কোন নৈতিক ভিত্তি নেই ...
...বরং ১৯৭২-৭৫ সালে আওয়ামী সরকারের বাস্টার্ডরাও নিজ নিজ আত্মীয়দের লিজ দিয়েছিলো এখন সেইগুলোর হদিস বের হবে ... শুধু তাই নয়, ১৯৭২-৭৫ সালে আওয়ামী সরকারের বাস্টার্ডরা যে ১৯৩ জন যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের ক্ষমা করেছে, তাদের ফেরত এনে বিচারের মুখোমুখি করতে হবে এই সময়েই ...

...কাজেই শিব সংকরের সাথে ২০০৯- সালের আওয়ামী সরকারের বাস্টার্ডরা কি কি যড়যন্ত্র করেছে সেই সবেরও হিস্যা গড়ায় গন্ডায় হাসিনাকেই দিতে হবে ... বিদেশ বিভুয়ে পরিবারের সকলকে রেখে দেশে লগি বাহিনী নামিয়ে ঘোলা পানিতে হাসিনার মাছ শিকার করার দিন ক্রমেই ঘনিয়ে আসছে ...

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mollikat's picture

You said it !

You said it millions of times, but alas people did not listen! Can you see that? So, would it not be foolish for some to follow your path. I may agree partially, but not blindly like you. Does not matter. I wrote about the consequences of the ill advice of this guy, not about Khaleda and her sons. They and BNP came as a reference.

notun2007's picture

The current one is also the same

The same comments goes for HASINA and her beloved son JOY.
Why don't you speak the whole truth and not be biased

mollikat's picture

This is the Guy?

This is the guy who's advice is responsible for 1/11 and for putting Bangladesh 20 years back. Also, responsible for BNP's current situtation. If he did not do it or BNP left power peacefully (like Hasina's previous govt.) not following his advice, BNP would have been in a far better situation than this. The question of this house, arrest and torture of Khaleda's sons and other politicians would not have taken place.

Still he is giving ill advice to Khaleda and BNP. Even if Khaleda wins the legal race in the end, BNP as a whole, as a party, would be a big looser. There is no moral ground favouring BNP to fight for this house against the people. That's why they are taking alternative path, going to HC. Law and wishdom differ in some cases.

farmer's picture

Ungrateful greedy bitch and her henceman

Giving a wealthy woman with enough cash, 2 plots, rich relatives, 2 houses, fixed depo, crores in services on behalf of the poor people of BD, first of all, surely was social unjustice.
She never gave back anything to the nation, other than death and poverty by merciless looting with her sons and close relatives.

Now, she is going to the court against the poeople to hold the donation?

Convicted Moudud helping her to commit another crime? He better be serving his time! People may execue his punishment.