The High Court on Wednesday ordered the inspector general of police (IGP) to produce BNP leader Habibur Rahman Habib before the court on December 7 after he failed to make an appearance despite being summoned.
A High Court bench comprising Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order due to Habib failing to appear before the court to explain his position as to why contempt of court proceedings shall not be drawn against him for making derogatory remarks about HC Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman.
As a video of Habib's speech circulated on YouTube on October 15 containing derogatory remarks on Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman, the attention of the Supreme Court was drawn to the matter.
After a hearing, the High Court summoned Habib on November 6 to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for contempt of court.
According to court records, a copy of the notice to appear was received by Habib's wife. However, neither Habib nor any of his representatives appeared in court that day.
The court on the same day asked Deputy Attorney General Qazi Mainul Hasan to get the information from the relevant law enforcement agency and convey it by Wednesday.
