Dhaka, Nov 11 (V7N)- The High Court has issued a rule asking why an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) press conference alleging corruption against former adviser and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan should not be declared illegal.
The court has directed the ACC to respond to the rule.
A High Court bench comprising Justice Md. Bashir Ullah and Justice Md. Hamidur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday (November 11).
Earlier, on September 28, Asif Mahmud filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the ACC press conference and seeking a direction to prevent the publication of defamatory statements against him.
On September 29, a High Court bench comprising Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty and Justice SK Tahsin Ali removed the petition from its cause list.
Later, on November 4, another bench comprising Justice Md. Bashir Ullah and Justice Hamidur Rahman kept the petition pending for an order after hearing the matter.
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