Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights body has filed a  writ petition before the High Court seeking its directives for judicial inquiry into Narail College teacher Swapan Kumar Biswas’s humiliation. Advocate Lutfe Jahan Purnima on behalf of ASK filed the petition on Monday. The bench of Justices Bhishmadeb Chakraborty and SM Moniruzzaman will hear the writ petition. Advocate Purnima said,'' On the day of incident Narail’s Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police all were present yet a principal was forced to wear  a garland of shoes. The bench is likely to hear the petition this week. Home Affairs Secretary, Narail DC, SP and other concerned have been made respondent in this writ petition, she said. Earlier on June 30, the court asked the advocate to submit the petition to the vacation bench of the High Court. On June 18, a Hindu student of Mirzapur United Degree College shared a post on Facebook supporting suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma who has been accused of making insulting remarks on Prophet Muhammad(PBUH). There was daylong unrest at the college over the post and a rumor that acting principal Swapan Kumar Biswas had sided with the student, following which police escorted him outside the college campus. At one stage a group of men forced him to wear a garland of shoes. A video of the incident soon went viral on social media that sparked huge criticism.   Different organizations including Bangladesh Mahila Parishad protested the incident and demanded exemplary punishment of those involved in it.

The High Court has ordered a judicial probe into the involvement of Superintendent of Police (SP) Anwar Hossain in filing 18 cases against businessman Md Khalilullah Azad Milton in two months’ time in Dinajpur. The Rangpur Chief Judicial Magistrate has been asked to investigate the matter and submit a report in the next three months. The HC bench of Justice Md Mojibur Rahman Mia and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order on Sunday. Also read: HC issues rule on compensation over student’s death in Ctg drain The Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and others concerned have been asked to respond to the rule. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua appeared for the writ petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Nowroz Mohammad Russell Chowdhury represented the state. Jyotirmoy said businessman Milton had appealed to the IGP to take action against SP Md Anwar Hossain for filing 18 cases against him in just two months’ time. As no action was taken against the SP, a writ petition was filed with the High Court on November 15. Also read: Rangpur custodial death: HC seeks police probe report by Nov 11 According to newspaper reports published on November 21, there were 18 cases against a businessman in Dinajpur in barely two months.

The High Court on Thursday ordered a judicial inquiry into the vandalism, arson attacks on Hindu community people during their Durga Puja in six districts of the country. The six districts are Cumilla, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni, Chattogram and Rangpur. The court directed the judicial magistrates of the six districts to submit a report within 60 days. The HC bench of Md Mojibur Rahman Miah and Md Kamrul Hossain Molla passed the order with a rule during the hearing on a writ filed in this regard. also read: Communal attacks: Writ petition seeks judicial inquiry On October 21, Supreme Court lawyers Anup Kumar Shaha and Mintu Chandra Das filed the writ petition. The court issued the rule seeking explanation why the inactivity and failure of the authorities concerned in protecting puja pandals, temples, houses, lives and property of the Hindu community during those attacks will not be considered illegal and why a directive should not be given to ensure the safety of the Hindu community members. Twenty-one people, including secretaries to the Home, Law, Religious Affairs Ministries , Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Chairman, Deputy Commissioners and Police Superintendents of the six districts were made respondents to the rule. Barrister Jyotiromoy Barua appeared for the petitioner’s side during the hearing while Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Morshed stood for the state. Also read: Communal violence: Citizens demand exemplary punishment for perpetrators During the hearing, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin said in the writ petition the state and local administrations have been directly blamed for failure during the attacks on Hindu community. “We demand the removal of those words from the petition as the state is not sitting idle. Some miscreants involved in the attacks in Cumilla and Rangpur have been arrested,” he said. Meanwhile, barrister Jyotirmoy Barua said as per the Constitution, citizens have the right to life, property, free movement and freedom of practicing religious rituals but the victims did not get any support from the local administrations during these communal attacks. The failure of the local administrations has been proved with the vandalism and arson attacks on the houses and temples of Hindus, he said.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking judicial probe against the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and AC land of Raiganj upazila over allegations regarding misuse of power.

The High Court on Thursday ordered judicial inquiry into the alleged murder of a schoolgirl who later returned home alive in Narayanganj.