The court also issued a rule asking why the government’s inactivity in cancelling their freedom fighter titles would not be deemed illegal. A virtual High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam passed the order on Tuesday following an initial hearing of a writ petition filed by lawyer Subir Nandi Das. It was observed that Noor Chowdhury has Bir Bikram with his name and Shariful Haque has Bir Uttam as a title, while Rashed Chowdhury and Moslemuddin have Bir Pratik on the website and gazette of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, according to the petition. The list was last updated on Aug 11, 2015, although 15 individuals, including the four, were sentenced to death over the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by the Dhaka Sessions Judge’s Court in November 1998. The final verdict was delivered by the Appellate Division in November 2009.

Source: bd News24 December 15, 2020 07:30 UTC