Razzaq withdraws 3 petitions against govt

Jamaat-e-Islami leader barrister Abdur Razzaq yesterday withdrew three contempt and writ petitions filed with the High Court (HC) against government after the attorney general assured the HC that government would not restrict Razzaq from going abroad.
The HC bench comprising Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui disposed the petitions considering they were not submitted to the court as the government already made submission to Razzaq's petitions.
The court was to pass orders on the two contempt petitions yesterday while the writ petition remained pending.
Meanwhile, the government also withdrew its petition filed with the Supreme Court (SC) against the HC order that directed the government to allow Razzaq to go abroad for treatment.
The petitioner's counsel barrister Azmalul Hossain agreed to withdraw the petitions following the submission of the attorney general.
At his office, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told The Daily Star yesterday that the government has decided not to restrain Abdur Razzaq from leaving the country at this moment since the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had already interrogated him for his alleged link to the Pilkhana carnage.
Razzaq on March 19 and March 22 filed two separate contempt of court petitions against the government since it did not allow him to leave the country for treatment though he had HC's order.
He earlier filed a writ with the HC challenging the legality of the government action of obstructing him at the airport.
Razzaq said he and his wife would leave for Singapore tonight.