Meanwhile, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi called on the chief justice at his official residence in Dhaka on Friday morning, said intelligence sources. Supreme Court Registrar General Aminul Islam and Supreme Court Additional Registrar (Judicial and Administration) Sabbir Faiz also visited the house that morning. Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed also alleged that the government has tarnished the judiciary’s image by sending the chief justice on “forced leave”. “The chief justice is the symbol of justice, and the judiciary and its independence. “We had talked to the acting chief justice on Friday [Thursday] and he said that we could meet the chief justice.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 06, 2017 19:18 UTC