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The court asked them to report in the next six months on the number of firearms at that time and their condition.
With the hearing of an auto petition, Justice said. A virtual high court of Mojibur Rahman Mia and Judge Mohi Uddin Shamim approved the order on Tuesday.
The standard seeks to know why the sale or transfer of firearms used during the liberation war should not be declared illegal and why it should not be directed to take immediate and effective measures to preserve these weapons for future generations as part of the heritage national.
The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary for Liberation War Affairs, and the Secretary of Commerce have been asked to respond to the rule.
Attorney ZI Khan Panna appeared for the writ petition. He was accompanied by Shamsuddin Babul, Ainunnahar Siddique Lipi and Shahinuzzaman. Assistant Attorney General Nowroz Russell Chowdhury represented the state.
Attorney Panna later told bdnews24.com: You have been asked to come forward within six months. ”
The government published a report in Prothom Alo on October 5 under the title “The government wants to sell the weapons of the liberation war.” Furthermore, the petition brief was submitted on October 15 by lawyer Panna and the human rights organization Ain O Salish Kendra.
A ban on the sale of firearms used during the liberation war was requested.
Prothom Alo’s report said: “The government wants to sell the firearms used during the liberation war. The government’s argument is that these are old, obsolete and ineffective as weapons. You do not need to keep the result. Two arms importing companies from the United States and one from Switzerland have expressed interest in purchasing the weapons as vintage souvenirs.
“Apart from the old ones, the government also has initiatives to export new weapons and ammunition. The first initiative was taken 17 years ago. Discussions on this issue have started anew ”.
According to the report, the .303 number 4 MK-1 rifle made in the UK; 9mm SMG MK-2 tint and 9mm A1 CM tint; STR L1A 1 / 1A1 and G-3 6.62mm rifle made in India; M-58 44mm handheld launcher made in Pakistan; US / Russia / Japan made 800 pistols and revolvers and Germany / UK / India made LMG HK11A1CAL 7.82 * 51 revolvers are among the old weapons to be exported.
The total number of weapons in the eight classes is 26,072. The highest number of 14,454 is 0.303 rifle number 4 MK-1. The lowest 115 is the M-57 44mm manual launcher.
Under the existing export policy, there is no opportunity to export new or old weapons from Bangladesh. Bangladesh has followed the “everything except arms” policy in exporting goods.
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