Forced retirement of former IG prison stayed

The immediate past BNP-led four-party coalition government had sent Liakat into retirement on October 23 immediately before handing over power to the caretaker government.

Soon after coming to power in October 2001, the coalition government made Liakat, who had been IG Prisons since February 2001, OSD (Officer on Special Duty) on November 19.

A joint secretary rank official, Liakat was attached to the establishment ministry later and remained OSD over the whole tenure of the government before he was sent into forced retirement.

Aggrieved Liakat filed a writ petition on Sunday challenging the legality of his retirement order.

After hearing the matter, the HC bench stayed the order for three months.

The court also asked the government to show cause in six weeks why the retirement order would not be declared illegal.

Barrister Amir-Ul Islam and Barrister Moniruzzaman Asad moved for the petitioner.