Tree-felling at Suhrawardy Udyan: HC hopes problems will be resolved through discussion
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Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
A High Court bench today expressed hope that the problems regarding tree felling at Suhrawardy Udyan will be resolved amicably through discussions between the government and environmentalists. We do not want to interfere with this issue at this moment. We hope that all the issues regarding Suhrawardy Udyan will be settled keeping a balance in a beautiful way as the government will take necessary decisions after consulting with the environmentalists including the writ petitioners, the HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice SM Maniruzaaman said.
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Civil society bodies and eminent citizens across the nation issued statements decrying the arrest of Prothom Alo senior correspondent Rozina Islam and demanded her immediate release.
Addressing a webinar by the Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights (Moulik Odhikar Shurokkha Committee), eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik commented on the use of the Official Secrets Act against Rozina Islam. I have only found one judgment under this law, and it was given by the High Court in 1983. This is a clear example that the government is using the criminal code to silence journalists in new ways, he said.
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Stop tree cutting at Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20: HC
Sun Online Desk
11th May, 2021 06:29:14
The High Court on Tuesday issued a verbal order to halt cutting trees at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20.
Justice Mamunur Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman’s virtual bench gave the order while hearing a contempt of court petition against Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and three government officials.
The court directed Attorney General AM Amin Uddin to notify the authorities concerned and fixed May 20 for the next hearing on tree felling at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Advocate Manzil Murshid filed the contempt petition on May 9, three days after serving a legal notice to the respondents.