Why martyrs of mass uprising should not be declared ‘national heroes’: HC
At the same time, it has asked why the families of the victims should not be given financial facilities like the families of the freedom fighters
The High Court has issued a ruling seeking to know why those martyred during the mass uprising led by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in July-August should not be declared "national heroes".
At the same time, it has asked why the families of the victims should not be given financial facilities like the families of the freedom fighters.
The HC Bench of Justice Kamrul Hossain Molla and Justice Kazi Zeenat Haque issued the ruling on Tuesday (24 September) after a preliminary hearing on a public interest writ.
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The court asked the cabinet secretary and the secretary of the ministry of freedom fighters to respond to the ruling within four weeks.
Senior lawyer Zainul Abedin, Advocate Raihan Alam and Zakia Humaira Toma stood for the writ during the hearing.
Earlier, Ali Najer, a resident of the Cantonment area of the capital filed the writ petition seeking directions to declare those dead in the mass uprising in July-August as national heroes.
