The leaders of the political party made the allegation at a closed-door meeting at Dhaka's Lakeshore Hotel on Wednesday. "We have discussed the chief justice's leave from office. We believe that he is not ill. We told the diplomats that he was forced into taking leave," senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed told reporters after addressing the diplomats. Chief Justice Sinha, who has faced criticism from ruling Awami League leaders over his verdict cancelling the 16th constitutional amendment, has sought a one-month leave from office. He revealed the chief justice's leave letter to journalists but the BNP has raised doubts about its authenticity by claiming that the judge's signature on it has been forged.

Source: bd News24 October 11, 2017 16:52 UTC