Empowering Parliament to impeach judges challenged

The government’s move to empower Parliament to impeach senior judges by amending Article 96 of the Constitution of Bangladesh has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The apex court’s lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand filed a writ petition on Sunday. He told journalists, “The court has been moved seeking a ruling that the proposal to amend Article 96 of the Constitution is illegal.” He also pleaded for an injunction on all activities regarding the government proposal. The cabinet secretary and law secretary have been made the defendants in the rule, according to a news agency.