Sharif Uddin, a sacked officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Sunday filed a writ with the High Court seeking reinstatement in his job. Advocate Mia Mohammad Ishtiaq filed the writ petition on behalf of Sharif in the branch concerned of the High Court. The ACC chairman, ACC secretary, law secretary and public administration secretary were made respondents in the writ. The petition sought HC’s declaration that the dismissal of Sharif was illegal and unconstitutional under Section 54 (2) of the ACC Employment Rules 2008. Also read: Fired ACC officer Sharif fears becoming disappearance victim The petition may be presented for hearing in a bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on Monday or Tuesday, said Advocate Mia Mohammad. Earlier on February 23, ten lawyers of the Supreme Court filed a writ petition seeking probe into the termination of Sharif. The court set Tuesday for delivering the order of writ petition of 10 lawyers. The ten SC lawyers are Mohammad Shishir Monir, Rezwana Ferdous, Jamilur Rahman Khan, Uttam Kumar Banik, Mustafizur Rahman, Tarequl Islam, Ahmed Abdullah Khan, Syed Mohammad Raihan, Saiful Islam and Noab Ali. On February 16, the ACC issued a gazette notification firing Sharif from the post of deputy-assistant director of ACC, Patuakhali. Also read: ACC official Sharif’s termination: Writ petition filed seeking probe He also served as the ACC officer in Chattogram for three years and when he was in Chattogram, Sharif recommended submitting a charge sheet against 155 officials including police, admin cadre officials and political persons for allegedly embezzling Tk 3.5 crore by acquiring land in Cox’s Bazar. Sharif also filed a case against Chattogram City Corporation Ward Councillor, Union Parishad chairman of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar and police officers for providing National Identity Cards to Rohingyas and inserting them in the voter list. He also filed a case against some people including high officials concerned of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), former Minister Nurul Islam’s son on June 10, 2021 for providing gas connections illegally. Later, Sharif was transferred to Patuakhali from Chattogram. He alleged that he also received death threats from someone for his anti-graft role.

The High Court on Tuesday asked the Dhaka University authorities to explain in four weeks why its decision to terminate Professor Morshed Hasan Khan from his job should not be declared illegal. The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir issued the rule on Wednesday following a writ petition filed by Prof Morshed, a teacher at the marketing department. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua stood for the writ while Deputy Attorney General Arvind Kumar Roy represented the state. Also read: DU teacher demoted over Ducsu polls irregularities Earlier last year, the university sacked Prof. Morshed on charges of distorting the country's history and defaming Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The professor made some remarks on Bangabandhu in an  article titled "Jyotirmoy Zia", published in a national daily on March 25, 2018 prompting strong objections and condemnation from the DU wing of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Also read: DU teachers, students voice their hopes for centenary year 2021 After the ruling, Jyotirmoy told the media that  the DU authorities sent a termination letter to his client on Oct 6. On Oct 11, Prof Morshed submitted an appeal to the DU vice-chancellor against his termination, but the VC did not act in seven months. “So we have filed a writ petition with the HC challenging the authorities. Today, the court delivered a verdict challenging the legality of the termination,,” he added.