Dhaka: The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to display portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the session-room of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS).
Directive of the apex court has coincided with the nation’s observance of National Mourning Day marking the 45th anniversary of martyrdom of Bangabandhu.
A division bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman passed the order on Tuesday, following a writ petition filed by advocate Subir Nandi Das.
The court asked secretaries of law ministry and Jatiya Sangsad to execute the order.
In his petition filed on August 12, the lawyer prayed for the court’s directive to the authorities concerned to preserve and display the portrait of the Father of the Nation at an important place inside the Jatiya Sangsad’s session-room.
He filed the petition to project the portrait of Bangabandhu in Jatiya Sangsad in order to establish honour and supremacy of the Father of the Nation everywhere.
Subir Nandi appeared for himself while deputy attorney general Amit Das Gupta for the state.
