RAJSHAHI NEWS
A labour court in Rajshahi has ordered the arrests of Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and three RCC officials for not complying with its order.
Rajshahi Divisional Labour Court Judge M Ansar Ali issued the warrants on May 10 since the defendants did not appear before it despite its order, reports our Rajshahi correspondent.
RCC Chief Executive Officer Azahar Ali, Secretary K M Abdus Salam and Chief Accountant Abdur Rashid along with the mayor face the warrant in connection with depriving an employee of his retirement allowances.
Plaintiff's lawyer Korban Ali told , “The arrest warrants have been issued through Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Headquarters.”
However, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Obaidullah denied receiving such order and said, “I heard about it, but yet to see.”
Earlier, Abdul Jabbar, an employee of the conservation section of the RCC, filed a case with the labour court on May 25, 2010 as he was deprived of Tk 2.30 lakh of his gratuity and provident fund money from pension.
In a verdict in August 2011, Kobita Khanam, the then judge of the court, asked RCC authorities to pay off Jabbar his due Tk 2.03 lakh with 25 percent compensation within 60 days.
But, the authorities did not comply with the court order and also refrained from filing any appeal against the order within the stipulated time.
Later on April 11, Jabbar filed a criminal case with the court accusing the four for violating the order and the court on the following day summoned the four to appear before it on May 10.
Jabbar had been on service since April 29, 1974 and retired on December 31, 2008.
On retirement, his gratuity and provident fund money was assessed as Tk 4.08 lakh, while he was paid Tk 2.85 lakh.
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