Senior lawyers to discuss 16th amendment bill today

Senior lawyers will hold a discussion meeting at the Supreme Court Bar Council building in the city this (Tuesday) afternoon on the government’s move to re-empower parliament to remove judges through the 16th amendment to the Constitution. Bangladesh Ganotantrik  Ainjibi Samity will hold the discussion, titled ‘Independent Judiciary, Judge  Appointment Process, Judges Responsibilities and Impeachment’, at 4pm. Advocate Subrata Chowdhury will chair the meeting, Ganotrantik Ainjibi Samity organising secretary M Helaluddin has said. He said senior legal experts Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister Amirul Islam, Barrister Moinul Hossain, Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, ex-justice Syed Amirul Islam, former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru and Dr Shahdeen Malik, among others, will be present at the programme, according to a news agency.