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BANGLADESH IN TERROR OF ITS OWN GOVERNMENT

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

After 5 days of attack on the office of Weekly Blitz newspaper by armed hooligans belong to ruling party in Bangladesh, members of law enforcing agencies are reluctant in taking any action, as some high ups in the government and police administration instructed the investigation officer not to ‘harass’ any of the accused in this case as they belong to the ruling party.

On February 22, 35-40 armed terrorists belonging to the ruling party, led by Ruhul Amin attacked the office of Blitz newspaper. They instructed the caretaker named Anwar of the commercial center named Skylark Point [where the Blitz office is located] to lock the outside gate and continued their notorious actions in the broad day light for hours in presence of members of law enforcing and various intelligence agencies. The CCTV of the building was also put switched off by the management of the building as the attackers were influential and notorious goons belonging to Bangladesh Awami League.

Despite lodging of a case more than 5 days back [Case No. 65, under section 143, 448, 323, 342, 384, 380, 427 and 506], members of law enforcing agencies in Bangladesh are showing extreme reluctance in arresting any of the attackers, mostly belonging to the ruling party, who attacked the office of Weekly Blitz on Sunday [February 22, 2009], physically assaulted the editor and other members, abused the female staffs and looted laptop and other valuables in a broad day light, in presence of One Shamim from DGFI [Directorate General of Forces Intelligence]. Members of law enforcing agencies were witnessing the incident silently as the attackers were mostly activists and members of the ruling party in Bangladesh.

Others who were in the gang are identified as Ruhul Amin, Shintu, Liton, Yunus, Anwar, Siraj, Lavlu, Kajol etc. According to police sources, most of them were thugs belonging to the ruling party.

At 10am Sunday, local time, internationally-acclaimed journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, was attacked as he was working in the office of his newspaper, Weekly Blitz, by a gang of thugs belonging to Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League. Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is now under medical treatment for eye, neck, and other injuries those he suffered in the attack. The renewed violence marks the first against him since he was abducted by Bangladesh’s dreaded Rapid Action Battalion in March 2008. It may be mentioned here that, the military backed interim regime withdrew police protection from the residence of the Blitz editor in May last year.

A large group of armed hooligans, led by one Shamim introducing himself to be an official of DGFI stormed Blitz premises and attacked newspaper staff until they found the editor. They locked the editor in a room and continued various forms of physical assaults thus abusing him to be a ‘Mossad Agent’, ‘Israeli Agent’ etc. Culprits are continuing to occupy the Blitz office.

Meanwhile, one of the leaders of the attacker’s gang named Ruhul Amin is continuing to give threats to the Weekly Blitz editors and other members of the newspaper on immediately withdrawing the case. In a phone call, Ruhul Amin said, ‘I give you people only 24 hours time. Withdraw the case; otherwise our next target is Choudhury’s residence.’

Earlier a person named Advocate Shintu, claiming to be the advisor of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, phoned the Blitz editor and demanded TK. 500,000 [US$ 8,400 approximately] as extortion. Shintu also told the Blitz editor that, he is one of the decision makers helping Sheikh Hasina in appointing her cabinet colleagues.

Weekly Blitz tried to find the reason behind reluctance of police in taking any action against the culprits as to why the attackers are yet to be arrested. On condition of anonymity, a source in police said, ‘We have already become captive in the grips of the political government and its cadres. We can watch crime, but cannot take actions. Because, if we take any action against those party activists, then we shall face various forms of departmental harassments and humiliations.’

An official of Weekly Blitz contacted some of the senior officials in Bangladesh Police, including the inspector general as well as Commission of Police [Dhaka] and informed them about lodging of the case on February 22, 2009. Copy of the FIR [First Information Report] was also sent to those officials with the appeal of initiating immediate investigation into the matter and arresting the culprits..

But, none of these senior officials are taking any action in this regard. It is learnt that, several influential leaders belong to the ruling party are continuing to call the police officers asking the reason of recording the case. They are also warning the police officers of severe consequence if any of the accused in the case are arrested or interrogated.

When contacted, an officer on duty at Paltan Police Station told Weekly Blitz that, they have specific instruction of neither investigating the case nor arresting anyone as the accused are from the ruling party.

Since installation of government led by Bangladesh Awami League, reign of terror is established throughout the country by musclemen and hooligans belonging to student’s wing, youth wing, volunteer’s wing and other pro-ruling party elements in Bangladesh.

