A group of lawyers staged a demonstration with black flags on the Sherpur court premises over the farewell of a judge of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, yesterday.
Following the demonstration, the District Bar Association postponed the farewell programme in a bid to avoid any untoward incidents.
Court sources said a group of lawyers have been demanding the cancellation of the farewell programme for the last couple of days, alleging that the judge for whom the programme was set, was corrupt. The lawyers have been claiming that the judge should not be bid farewell as he was involved in corrupt activities. But the District Bar Association did not cancel the programme.
An uneasy situation was created on the court premises yesterday afternoon when a lawyer pasted posters on the wall containing abusive language against the judge.
On receiving this information, police went to the spot and arrested the lawyer, Md Kamrul Hasan, following an order from Judge Md Selim Mia.
As soon as the news of his arrest spread, a number of lawyers took to the streets and staged a demonstration, chanting slogans against the judge and the District Bar Association.
During the demonstration, the agitators demanded the unconditional release of the arrested lawyer without delay.
A good number of police had been deployed to the court premises to avoid any unpleasant incidents.
Mokodess Ferdousi, president of the District Bar Association, said a section of lawyers loyal to the BNP and the Jamaat had been trying to create anarchy in the court compound over the last few days.
