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No UZ elections before JS polls: AL

Atuami Ainjibi Parishad to form human chains Aug 7

Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Awami Ainjibi Parishad. a platform of pro-Awami League (AL) lawyers, will form human chains on all bar premises across the country on August 7 demanding announcement of August 15 as the national mourningday and apublic holiday.
On that day in 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members were assassinated.
The pro-AL lawyers announced the programme at its extended meeting at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) auditorium wjth president adA;oca ip SoanaraKhatunintherhair - - - I
The meeting demanded announcement of a specific da?e for holding Jatiya Sangsad election and withdrawal of the state of emergency immediately, permanent release of AL President Sheikh Hasina and its leaders and workers and withdrawal of the false cases against them.
The lawyers also demanded the repeal of Supreme Judicial Commission Ordinance 2008. Government Attorney Service Ordinance 2008 and Contempt of Court Ordinance 2008 and implementation of the High Court (HC) judgment directing the government to reappoint lOjudges imme-
diately.
While speaking as the chief guest at the meeting, acting AL President Zillur Rahman warned that his party would not allow anybody to hold the upazila polls prior to the national election.
“No political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and National Awami Pam’ (NAP), want holding of the upazila polls ahead of the parliamentary elections. But the government is taking moves to hold the upazila polls." he said.
The meeting was also addressed by SCBA Secretary advocate Nurul Islam Sujan. former SCBA secretary
• advocate Enayetur Rahim, advocate Md Abdullah Ab^ advocate Mohammad IsrafiLijadvocate ‘ Azherullah Bhuiyan,' advocate' Abdur Rahman Howladar, advocate Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, advocate Nuruzzaman Noni, advocate Kabir Uddin Bhuiyan, advocate Hosne Ara Lutfa and advocate Mamtaj Uddin Mehedi.
Around 500 representatives of Awami Ainjibi Parishad from different districts participated in the meeting.
Zillur Rahman, also a lawyer, demanded release of his party leaders and workers and proper initiatives to send ailing central leader and former home minister Mohammad Nasim to Singapore
for better treatment.
"The caretaker government could do nothing other than detaining political leaders and workers under its anti-corruption drive over the last 18 months in power. It seems that the caretaker government has no other jobs than detaining leaders and' workers of different political parties," he added.
He bitterly criticised the government for its failure to control the unrestrained price hike of the essentials, adding, "In my 60 years of politics in Bangladesh. I have never experienced such an unbridled rise in prices of daily necessities. It seems that there is no government in the country, which is passing trough a cirtical "period
He further critfcised\hegovWh-ment for not taking any measure against those who dared to assault a valiant freedom fighter in public reiterating his demand for the trial of war criminals.
Zillur Rahman called on the leaders and workers of the party to work together for the candidates vying for the elections to four city corporations and nine municipalities who are endorsed by the AL-led 14-party combine.
Calling on the government to release the party President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina permanently, Zillur
Rahman alleged that cases were filed against her to tarnish her image politically.
The acting AL president expressed his gratitude to the lawyers who extended legal support in fighting the cases filed against the party president and other leaders.
Zillur Rahman hoped that the lawyers would extend legal cooperation for the detained leaders and workers of the party in the future like they did in the past.
Advocate Enayetur Rahim said the present government had not played any effective role in bringing any reform in the judiciary.
"The HC has delivered a judgement directing the government to /eappoint JO judges, who were -appoin/ed during the AL tegimte. But the government has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court from an intentional motive against the HC judgement, since the evil forces of BNP-Jamaat are still inside tins government. Those evil forces will have to be ousted," he added.
The former SCBA leader said no effective case was filed yet against the persons involved in Hawa Bhaban who had looted the peoples' resources and committed serious corruptions in five years' tenure of BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government.