Extra-judicial killings must stop: Suranjit
All forms of extra-judicial killings and disappearances must be stopped to establish the rule of law and human rights in the country, said Suranjit Sengupta, a minister without portfolio, yesterday.
“For establishing a democratic and civilised society, disappearances, extra-judicial killings, encounters etc must be stopped,” he told a roundtable at Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
South Asian Lawyers' Forum, Bangladesh, an international human rights body, organised the roundtable on "Law and Human Rights".
Addressing as chief guest Suranjit also said the law is still easy for those people who have a lot of money. So, the court should have to be decentralised to ensure fair justice in the society, as around 85 percent people do not have the access to the judicial system, he further said.
About the Hall-Mark scam, Suranjit said the government must file criminal case against the alleged culprits and realise the money, as it is the demand of mass people.
Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna said the misappropriation of money from Sonali Bank allegedly committed by the Hall-Mark Group is a violation of people's rights.
Presided over by the forum President Advocate Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed, the programme was addressed, among others, by former election commissioner Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain, former president of Supreme Court Bar Association Advocate Abdul Baset Majumder, and Advocate Sirajul Islam.
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