HC questions legality of Jubo Dal leader’s treatment in bar fetters
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The High Court on Monday questioned the legality of law enforcers' action of keeping Jashore's Jubo Dal leader Md Aminur Rahman Modhu in bar fetters while he was being treated at a Dhaka hospital.
The court issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain as to why the law enforcers' action should not be declared illegal.
At the same time, the HC ordered the government to shift Modhu to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in 10 days for better treatment.
The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the rule and order following a writ petition filed by Aminur's wife Nahid Sultana seeking necessary directives on the matter.
She filed the writ petition with the HC on Sunday challenging the legality of the law enforcers' action of keeping Aminur in bar fetters at the hospital.
In the petition, she also sought its directive on the authorities concerned to provide him with proper treatment at the BSMMU.
Aminur, Vice President of Jashore district Jubo Dal also an Assistant Professor at Ahmedabad Degree College in Jashore, was reportedly arrested on November 2 on charges of planning an act of sabotage.
A day after his arrest, a court sent him to Jashore Central Jail, said his family members.
On November 12, Aminur, who has been a heart patient since 2013, suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a local hospital. As his condition deteriorated, doctors referred him to Dhaka for better treatment, his family said.
He was then shifted to Dhaka Central Jail and admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital in the capital on November 13, said his elder brother Mizanur Rahman.
Despite his critical health condition, the authorities allegedly refused to remove the bar fetters during his 13-day stay in the hospital. Photos of him lying on the floor in handcuffs and chains were widely circulated on social media.
Aminur was treated on the floor as there was no empty bed at the hospital, he said, adding that the hospital released him earlier "without completing his treatment".
Lawyers A J Mohammad Ali and Kayser Kamal appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the writ petitioner, while Deputy Attorney General Tushar represented the state.