Weekly Blitz editor and other staffs of the newspaper have made an appeal to the media community in the country and in the world for their immediate help in this regard.

SALAH UDDIN SHOAIB CHOUDHURY
Journalist, Columnist, Author & Peace Activist
Skype: shoaibnoca
Editor & Publisher, Weekly Blitz www.weeklyblitz.net
PEN USA Freedom to Write Award 2005; AJC Moral Courage Award 2006
Key to the Englewood City, USA [Highest Honor] 2007; Monaco Media Award, 2007

UPDATE ON SHOAIB’S ENDLESS TRIAL

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

From: InterfaithStrength.com

Shoaib was back in court on February 18. Was what transpired new and promising or more of the same? Well, both. The new presiding judge, Mohammed Boshir Ullah asked the Public Prosecutor why the case was brought in the first place. Before he could answer, however, one of Shoaib’s longtime attorneys, Advocate Govinda Chandra Promanik, answered that the former BNP government brought the charge because Shoaib forecasted the rise of Islamist radicals in Bangladesh. “My client is a well known journalist in Bangladesh defending human rights and rights of religious minorities as well as promoting culture of peace,” he added.

The judge responded that Shoaib should be “rewarded” and not “harssed” for exposing the radicals.

Great, huh? But immediately after that, he set March 31 as the next court date “to hear witnesses”; that is, to maintain the status quo and the charges against Shoaib Choudhury. Does that sound like a reward? It is possible that the judge’s words signal a new attitude on the part of the recently elected Awami League government, but his actions indicate just the opposite. Are we to conclude that Awami is no different than the caretaker/military or the BNP? In the same vein, the government is still refusing to issue a visa allowing me into the country so I can see Shoaib and advocate for him. That makes four times out of my last five attempts, if anyone’s counting.

What are we to make of these confusing signals? Pretty much what we have concluded before: that the only measure of the Bangladeshis’ sincerity is ACTION; and they have taken some positive action in this case over the past several years, just not enough for us to consider Bangladesh a nation of laws.

SHOAIB SAVAGED BY BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT TERRORISTS

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Received from Dr. R. Benkin - www.interfaithstrength.com

Dhaka, Bangladesh—At 10am today, local time, internationally-acclaimed journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, was attacked as he was working in the office of his newspaper, Weekly Blitz, by “a gang of thugs” claiming to be from Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League. I spoke by telephone with Choudhury as he awaited medical treatment for eye, neck, and other injuries suffered in the attack. The renewed violence marks the first against him since he was abducted by Bangladesh’s dreaded Rapid Action Battalion a year ago.

A large group stormed Blitz premises and attacked newspaper staff until they found Choudhury. At that point, he said, “they dragged me [and two staff] into the street” where they beat them “in broad daylight…They looted my office and stole my laptop” with “all my sensitive information. As of this writing, the attackers continue to occupy the Blitz office.

According to Choudhury, the police were impassive and seemed intimidated when the attackers emphasized their party membership and accused him of being an agent of the Israeli Mossad. They later threatened to attack his home should Choudhury go to the police again.

Bangladesh’s Illegitimate Government Kills Its Most Valuable Citizens. Those They Cannot Kill They Keep in Endless Court Hearings by Producing False Witnesses

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Shoaib Choudhury’s Hearing January 15, 2009

Mr. Choudhury arrived at the Court of Metropolitan in Dhaka on January 15, 2009. This time there was a new judge. The previous judge, Azizul Huq, has been promoted to the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The new judge is Bashir Ullah.

The court, as usual, kept Shoaib waiting for most of the day until the judge was ready for the hearing. The Public Prosecutor, Ehsanul Huq Shomaji, told the court that the ‘witness’ could not appear - as usual in this fraudulent process. The new judge wanted to know the background of the case. The Public Prosecutor informed him that it was a very sensitive case related to religious sentiment of the people of Bangladesh, because Shoaib attempted to travel to “forbidden state of Israel.” He also told the court that Shoaib has “hurt the religious sentiment of Muslims through his writings “against Islam” and madrassas.”

[Shoaib is a devout Muslim who loves his faith has been defending it his whole life. He objects only to the radical Islamist terrorists who have taken over his country and have driven it into near-extinction. Madrassas - where terrorist clerics encourage their flock to violence.]

