Govt asked to explain steps taken for 156 prisoners in India
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
A High Court (HC) bench ordered the government to explain what steps it took to repatriate 156 Bangladeshi prisoners from India since expiry of their prison term, reports bdnews24.com.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chow-dhury and Justice Md Delwar Hossain Tuesday issued the orders.
Muhammad Imran, director general for South Asia desk in the foreign ministry, was given ten days to explain what steps the government had taken.
On February 28 this year, Moshtaq Ahmed Chowdhury, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, filed a writ petition in this regard. On May 1 the HC asked the government to explain why an order would not be issued to bring back 156 Bangladeshis from India.
The petition mentioned that a report published in the Daily Prothom Alo about 156 prisoners detained at Bahrampur jail in West Bengal, India even after their term had ended.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chow-dhury and Justice Md Delwar Hossain Tuesday issued the orders.
Muhammad Imran, director general for South Asia desk in the foreign ministry, was given ten days to explain what steps the government had taken.
On February 28 this year, Moshtaq Ahmed Chowdhury, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, filed a writ petition in this regard. On May 1 the HC asked the government to explain why an order would not be issued to bring back 156 Bangladeshis from India.
The petition mentioned that a report published in the Daily Prothom Alo about 156 prisoners detained at Bahrampur jail in West Bengal, India even after their term had ended.