H Today is the sixth death anniversary of eminent jurist and human rights leader Justice Debesh Bhattacharya, says a press release.

On the occasion, Justice Debesh Bhattacharya Foundation has organised religious and social events in Ellenga, Tangail. Last week, medals were distributed

among meritorious students and warm clothes among the destitute.

Justice Bhattacharya is widely remembered for his involvement in defending democratic and human rights. Because of his involvement in political activism, Debesh Bhattacharya, then an advocate in the Mymensingh District Court, was put in jail by the Muslim League government as a security prisoner during 1949-50.

He was appointed a Judge of the newly established Bangladesh High Court in January 1972. He was elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in June 1975 and retired from the bench in December 1977. He proved himself to be an outstanding jurist and some of his verdicts had been historically precedent setting judgments.

Justice Bhattacharya was involved with various social