The court was also told that Charge Sheet of the case was produced before the court after ‘extensive investigation.’

The court then set February 15, 2009 for yet another hearing. As usual.

Update on Shoaib’s Case. Next hearing: January 15th, 2009

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Excerpted from InterfaithStrengh.com:

“Shoaib returned to court on October 5. His attorney (specifically S N Goswami, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Minority Lawyers Association, peppered prosecution witness and plaintiff, Abdul Hanif who was the officer in charge when Shoaib was arrested in 2003. For Shoaib, the most disturbing part of the proceedings when Hanif claimed that Israel was “an enemy state” of Bangladesh. He was concerned that Hanif’s statement reflected the position of the government. At this point, we cannot confirm that, but it is something we are investigating.

More importantly, the defense again showed that Hanif had not evidence for his allegations against Shoaib. He still has not produced the alleged “Hello Tel Aviv” article, something the judge said on the trial’s first day would be sufficient to find for the defense. According to Shoaib, the judge was clearly impressed by Brother Goswami’s effort, which also included his narrative of the brutal treatment Shoaib suffered in prison, including attempts on his life.

Shoaib’s next court date was October 30. Shoaib and his attorney arrived, but the government witness did not. The government’s witness has failed to show for the trial repeatedly. In most societies, judicial standards would lead the court to order the prosecution to proceed without the absent witness; but not so in Bangladesh. The court simply continues the case without so much as an admonition or a directive to show at the appointed date or forfeit his testimony. To make matters worse, the case was continued to January 15, 2009!

This is extremely disturbing for several reasons and places in doubt government assurances of its desire to end the matter during its term. It has scheduled elections for December, which means that it has no intention of bringing the issue to an end. Thus far, the judge also has made it clear that the government has not produced a scintilla of credible evidence. Yet, the case continues to drain Shoaib of financial, emotional, and personal resources. At what point does the process itself become persecution of a dissident?

Perhaps we have reached that point, and I communicated my anger to the government of Bangladesh. I do not expect it to act on my anger but on the principles of good jurisprudence and human rights that demand fairness in this case. I also have contacted Professor Irwin Cotler to see if there are any judicial principles that legitimately challenges what the government is doing.”

THE LATEST ON SHOAIB’S TRIAL

Friday, November 14th, 2008

From InterfaithStrengh.com:

“…Shoaib’s next court date was October 30. Shoaib and his attorney arrived, but the government witness did not. The government’s witness has failed to show for the trial repeatedly. In most societies, judicial standards would lead the court to order the prosecution to proceed without the absent witness; but not so in Bangladesh. The court simply continues the case without so much as an admonition or a directive to show at the appointed date or forfeit his testimony. To make matters worse, the case was continued to January 15, 2009!

This is extremely disturbing for several reasons and places in doubt government assurances of its desire to end the matter during its term. It has scheduled elections for December, which means that it has no intention of bringing the issue to an end. Thus far, the judge also has made it clear that the government has not produced a scintilla of credible evidence. Yet, the case continues to drain Shoaib of financial, emotional, and personal resources. At what point does the process itself become persecution of a dissident? …”

THE LATEST ON SHOAIB’S TRIAL

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

The officer in Charge of the Bangladeshi Police, Mohammed Abdul Hanif, who in this kangaroo court is both the plaintiff and investigation officer representing the state in bringing the false charges of Sedition, Treason and Blasphemy against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, told the court of Metropolitan Session Judge, Mohammed Azizul Huq, that Israel is an enemy state of Bangladesh.

Abdul Hanif was cross-examined on Sunday by Choudhury’s counsel, Samarendra Nath Goswami. Mr. Goswami is senior advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court and Secretary General of Bangladesh Minority Lawyer’s Association [BMLA].

Mr. Choudhury’s counsel informed the court that after Hanif arrested Choudhury on November 29, 2003, he tortured him mercilessly and conspired to kill him. Once Hanif failed in this attempt he locked Shoaib Choudhury in Cell 14 in Dhaka Central Jail, which is designated for the mentally insane, and conspired to get him killed by the mentally insane in that jail.

When that didn’t work, Hanif sent Shoaib to Cell 15, which is for hardened criminals, where Hanif hired assassins to kill Mr. Choudhury.

