Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Obaidul Hassan, is reportedly poised to resign after a major protest on the Supreme Court docket premises in Dhaka on Saturday. Lots of of demonstrators, together with college students and legal professionals, gathered on the court docket, demanding the resignation of the Chief Justice and different judges of the Appellate Division.
The protests, which started round 10:30 a.m. native time, noticed demonstrators issuing an ultimatum for the resignation of the Chief Justice and the Appellate Division judges by 1:00 p.m. The protesters warned that if their calls for weren’t met, they might lay siege to the judges’ residences.
In response to the escalating scenario, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan is predicted to seek the advice of with President Mohammed Shahabuddin earlier than tendering his resignation later within the night, as reported by ‘The Dhaka Tribune’. The choice to step down was reportedly made public by the Chief Justice on Saturday noon, as protesters continued to assemble outdoors the Supreme Court docket.
The demonstration prompted the postponement of a full court docket assembly, which had been convened to debate whether or not the court docket’s capabilities would proceed nearly. The assembly was placed on maintain as tensions mounted.
Earlier within the day, Asif Mahmud, an adviser to the Youth and Sports activities Ministry of the interim authorities, took to social media to demand the unconditional resignation of Chief Justice Hassan and the cessation of the total court docket assembly. This name for resignation has intensified the strain on the judiciary amid the continued protests.
Obaidul Hassan was appointed as Chief Justice final yr and has been perceived as a loyalist to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted earlier this week. Sheikh Hasina, 76, fled to neighboring India on Monday following mass protests in Dhaka, marking the top of her authoritarian rule. Her authorities had been broadly criticized for alleged human rights violations, together with the extrajudicial killing of hundreds of political opponents.
