According to the notification, judicial powers have been granted to the army in areas outside the metropolitan areas. According to the gazette notification issued by the ministry, eligible army officers will be able to act as executive magistrates under the supervision of district magistrates across the country.
ShareIn neighboring country Bangladesh, the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus has given the power of executive magistrate to the officers of Bangladesh Army across the country. This power has been given to the commissioned officers of the army through a gazette notification. This arrangement will continue for the next two months. The Public Administration Ministry there has published a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.
According to this notification, judicial powers have been granted to the army in areas outside metropolitan areas. According to the gazette notification issued by the ministry, eligible army officers will be able to act as executive magistrates under the supervision of district magistrates across the country. Army magistrates will conduct their activities in relation to crimes under sections 65, 83, 84, 86, 95 (2), 100, 105, 107, 109, 110, 126, 127, 128, 130, 133 and 142 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
According to Bangladesh’s Criminal Procedure Code, under these sections, the order to arrest a criminal or to release him on the spot on a bond or to make him sign a bond is given by the Executive Magistrate. Now on the same lines, for the next 60 days, the commissioned officers of the army will make on-spot decisions across the country and will be able to order the arrest or release of the concerned people for their alleged crimes.
Let us tell you that last July, students revolted against the Sheikh Hasina government against the quota system. After incidents of large-scale violent clashes during the student movement and protests, the Sheikh Hasina government deployed the army across the country and imposed a nationwide curfew on 19 July. Despite this, the student movement could not be stopped. This movement became so fierce that on August 5, Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country and take refuge in India. After this, on August 8, an interim government under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus took power in Bangladesh.