HC asks govt why Aug 15 not mourned
Monday, 6 August 2007
The High Court Monday asked the government to explain why August 15, the day Bangabandhu was assassinated, would not be declared a national mourning day and public holiday. The government is also to explain why the decision to cancel the national mourning day on August 15 would not be declared illegal. The High Court bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Farid Ahmed issued orders after hearing a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Md Mozammel Haque. Six people, including the cabinet secretary, chief adviser's principal secretary,law secretary and education secretary, have been asked to respond to the rule in a week.