Gowher Rizvi meets CJ
Prime Minister's International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi met Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday afternoon.
They held a meeting for an hour at the chief justice's Supreme Court office, Additional Registrar of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court Md Sabbir Faiz and the chief justice's personal assistant Mohammad Anisur Rahman told The Daily Star.
But they could not say anything about the content of the meeting.
Gowher Rizvi could not be reached for his comments despite repeated attempts over phone.
The meeting was held a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on the chief justice for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan.
During the hearing of Masdar Hossain case, also known as judiciary separation case, the CJ on Sunday said the Pakistan Supreme Court recently disqualified the prime minister, but there was no fuss.
On Monday, the PM said she was not at all scared of “such a threat and this was not tolerable either”. “This is very disgraceful that Bangladesh has been compared with Pakistan. This is not tolerable at all.”
Earlier on August 12, Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader met Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha at his residence.
Several ministers and ruling party leaders have been criticising the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution. Food Minister Qamrul Islam, a senior AL leader, has even demanded removal of the CJ.
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