The High Court has taken the initiative to hear the rule issued regarding banning the publication and broadcasting of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's speech in media, as he is a fugitive convict.
The matter was presented on Thursday before the High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Khairul Alam.
Advocate Nasreen Siddiki Lina filed the writ on January 6, 2015.
Addressing the information secretary, the writ sought instructions to take necessary measures not to publish, broadcast, screen, and reproduce any statement of Tarique Rahman in any newspaper, electronic media, social media, or any other electronic device or media.
The writ also mentions that statements given by Tarique are illegal and contradictory to the provisions of the constitution and thus his speech should not be published publicly as he is a fugitive convict.
In the rule, it has been asked why the defendants will not be directed to take necessary steps to prohibit the publication and broadcasting of Tarique Rahman's speech.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary, IGP, director general of BTV, and chairman of BTRC have been asked to respond to the rule.
