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HC Mandates Asset Disclosure for Govt Officials
The High Court has issued directives to enforce regulations related to the filing and disclosure of assets owned by government officers and employees, as stipulated in the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules.
The court has instructed the cabinet secretary and other relevant officials to submit a progress report within three months detailing the measures taken to implement these regulations.
During a preliminary writ hearing on July 2, the bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain emphasized the detrimental impact of corruption on governance and development in the country.
The court stated, “All possible measures must be taken to stop corruption and money laundering. People from all walks of life must come together to form a movement against corruption.”
The High Court highlighted that the improper application of the law has enabled many government officials to amass excessive wealth, which is unacceptable.
Advocate Subir Nandi Das represented the writ petitioners during the hearing. The state was represented by Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik, while lawyer Fazlul Haq represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The writ, filed in the High Court on July 1 by Advocate Subir Nandi Das, seeks directives for government officials to submit and publish their asset statements online, as required by law.
The petition lists 10 respondents, including the cabinet secretary, the secretary of public administration, the secretary of home affairs, the chairman of the ACC, and the governor of Bangladesh Bank.
Advocate Subir Nandi Das stated, “I filed the writ seeking directions for government officers and employees to submit their asset statements to the authorities and publish them on a website as stipulated by law.”
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
