The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule upon the leaders of the major political parties and government to explain in three weeks why imposing hartal during the public examinations should not be declared illegal.
In the rule, the court also asked them to explain why they (the political leaders) should not be directed to refrain from imposing hartal during the public examinations.
The HC came up with the rule, following a writ petition filed by Advocate Md Younus Ali Akond challenging the legality of imposing hartal during the public examinations in the country.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim also requested 15 lawyers to act as amicus curiae (friends of court) to place their legal opinions before the bench during hearing on the rule.
Younus Ali Akond filed the writ petition as public interest litigation on April 16 saying although hartal is a fundamental right of political parties, the academic activities of students are being hampered due to the hartal during the examinations schedule.
Appearing in the examinations is also a fundamental right of the students, the petition added.
The BNP secretary general, ruling Awami League general secretary, leader of the opposition in parliament, education secretary, home secretary and secretary to the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad secretariat have been made respondent to the rule.
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