Mohammed Abdul Hanif has been assigned by the Bangladeshi government to be the plaintiff as well the investigation officer bringing false charges in the case - unheard of in any civilized country on Earth.

This move indicates the depth of depravity to which Bangladesh’s government and justice system have sunk. Justice systems are created in order to do just that: bring about justice. A government to drum up charges against its own citizens is on its way out.

At the hands of such cruel and backward people who run the government and “justice” system, no Bangladeshi citizen is safe.

Bangladesh is at the mercy of rulers whose purpose is to kill its citizens.

May God save Bangladesh.

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

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SHOAIB’S COURT APPEARANCES ON AUG.31st AND Sept. 1st

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The following is an excerpt from the article “Here is the Latest Information About Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury” written by Dr. Richard Benkin (for the full article please go to: www.InterfaithStrength.com ):

“Shoaib returned to court on August 31 for the trial’s third day. The government witness was to give his response to questions posed on cross examination. He did not show, and the prosecution filed a “time petition”: more time for the witness to respond. We should hope after five years of supposedly having the answers, three weeks plus was enough time. I urged that defense to oppose the move, but I am not sure what happens. Also, it is possible that the government wants to bend over backwards to show that it is not pushing the acquittal but if it comes, acquittal will be the result of the Bangladeshi law. Still, more time seems highly improper given all the time that has passed already.

The witness did show the next day, and the cross examination proceeded. The defense asked a number of questions that were designed to impeach the witnesses credibility. The questions focused on matters of fact that have been alleged, and the witness was unable to respond knowledgeably to any of them. On a matter critical to the prosecution’s case, the defense asked the witness for examples of words by Shoaib that “hurt the image of Bangladesh,” as he alleged in his previous testimony. He was unable to do so–which makes sense given the fact that Shoaib has not hurt the image of Bangladesh, that the nation’s Army Chief and others have stated publicly that there is a problem in the country of radical Islamist terrorists, and that the witness has been sent to parrot a series of false and unsupportable charges against Shoaib.

The trial has been going so well, and the judge has been quite professional throughout that Shoaib contacted me and expressed his happiness at the trial’s impartiality thus far. His attorneys also feel confident that the case is going very well according to Bangladeshi law. In fact, as I told several key individuals in the US and Bangladesh; an acquittal a this point only vindicates the Bangladeshi judiciary and indicates that it will continue to handle these cases with impartiality and professionalism. It is also becoming clear that this government offers far more in the way of justice than either of its political predecessors, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party or the Awami League. The next court date is October 5.”

Suffering Groups: Appeal for Justice to Save from Opperssive Laws

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Dear friends,

We received the following comment to the article “Why Are We Boycotting Bangladesh?” and found it so compelling that we decided to post it as an article. Our thanks to the author(s): Suffering Groups of Industrial Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh.

Suffering Groups [of Industrial Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh]:
August 27th, 2008 at 4:47 am e

APPEAL FOR JUSTICE TO SAVE FROM OPPRESSIVE LAWS

Dear Sir

From 1972 after independent many of the Bangladeshi Citizens started to Established Industries investing family resources & adopting innovative technology as self earner & to create job opportunity for million of unemployed person and to achieve economic freedom. And Government also started to help these growing PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIES having fund from International Loan giving Agencies, through different Bank. From 1989.
But the Industrial Entrepreneurs becomes victims of deep rooted conspiracy .The Bank Official refrain themselves from ascertaining production capacity of imported machineries and to provide required working capital loan in time extending total non-cooperation, negligence or even to receive back their money if any Entrepreneur decided to pay back the loan amount..

Due to Such conspiracy & negligence’s , Non Banking Activities of Bank Official & Policy Maker, most of the these Industries became inoperative & have lost their Cash Capital, Expatriate Capabilities, and helpless victims of such deep rooted conspiracy having similarity to :
HISTORY WHICH REMIND US THAT THE HANDS OF THE TECHNICIAN OF MUSLIN FABRICS “ ,THE FINEST QUALITY FABRICS WHICH WERE EVER MADE IN BENGAL ONLY “ WERE CUT DOWN BY THE THEN COLONIAL RULER OF UNDIVIDED INDIA.”

