Bangladesh: The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended 12 High Court judges from judicial activities amid student protests in Bangladesh demanding the removal of fascist Awami League judges. The Awami League government led by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fell in August following mass protests against the controversial reservation system. Sheikh Hasina left the country after resigning from the post of Prime Minister on August 5.
According to the news of the newspaper ‘The Daily Star’, Chief Justice Syed Rafat Ahmed took this decision when hundreds of protesting students involved in the anti-discrimination movement surrounded the High Court complex on Wednesday and demanded the removal of fascist Awami League judges. of.
Will not be able to take part in judicial activities
Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan was quoted as saying, “12 High Court judges will not be allotted benches, which means they will not be allowed to participate in judicial activities after the holidays in the courts end on October 20.” “Will not be allowed.” According to the news of news portal ‘bdnews24.com’, the students started their protest in the Supreme Court premises demanding the resignation of the judges associated with the Awami League who are following the party line.
Why was the decision taken?
After the announcement of suspension of these judges from judicial activities, the protesting students postponed their protest till Sunday. This decision was taken because the above 12 judges had not resigned and no legal framework existed to remove them. According to the news, organizer Sarjis Alam, who led the protest, said that the students are demanding the resignation of judges associated with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League fascist government and biased judges.