UNB, Dhaka

The High Court yesterday reprimanded a counsel for the Election Commission for his remarks to the media regarding a pending case challenging the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
“Since the matter is pending with the court, you can’t make statement on a subjudice matter. Why did you speak to media?

It is easy to give tall talk to media… Court took exception to it,” Justice Mir Hasmat Ali told the Commission’s lawyer, Dr Shahdeen Malik.
“You are embarrassing the court by making such remarks to the media,” the Judge further said, cautioning him of stern action if he repeated this in future. [Read more]