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Published: 05 May 2021 04:41 PM BdST
Updated: 05 May 2021 04:41 PM BdST
The High Court has turned down a lawyer’s petition that challenged the legality of the government’s coronavirus ‘lockdown’ restrictions. );
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That’s not the end of the story.
Supreme Court Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand has been fined by two judges for wasting their precious time.
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir struck down the lawyer’s petition and imposed a fine of Tk 10,000 on him on Wednesday.
In his petition filed on Apr 25, Akhand argued that the government should not have imposed the lockdown without declaring a state of emergency and called for a stay on the restrictions and an order to prevent further lockdowns in future.
HC clears way to hold 41st BCS preliminary test on March 19 Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The High Court today cleared the way for Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold the 41st BCS preliminary examination on March 19 following the health guidelines.
The court summarily rejected a writ petition seeking an order on the PSC to defer the date for holding the BCS preliminary test citing health risk due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The HC, however, directed the authorities concerned to follow the health guidelines strictly during holding exam on March 19.
The bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder came up with the order after hearing arguments on the petition.