HC contempt rule on Patuakhali district judge

A division bench, comprising justices M A Rashid and ATM Fazle Kabir, asked him to appear in person before it on November 20 for reply. The judges also directed the district judge to set free the accused of a women repression case on receipt of Wednesday's order.

The contempt rule followed a petition filed by Mohammad Afzal Hosain, counsel for accused Kalam Khondker and Sattar Howlader, who were sent to jail by judge Abdul Majid despite submission of HC orders granting them ad-interim anticipatory bails on August 21 in a women repression case.