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Exercising an extraordinary jurisdiction, the High Court yesterday directed the telecom regulator to immediately remove Al Jazeera report All the Prime Minister s Men from online platforms in order to prevent further worsening of the situation .
The court also ordered the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to contact Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, if necessary, to remove the report.
The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah gave the directive after disposing of a writ petition filed over the issue.
However, the court observed, We find that the petitioner is not any person aggrieved and has no locus standi [right to bring an action or to appear in a court], since there has been no prescribed law that can guide respondent no-5 [BTRC] to ask any international social media to take down the co
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Published: 16 Feb 2021 03:07 AM BdST
Updated: 16 Feb 2021 03:07 AM BdST
The High Court has heard the opinions of six legal experts to determine the acceptability of a writ petition to ban the broadcast of Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera in Bangladesh and if it can issue an order for its suspension. );
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They are Supreme Court lawyers AJ Mohammad Ali, Fida M Kamal, Abdul Matin Khasru, Prabir Niyogi, Kamal Ul Alam and Shahdeen Malik.
The summary of five of their statements is that the plea is not acceptable while Khasru said the court can issue an order if it wants to.
Writ for Ban on Al Jazeera: 5 of 6 amici curiae against the plea
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Five out of six legal expert amici curiae (friends of court) yesterday told the High Court that the writ petition seeking a ban on the broadcast of Al Jazeera and removal of its report Al the Prime Minister s Men from digital platforms was unacceptable.
Since there is no allegation of violation of fundamental rights because of the Al Jazeera report, the writ petitioner has no logical reason to be aggrieved and move the petition, they said.
The petitioner has not served any legal notice to the government demanding steps to this effect and a decision to block or restrict Al Jazeera may tarnish freedom of speech and freedom of press in Bangladesh. Besides, the laws of the land are not enforceable to restrict freedom of speech outside the country, according to their opinions.
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Published: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
The High Court has sought the opinions of legal experts to determine the acceptability of a writ petition to ban the broadcast of Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera in Bangladesh and if it can issue an order for its suspension. );
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Supreme Court lawyers A J Mohammad Ali, Fida M Kamal, Abdul Matin Khasru, Prabir Niyogi, Kamal Ul Alam and Shahdeen Malik have been requested to submit their opinions as amicus curiae on Feb 15.
A virtual High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the order on Wednesday following a primary hearing of a writ petition.
HC issues status quo on termination of 3 Khulna University teachers Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The High Court today issued a status quo on the termination of three teachers of Khulna University (KU).
The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of KU and government to explain in four weeks why the termination of three KU teachers should not be declared illegal.
The three teachers are Bangla Discipline s Assistant Professor Abul Fazal, Bangla Discipline s Lecturer Shakila Alam and History and Civilization Discipline s Lecturer Hoymonty Shukla Kabery.
Today, the HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah came up with the order of status quo and rule following a writ petition filed by the three teachers challenging the KU authorities decision to terminate them.