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Preserve old court bldg for judicial activities

Ctg lawyers ask govt

BSS, Chittagong
Leaders of the Chittagong District Bar /Association (CDBA) at a press conferenceyesterday urged thegovemment to take proper steps to preserve the renovated court buildingfor runningjudicial activities there as it was used for the purpose in the past.
They alleged that the local district administration has occupied the ground floor and 1st floor of the recently renovated court building without any discussion with CDBA and other concerned authorities.
They also said that a number of courts were housed in a portion of the historic building for a long time before it was vacated for renovation work
But the district administration has taken the space under its control
for administrative activities after the completion of renovation work last month, he added.
The lawyer leaders said such attempt and unilateral decision of the administration would hamper the judicial activities seriously.
They called upon thegovemment to take proper steps by next 15 days, otherwise they will launch greater action programme to materialise their demand.
The CDBA in a written statement alleged that all offices of local district administration were earlier shifted at old Bangladesh Bank Bhaban from tire dilapidated court building when all offices of the court building were vacated for renovation work.
Soon after the repair work, the district administration took proces-
sion of a big portion of the building announcing it as "DC Block" by erecting a boundary wall.
CDB.A General Secretary Mujibur • Rahman Chowdhury read out the statement at die press conference held at itsoffice this afternoon.
CDBA President AKM Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, former president Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury Babu). Abdul Kuddus, former general secre-tary Sheikh Ifteker Saimul Chowdhury and other senior lawyers were present at the press conference.
Meanwhile. Deputy Commissioner Md Ashraf Shamlm told BSS that they had vacated the old Bangladesh Bank Bhaban on June 23 as per their notice and shifted all die offices of the district administration to the renovated court huildinoa* the
establishment had always been under the control of the administration as DC Building.
As per the earlier decision, the Public Works Department handed over the renovated building to us on June 29 and after that we have been using the facilities for administrative purposes.
He said as per the demand of the lawyers, a big room at the ground floor of the building, which was earlier used as Bar Library Room No 1 has already been handed over to the CDBA.
Besides, he said, a new building with huge spaces is being constructed at a cost ofTk 25 crore adjacent to the renovated building which will be an exclusive entity for the judicial officials and the lawyers will also have