Dhaka, July 26 – Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday recommended the BNP to “replace” Moudud Ahmed, citing the reason that Moudud demanded his (Anisul Huq) resignation over the attack on Mahmudur Rahman. Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman was attacked in Kushtia court premises on July 22, allegedly by Chhatra League men, after securing bail in a case filed against him for demeaning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Former law minister and BNP leader Moudud Ahmed demanded the resignation of law minister Anisul Huq.
“A serial bomb blast was carried out on at the court premises across the country while Moudud Ahmed was the law minister. Two judges were killed. Then Moudud did not resign as law minister. Now Moudud demands my resignation. Therefore, BNP should replace him within the party,” law minister Anisul Huq made the recommendation while talking to reporters after attending as chief guest to a workshop for the lower court judges and lawyers at the judicial administration training institute in Dhaka.
In response to a query, the law minister also outright rejected the allegation brought against Bangladesh Chhatra League over attacked on Mahmudur Rahman in Kushtia.
He said, “Chhatra League was not involved in the incident of attack on Mahmudur Rahman, but its name has been implicated with the attack.”
Both the BNP and the Awami League have blamed each other for the attack. But, Kushtia Chhatra League has outright denied their involvement over the attack.
In response to another query, the law minister said: “As a minister, I am not responsible to take information about such an attack on an accused, as I have many other urgent tasks.”
In response to another query, Huq said that the prime minister would declare the size of the election time government in due time.
While addressing at the workshop, the law minister said that more than 33 lakh cases were pending across the country for disposal as the court was not able to dispose of the cases due to the lack of prosecution steps and unwilling to recording statements by the witnesses of the cases.
The law minister emphasized the need of disposing the cases under the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system so that the cases could be disposed of quickly.
Law secretary Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Jahirul Haque presided over the workshop while director general of judicial administration training institute Justice Khandaker Musa Khaled, Japan Chukio university professor Kazto Inaba were also addressed among others. – Staff Reporter
