SC urged to uphold HC verdict

Speakers at a rally yesterday urged the Supreme Court to uphold the High Court verdict to demolish BGMEA building, which was illegally constructed grabbing the land of Begunbari canal in the capital.
They termed the BGMEA building as “a symbol of corruption and offence” and alleged that the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) had ignored the law by grabbing government's land.
The rally was jointly staged by Citizens Rights Movement, Initiative for Peace, and Combined Movement for Wetland Protection in front of BGMEA building.
Columnist Syed Abul Moksud hoped that the SC would set an example by upholding the HC's verdict on BGMEA.
Ruhin Hossain Prince, a central committee member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh, said due to the BGMEA building, the water of Begunbari canal was being contaminated and the environment polluted.
It was essential to relocate the building, he added.
Declaring the BGMEA building set up in the capital's Hatirjheel project illegal, the HC in its verdict in March ordered the government to demolish the structure within 90 days and use the land in the public interest.
In May, BGMEA, however, filed a petition with the SC seeking its permission for moving an appeal before it against the HC verdict.