HC questions legality of abolishing caretaker govt; seeks clarifications within 4 weeks
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule seeking to understand why the abolition of the caretaker government system through the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution will not be deemed illegal.
The law secretary, legislative secretary, and the secretary of the National Parliament Secretariat, among others involved, have been directed to respond to this rule within the next four weeks, Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman told the media today (19 August).
The High Court bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Shashanka Shekhar Roy issued the rule today after the hearing of a writ petition filed by Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN), and four others.
Lawyer Dr Sharif Bhuiyan conducted the hearing for the petition on behalf of the petitioners, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman represented the state.
The provision for a caretaker government was abolished from the Constitution through the Fifteenth Amendment.
It also required that national elections be conducted under the existing party government within the last 90 days of the parliamentary term while Parliament remained active.
This amendment also officially recognised Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and increased the reserved seats for women in the National Parliament from 45 to 50.
