wk vcöwzôvb I Kg Î hšb nqivwb cöwz iv a gnvgvb nvb KvU KZ K cö`ë bxwzgvjv partners for prevention

wk vcöwzôvb I Kg Î hšb nqivwb cöwz iv a gnvgvb nvb KvU KZ K cö`ë bxwzgvjv partners for prevention

wk vcöwzôvb I Kg Î hšb nqivwb cöwz iv a gnvgvb nvb KvU KZ K cö`ë bxwzgvjv partners for prevention 1

f wgkv mwnsmzvi wkkvi bvix I wkï `i Rb cöwz ivag~jk we kl e e vi cö qvrbxqzv Dcjwä niqvq Ges hšb nqivwb cöwz iva msμvší Kvb mywbw` ó AvBb bv _vkvq evsjv `k RvZxq gwnjv AvBbRxex mwgwz ev`x n q nvb Kv U 07 AvM 2008 GKwU Rb ^v_ g~jk gvgjv `v qi K ib 14 g 2009 gnvgvb nvb KvU G gvgjvq wkÿvcöwzôvb I Kg ÿ Î hšb nqivwb cöwz ivamn bvixi mvwe K ÿgzvqb wbwðzkiy Ges bvix-cyiæl mgzv cöwzôvq GKwU hymvšíkvix ivq cö`vb K ib Kg ÿ Î I wkÿvcöwzôv b iv q cö`ë bxwzgvjvi e vck cöpvi, cömvi Ges Gi h_vh_ ev Íevq bi Rb GB cökvkbv gnvgvb nvb KvU G gvgjvq wkÿvcöwzôvb I Kg ÿ Î hšb nqivwb cöwz ivamn bvixi mvwe K ÿgzvqb wbwðzkiy Ges bvix-cyiæl mgzv cöwzôvq GKwU hymvšíkvix ivq gvgjv b ^i 5916/2008 G ivq Avgv `i R b I... 2

wkÿvcöwzôvb I Kg ÿ Î hšb nqivwb cöwz iv a gnvgvb nvb KvU KZ K cö`ë bxwzgvjv wiu wcwukb bs 5916/2008 ivq Kvb Kvb v b Kxfv e e envi Kiv hv e? evsjv ` k Kg ÿî Ges wkÿvcöwzôvb jv Z hšb nqivwb cöwzkv ii my úó Kvb AvBb bb hv iÿvkep wn m e Avgv `i msweav b D jøwlz RÛvi mgzv K wbwðz Ki Z cv i d j cöwzwbqz NU Q bvixi cöwz hšb wbcxobg~jk NUbv Gi cöwÿ Z bvixi wbivcëv wbwðz Kivi Rb wkqz w`k wb ` kbv cö`vb Kiv nq hv Kg ÿî I wkÿvcöwzôv bi Rb cö hvr n e Ges hzw`b ch ší h_vh_ Ges ch vß AvBb cöyqb bv nq ZZw`b ch ší G wb ` kbv Abyhvqx e e v MÖnY Ki Z n e evsjv ` ki msweav bi 111 Aby Q `i gg v_ Abyhvqx hzw`b ch ší G wel q Dchy³ AvBb cöyqb bv n e ZZw`b ch ší mkj mikvwi- emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Î GB bxwzgvjv AbymiY I cvjb Kiv eva Zvg~jK 3

cömvi GB bxwzgvjv evsjv ` ki mxgvbvi g a mkj mikvwi Ges emikvwi Kg ÿî Ges wkÿvcöwzôv bi Rb Kvh Ki n e g vwvg, nvb KvU cö`ë hšb nqivwb cöwz iva msμvší wb ` kbv c o `L Z cv ib jÿ Ges D Ïk K) hšb nqivwb m ú K m PZbZv M o Zvjv; L) hšb nqivwbi bwzevpk cöfve m ú K m PZbZv m wó Kiv; M) Ô hšb nqivwb kvw Í hvm AcivaÕ- G wel q m PZbZv e w Kiv 4

wb qvm`vzv I KZ c ÿi `vwqz Kx Kx? ivóªxq msweavb Ges AvBb g b Pjv mkj bvmwik I mikvwi Kg Pvix `i KZ e h nzz cörvz š i msweav bi GKvwaK Aby Q ` RÛvi mgzv wbwðzki Yi wel q ejv n q Q Ges h nzz mkj ai bi RÛvi ˆelg `~ixki Y ivóª ` p cöwzá Ges h nzz msweav b ivóª Ges MYRxe bi me Í i bvix-cyiæ li mgvb AwaKvi Ges mkj bvmwik AvB bi ` wó Z mgvb I AvB bi mgvb AvkÖq jv fi AwaKvix e j ejv n q Q; m nzz hšb nqivwb Ges wbcxobg~jk Aciv ai NUbv K cöwz iva Ges wbe Ë Kivi Rb GKwU Kvh Kix cš v MÖnY Kiv Ges cöpwjz AvBb I m ve cövwzôvwbk c` ÿ ci gva g hšb nqivwbi weiæ cöwzkv ii D Ï k Kvh Ki e e v MÖnY Kivi `vwqz mswkøó cöwzôv bi wb qvmkz v Ges mswkøó `vwq Z wb qvwrz e w³m Yi Dci ez vq wj½ ˆelg Ges hšb nqivwbi wel q Avgv `i mkj K m PZb n Z n e GUv LyeB Riæwi c` ÿc 5

