HC stays MP Shamim Osman chairmanship

The High Court yesterday stayed for three months the function of AKM Shamim Osman as chairman of a school managing committee in his locality.

It also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks as to why the Dhaka education board's approval for Shamim to function as chairman of the Dapa Adorsh High School managing committee should not be declared illegal.

The bench of Justice M Moazzam Husain and Justice Md Badruzzaman passed the order and rule following a petition filed by Morsheda Begum, mother of a student of the school, challenging the legality of holding the post by Shamim, an Awami League lawmaker from Narayanganj-4.

The petitioner's counsel Eunus Ali Akond told The Daily Star that Shamim cannot hold the post following the HC order.  

He was made the committee's chairman and the board approved it violating a verdict of the HC that earlier ruled that lawmakers cannot hold such posts at educational institutions, Eunus added.

Shamim, the board and government authorities concerned have been made respondents to the rule.