The High Court on Wednesday asked why ruling Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would not be ordered to start a dialogue to ensure a free and fair national election.
Published : 27 Mar 2013, 08:37 AM
The vacation bench of Justice Nizamul Huq and Justice Zafar Ahmed issued the rule after hearing a petition filed by Yunus Ali Akhand, a lawyer known for filing public interest petitions.
The court has also asked the Home Secretary to respond to the rule within four weeks.
Akhand had filed the petition on Mar 14.
At the hearing, the lawyer argued that over 150 people had died in the recent countrywide violence apparently triggered by the current political deadlock. He said an order was necessary to force the two leading ladies to dialogue for the sake of a free, fair and acceptable national election.