Suranjit, Qamrul spar over judge transfer
Lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta and State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam locked horns at a meeting yesterday over transfer of a joint district judge of Dhaka, a former a private secretary to Suranjit.
During the meeting of parliamentary standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, committee chief Suranjit enquired Law Minister Shafique Ahmed and his deputy about the transfer of Harun-ar-Rashid. The authorities recently transferred him to Pirojpur.
"The committee chief alleged law ministry transferred Rashid to harass him as the judge was his private secretary," said a committee member present in the meeting, seeking anonymity.
Responding to the allegation, the state minister informed that Harun-ar-Rashid was serving in Dhaka district court for long 11 years out of his 21-year career. But many brilliant judges serving in different district judge's courts do not get posting in Dhaka, committee sources told The Daily Star, quoting Qamrul Islam.
It is the Supreme Court, not the ministry, that transfers district judges, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed told the meeting adding, the ministry only recommends while the SC takes the final decision.
"We recommended transferring Rashid to his home district Sylhet, but the SC did otherwise," mentioned the minister.
Asked about the issue, Suranjit declined to comment.
The committee chief is likely to brief the reporters about the meeting today at the Jatiya Sangsad Media Centre.
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