In 1992 &1996 the Sick Industries Rehabilitation Cell were formed by GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH & have Identified and Registered these Industries as SICK INDUSTRIES declaring not as defaulter but victims of Violation of Contract, Negligence, Fraudulent Activities, Malpractices of Bank Officials including Policy Maker due to lack of Accountability .which are no more hidden matter . But unfortunately the SICK INDUSTRIES REHABILITATION CELL has are now closed. & have no power to help Industries of private sector

Industrial Entrepreneur of Bangladesh are completely deprive of Legal Right due to enactment of BANKRUPTCY ACT of 1997 and ARTHA RIN ACT of 1989 which were amended on 2003 and 2007 treating the INDUSTRIAL ENTRPRENEURS OF PRIVATE SECTOR as like as SLAVE of Primitive Age.

But these laws are not applicable in Nationalized Sector where Billions of Dollar are invested with no result.

LAW OF TORT MOST COMMON LAW even in neighboring countries not to speak of USA , EUROPE or AUSTRALIA, BUT NOT APPLICABLE IN BANGLESH YET DUE TO WHICH BANGLADESH HAS BECOME A HEAVEN FOR REPRESSION / EXPLOITATION BY BANK OFFICIAL AND POLICY MAKER.

The Owner of Industries under Private Sector can not CLAIM ANY COMPENSATION OR SET OPF on the Suit filed by the Bank Official or Loan Giving Agencies FOR VIOLATION OF CONTRACT, NEGLEGIENCES, MALPRACTICES, including fraudulent activities As a result NUMBER OF SICK / DISTRESSED Industries are increasing in Every Year due to lack of accountability of Bank Official / policy maker due to restriction as per SECTION NO 18 ( 2) & ( 3 ) of ARTHA RIN ACT of 2003 Bank Official / Loan Giving Agencies have been allowed total indemnity in all respect . These have been done to hide out existing high profile malpractices and corruption as per opinion of Expert Personals at organizational level .

Industrial Entrepreneur have no legal right to protect themselves from the oppression of Bank Official & Policy Maker which are no more hidden matter rather a part of deep rooted conspiracy till date

Bank official have given absolute Indemnity for Violation of Contract , Negligence Malpractices & Fraudulent Activities Industrial Entrepreneurs can file a separate suit for compensation in separate civil Court creating more complicacy for life long litigation WITH OF NO RESULT due to restriction to obstruct or resist any order / decree of ARTHA RIN ACT / COURT by any other DECREE OR ORDER OF OTHER COURT or even of by HIGHER COURT THE RIGHT OF EQUITY OF LAW HAVE COMPLETELY BEEN DENIED TO THE INDUSTRIAL ENTREPRENEUR OF PRIVATE SECTOR as per Section 12, 12 ( khan ) 18 ( 2 ) & (3 ) 19, 20, 21, 34,40, 41, 42, 44, 47 and 50 of ARTHA RIN ACT. WHICH ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS OPPRESSIVE LAW and direct violation of ARTICLE NO : 8, 15, 26 and 27 of BANGLADESH CONSTITUTION ?

And similarly the Door of Higher Court have also been closed for the Industries Owner imposing terms for advance deposit of 50 % of decreetal amount by the ARTHA RIN COURT which are not applicable upon any Bank or Loan Giving Agencies. These are few example of oppressive laws how the citizen in Bangladesh are repressed, depriving legal right by the policy maker miss -guiding the innocent or ignorant vast majority of Citizen of Bangladesh to protect the interest of vested group

Now there are no other alternative way but to draw the kind attention of Concerned Authority Including International Community / Organizations seeking help to save & protect the OWNER OF SICK OR DISTRESSED INDUSTRIES OF Bangladesh under Private Sector, including their properties from such deep rooted conspiracy and oppressive laws as well to protect the interest of large number of workers, staffs of the Private Sector and also for CHANGE of such oppressive laws to restore Accountability of Bank Official / Loan Giving Agencies including Policy Maker to ensure for national interest.
( A ) - Our humble appeal before the Government of Bangladesh to kindly allow Industrial Entrepreneur to claim Set Off or compensation on suit filed by the Bank / loan Giving Agencies. or allow to Run Compensation Suit Simultaneously with suits file by Bank Officials under ARTHA RIN ACT -2003 with equal opportunity and equal right between Banks / Loan Giving Agencies and of Industrial Entrepreneurs keeping similarity with on going process of ECONOMIC and ADMINISTRATIVE ,REFORMS PROGRAMME OF Bangladesh to maintain balance of law .

