A legal notice was served on Tursday seeking the cancellation of the appointment of the Prime Minister’s advisers, showing there was no such provision in the constitution.
BNP Joint Secretary and Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon sent the notice on behalf of Raghib Rauf Chowdhury, acting secretary of Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Forum.
The notice said nowhere in the constitution was there a provision for appointing such advisers. Therefore, the appointments were illegal.
Earlier in the afternoon Public Administration Affairs Adviser HT Imam, Energy Adviser Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Economic Affairs Adviser Moshiur Rahman, Education Adviser Dr Alauddin Ahmed and Health Adviser Dr Syed Modasser Ali submitted their resignation letters. The number of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s advisers now stands at six after the resignations of the five.
The lawyer said that after receiving the notice, the cabinet secretary had to withdraw all kinds of facilities provided to the advisers.
The legal notice was also sent to all the 11 advisers, said Raghib.
