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Submit probe report on 2001 post-polls violence: HC

Wednesday, 22 January 2014


The High Court Wednesday asked the government to submit before it by February 2 the probe report of a judicial inquiry commission on the 2001 post-polls violence.
The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks as to why the probe report should not be made public.
An HC bench comprising Justice Dr Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain came up with the order and the rule following a supplementary petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).The home secretary has been made respondent to the rule, according to a news agency.