( B ) - Or all suits of Artha Rin Court may kindly be transferred to Civil Commercial Court providing Equal Right and Opportunity to prove and fix up the actual responsibility .

(C)- The Identified and SICK INDUSTRIES of 1992 & 1996 may kindly be allowed 100 % weaver of all type of loan liabilities as the loan have been already Written Off in support the current REFORMS

( D ) - And the above mentioned SECTIONS OF ARTHA RIN ACTS should be abolished immediately to restore accountability & check existing Negligence , Malpractices & Fraudulent Activities of Banking Sector to secure accountability and reduce the increasing number of Sickness of Industries Every Year.
More surprising are in this moment around 40,000 thousand suits have been filed by the banks in the Court for recovery of bank loam of this poor country , but no body speaks why such large numbers of Industries in Private Sector are getting more & more sick in each year

( E ) – And Section 28 ( Ka ) of BANKING COMPANY of 2001 which explain WRITTEN OFF does not mean Weaver.
Which simply to misguide the International Community & Bangladesh National so as to serve the interest of the Vested Group

( F )- The system of mortgage of Land & Properties from the Industrial Borrowers by Bank or any Loan Giving Agencies should also be complete abolished at earliest possible time to ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY and Check Malpractices, Fraudulent Activities which are now growing by large in Banks or other Loan Giving Agencies and a major reason of Industrial Sickness .

( G ) - It would be an extreme favors if your good self kindly collect the PRINTED COPIES OF THE ABOVE MENTION LAWS for confirmation of above mentioned .& to help the Suffering Groups by circulating this appeal among Honorable Member of your Organization and Partner’s Organizations & to Publish in WEBSITES or News Bulletin or News Media, Electronic Media of your territory to bring to the knowledge of Concern Authority including International COMMUNITY OR ORGANIZATIONS working for HUMAN RIGHT & FUNDAMENTAL / Democratic Right of People for immediate help and support to protect the Owner of the Sick Industries / Distressed Industries of Bangladesh and their properties from such OPPRESSIVE LAWS for which they all would be ever grateful as well for change of all types of oppressive laws restoring accountability at all organization

********* N.B. the Summery of above mentioned Section of Arthatha Rin Act at a Galance:

(A)- In section 18 ( 2 ) & ( 3 ) Defendant or Owner of Industries will not be able to claim any set – off or to make counter claim against the Bank or Bank Official nor will be allowed to claim any Compensation by submitting any Suit against Bank ( Plaintiff ) analogously or simultaneously in Artha Rin Court due to violation of contract, fraudulence activities including negligence, malpractices of Bank officials.
(B)- Section 21: Settlement Conference between Borrower and Bank is a misnomer of Law of Arbitration or just to divert the attention of common people in the name arbitration or to make everybody fool .
(C) -As Per Section 19 (6) of Artha Rin Act of 2003 no suits can be declared to be dismissed or discharged for default or above mentioned fault of Bank Official. As per Section 20 regarding any order or proceedings of Artha Rin Act can not be raised to Higher Court or to any Other Superior Authority without paying 50 % of claimed or Decretal Amount if the order is totally misleading or against any law or illegal one even .
(D) - As per Section 34 Defendant or the Owner of Industries in Artha Rin Adalat Case can be put to the Jail for compelling or forcing him to pay the Bank Money without considering the fault or negligence’s of Bank Official without allowing him to proof the matter of violation of contract, fraudulence activities , negligence, malpractices of Bank officials. V- As per section 41 and 42 -The Owner of Industries are not allowed to file any appeal or revision to High Court or Superior Court against any order of Artha Rin Court without paying 50 % of the claimed amount or Decretal amount in advance , But the Bank Official are not require to pay any amount in advance in the Higher Court, allowing A Great Disparity of Law and Justice.
(E) - Under section 47 and 50 , The learned Court under Artha Rin Act of 2003 have been bared to make any exemption of principal loan amount for Violation of Contract , Negligence’s Malpractices, including fraudulent activities or any fault of the bank official uni laterally

(F)- Section 12 ( Kha ) Imposed a bar for filling write petition to Higher Court which are direct violation of human right and constitutional right of the citizen and reflects the negative attitude of Policy Maker and the Law Maker .

Suffering Groups of Industrial Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh