Govt won't reply to Khaleda's notices

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The government doesn't feel like giving reply to former Premier and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's two counter-notices over her disputed house inside Dhaka Cantonment, reports UNB.
State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam made the government stand clear Thursday at a regular press briefing at law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry.
He said, "The notices have no importance or substance. Begum Khaleda Zia has no legal standing to keep the house."
On May 7, Khaleda served a supplementary notice upon the government to withdraw the government's second notice asking her to show cause as to why she should not be directed to return the estate, including the house, at Dhaka Cantonment.
The High Court on May 12 took up Khaleda Zia's writ petition over the disputed residence for admissibility hearing and adjourned the proceedings until May 18.
Earlier, four High Court division benches had declined to hear the writ petition of the BNP chairperson. Of them, three felt 'embarrassed' and one declared itself 'disqualified'.
Khaleda filed the writ petition challenging the validity of the April 20 notice served by the Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments (DMLC) asking her to vacate the residence within 15 days.
After the expiry of the first notice, the DMLC on May 7 served a supplementary show-cause notice to explain why she should not be asked to return the residence within 15 days.
Khaleda and members of her family have been living in the Cantonment residence over three decades since it was given to her after the assassination of her husband, former President and ex-army chief Ziaur Rahman.