Staff Reporter :
Sacked deputy attorney general (DAG) Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan, who along with his family went to the US embassy in Dhaka on Friday afternoon to “seek shelter”, has returned home after three and a half hours.
“I along with my wife and three daughters are going back to my residence with police support. We stayed on the US embassy office premises from 3:30pm to 7:00pm,” he said at 8:23pm, yesterday.
“Higher authorities from the government have given me assurance, and said there is nothing to fear. I did not go there for a visa. I went to the embassy after receiving threats,” he added.
“He returned to his Dhaka residence at Lalmatia at around 9:15pm,” Md Shahidullah, deputy commissioner, Gulshan Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told the media.
“We do not know if he had any interactions during his stay at the embassy,” he added.
Earlier, Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan said that he was taking shelter with his family at the US embassy in Dhaka. He informed the media of this through a text message this afternoon.
“I am at the American embassy, along with my whole family, for shelter. There are police personnel outside.
I was sacked today … Over the last four-five days, I was being threatened on my Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp.
This government repays love with imprisonment. I don’t have a US visa; I somehow managed to leave home with just three bags and my three daughters, and am sitting here. Pray for us,” read the text message.
On September 4, DAG Imran told reporters that he had refused to sign the statement that the Attorney General’s office was preparing in protest of the recent letter from global figures about the trial proceedings of Nobel Laureate Prof Yunus.
The following day, the Law Minister Anisul Huq said Imran had breached discipline by making the statement about not signing the letter.
On the same day, Attorney General (AG) AM Amin Uddin said that his office didn’t prepare any statement protesting the recent letter in favour of Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus sent by global figures.
Later, the AG office has asked all of its law officers to take permission from the top law officer of the state before making any statement to the media.
Earlier on Friday, while answering reporters’ questions at the Akhaura Junction Railway Station in Brahmanbaria, the Law Minister said Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan has been dismissed from his post.
UNB adds: Deputy Attorney General Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan, who made controversial comments on the Dr Md Yunus issue, has been dismissed, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
He made the statement on Friday (8 September) in response to questions from reporters at Akhaura railway station in Brahmanbaria.
DAG Imran was dismissed under section 4(1) of ‘The Bangladesh Law Officers Order, 1972,’ according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The order issued in the public interest will come into effect immediately, the notification read.
“His refusal to issue a statement against the global leaders’ move seeking the suspension of the trial against Dr Yunus broke the official discipline,” said the law minister previously on Tuesday (5 September).
“Him saying that he refuses to issue a statement against the global leaders’ move seeking the suspension of the trial against Dr Yunus and commenting that Dr Yunus is being subjected to judicial harassment broke the official discipline,” said the law minister previously on Tuesday (5 September).
DAG broke protocol by commenting on Dr Yunus issue without AG’s permission: Law minister Regarding the permission to allow BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment on permanent bail, the minister said, legally Khaleda Zia has no chance to go abroad.
“I don’t know why Mirza Fakhrul is fearing of going to jail.
But if he has committed a crime, he should go to jail,” added the minister responding to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s recent statement regarding being imprisoned.
The law minister came to his constituency Akhaura by train from Dhaka in the morning. At this time, he was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner of Brahmanbaria Md Shahgir Alam, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain and Akhaura Municipality Mayor Takzil Khalifa and others.
DAG Imran’s nameplate removed from office for refusing to sign statement protesting letter in favour of Dr Yunus
Deputy Attorney General Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan gave a statement recently stating he refused to sign a statement from the Attorney General’s Office issued against the statement given by prominent people supporting Dr Md Yunus.
However, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin later said, no such statement was issued. Deputy Attorney General Imran Ahmad Bhuiyan said this to please any other party and has any ulterior motive, he had said on 5 September.
There have been multiple statements from global leaders in protest of legal proceedings in labour law cases against Nobel laureate Dr Md Yunus.
On 5 September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns over the continued “intimidation and harassment” of Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus through legal proceedings in Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, on 2 September, a total of 50 editors of national dailies in Bangladesh issued a joint statement on, protesting global leaders’ call to suspend legal action against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. On 1 September, a total of 171 prominent citizens, intellectuals and professionals in the country issued a joint statement, protesting global leaders’ call to suspend legal action against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus.
On 28 August, more than 170 global leaders, including over 100 Nobel laureates, wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, saying, “We are alarmed that he [Dr Yunus] has recently been targeted by what we believe to be continuous judicial harassment.”
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying, “The signatories to the letter would be well advised to counsel Dr Muhammad Yunus to operate within the bounds of law in lieu of making unjustified insinuations about Bangladesh’s democratic and electoral processes.”.
On 27 August, a total of 34 citizens of the country expressed concern over the incumbent government’s behaviour towards Dr Muhammad Yunus and the labour law violation case against him.
