A HC bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo issued the rule, asking why legal steps would not be taken against them after hearing a petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).
The court also asked the authorities concerned to come up with an answer in two weeks.
The HRPB submitted the petition against Nur-e-Alam, officer-in-charge of Bangshal; Asharaf Uddin of Sutrapur; Abul Hasan of Kotwali; and Abu Bakar Siddique of Shahbagh police stations on Sunday.
Following an earlier writ petition filed by HRPB, the HC on February 26, 2012 ordered the police to take steps in 48 hours to free the roads and footpaths from Zero Point to Sadarghat area in the capital to facilitate easy movement of people and vehicles.
On October 31 last year, Advocate Manzill Murshid of behalf of the HRPB sent a legal notice to the OCs of the four police stations to implement the HC directive in 24 hours, mentioning that there are heavy traffic jams on the roads due to illegal shops and unauthorised vehicles.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
