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UNO's job as upazila chief executive officer is illegal: HC
UNO's
job as upazila chief executive officer is illegal: HC
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday (March 29, 2023) declared
the provision that allows upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to perform duties as
chief executive officer of the upazila, illegal and contradictory with the
constitution.
A High Court division bench of Justice Farah
Mahbub and Justice Ahmed Sohel pronounced the judgment, after holding final
hearing on two writ petitions filed in this regard.
Senior jurist Ajmalul Hossain QC, Barrister Hassan
MS Azim, Advocate Md Minhaduzzaman Liton took part in the hearing for the
writs, while Deputy Attorney General Samarendra Nath Biswas stood for the state.
"The court declared Section 33 of the Upazila
Parishad Act, illegal. After this judgment, the decision taken by upazila
parishad would be implemented and the UNOs would be accountable to it,"
Barrister Hassan MS Azim said.