The High Court ordered on Tuesday confiscation of all the copies of the book, 'Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash', from the market and the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair for the distortion of history, reports UNB.
The HC bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali also summoned the editor of the editorial panel, Shubhankar Saha, to appear before the court on March 12 to explain in person why the picture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of the Bangladesh Bank, is absent in the book, and distortion of the history.
The court orders came after the probe panel constituted following the HC directives submitted its report mentioning that it found the evidence of the distortion of history in the book published by the Bangladesh Bank.
Barrister ABM Altaf Hossain stood for the writ petitioner while Advocate Zubair Rahman argued for Shubhankar and deputy attorney general Al Amin Sarkar represented the state.
Altaf Hossain said the court asked the Bangladesh Bank governor to take steps to recall all the copies of the book from the market.
Earlier on the day, Al Amin Sarkar placed the probe report before the court.
HC orders confiscation of copies
‘Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash’
FE Team | Published: February 20, 2019 00:13:29
HC orders confiscation of copies
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