73 Staff Termination
HC questions Grameen's action
The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of Grameen Bank authorities' decision to terminate its 73 employees from their service.
In response to a writ petition, the court yesterday issued a rule upon the government and the Grameen Bank authorities to explain in four weeks why the termination of 73 employees in the name of voluntary retirement should not be declared illegal.
Former officer of Grameen Bank Emdadul Haque and other 72 terminated employees jointly filed the petition on October 23 with the HC challenging the legality of their termination.
The petitioners claimed that the Grameen Bank authorities have terminated them at different times between 2004 and 2008 without serving them any show cause notice, which is unconstitutional.
The Bangladesh Bank governor, finance secretary and managing director of Grameen Bank and six others have been made respondents to the rule.
Advocate SM Zahirul Islam appeared for the petitioners, while Deputy Attorney General Motaher Hossain Sazu represented the government.
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