hšb nqivwbi msáv 1) hšb nqivwb ej Z evsvq- K) AbvKvw ÿz hšb Av e`bg~jk AvPiY hgb: kvixwik úk ev G ai bi c ivÿ cö Póv; L) cövwzôvwbk Ges ckvmz ÿgzv e envi K i Kv iv mv _ hšb m úk vc bi Póv Kiv; M) hšb nqivwb ev wbcxobg~jk Dw³; N) hšb my hvm jv fi Rb A ea Av e`b; O) c bv MÖvwd `Lv bv; P) hšb Av e`bg~jk gšíe ev fw½; Q) Akvjxb fw½, Akvjxb fvlv ev gší e i gva g DË ³ Kiv ev Akvjxb D Ïk c~i Y Kvb e w³i Aj ÿ Zvi wbkuezx niqv ev AbymiY Kiv, hšb Bw½Zg~jK fvlv e envi K i KŠZzK ejv ev Dcnvm Kiv; R) wpwv, Uwj dvb, gvevbj, GmGgGm, Qwe, bvwuk, KvU yb, eâ, Pqvi- Uwej, bvwuk evw, Awdm, d v±wi, köyxkÿ, ev_iæ gi `qv j hšb Bw½Zg~jK AcgvbRbK Kvb wkqz jlv; GB wfwwiuv `L, Avb ` cv e! Avgvq UvP& Ki eb bv! 6

S) eøvk gbj A_ev PwiÎ nb bi D Ï k w i ev wfwwi wpî aviy Kiv; T) hšb nqivwbi Kvi Y Ljvayjv, mvs wzk, cövwzôvwbk Ges wkÿvmz Kvh μ g AskMÖnY _ K weiz _vk Z eva Kiv; U) cög wb e`b K i cöz vlvz n q ûgwk `qv ev Pvc cö qvm Kiv; V) fq `wl q ev wg_ v Avk vm w` q ev cözviyvi gva g hšb m úk vcb ev vc bi Póv Kiv GwK? bvwuk ev W Avgvi Qwe! Avgvi mv _ M j Zzwg A bk grv cv e Dc i D jøwlz 1K-V AvPiYmg~n bvixi ^v I myiÿvi Rb ûgwk ^iƒc Ges AcgvbRbK Kvb bvix hw` G ai bi AvPi Yi wkkvi nb Ges hw` wzwb g b K ib h, GB wel q cöwzev` Ki j Zvi Kg ÿ Î ev wkÿvcöwzôv b ev hlv b wzwb Av Qb mlvbkvi cwi ek Zvi wekv ki Rb evav ev cöwzk j n Z cv i Zvn j D³ AvPiYmg~n bvixi cöwz ˆelg g~jk e j we ewpz n e g b nq Avgv K KD AbymiY Ki Q! 7

Kxfv e Avgiv hšb nqivwbi weiæ Rbm PZbZv Ges RbgZ m wó Ki Z cvwi? hšb nqivwbi weiæ Avgiv bvbvbfv e Rbm PZbZv Ges RbgZ m wó Ki Z cvwi hb GB AcivawU e vck I fqven AvKv i bvix I wkïi Rxeb K wech Í bv K i G wel q Avgv `i mgv Ri mevb K GK hv M KvR Ki Z n e Z e Avgiv hšb nqivwbi weiæ Rbm PZbZv Ges RbgZ m wó Ki Z wb Pi c` ÿc jv wb Z cvwi hgbñ 1. mikvwi- emikvwi mkj Kg ÿ Î Ges wkÿvcöwzôv b RÛvi ˆelg, hšb nqivwb Ges wbh vzb cöwz iva Ges wbivc` cwi ek m wó Z wb qvm`vzv/mswkøó KZ cÿ m PZbg~jK cökvkbvi Dci me vwak iæz ` eb G wel q mkj wkÿv cöwzôv b cöwz wkÿve l i cövi köyxi KvR ïiæi c~ e wkÿv_ xmy K Ges mkj Kg ÿ Î gvwmk Ges lvb vwmk Iwi q Uk bi e e v ivl Z n e; 2. cö hvr ÿ Î mswkøó e w³i Rb Aek B Dchy³ KvD Ýwjs Gi e e v _vk Z n e; 3. msweav b D jøwlz Aby Q` Ges mswewae AvB b bvix wkÿv_ x Ges K g wb qvwrz bvixm Yi h AwaKv ii wel q D jøl Kiv Av Q Zv mnr fvlvq weáwß AvKv i cökvk K i m PZbZv M o Zzj Z n e; KvD Ýji KvD Ýwjs 8

4. AvBb cö qvmkvix ms vi e w³m Yi g a m PZbZv e w i j ÿ wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Îi wb qvmkz vmy wbr wbr cöwzôv b cökvmwbk KZ c ÿi mv _ wbqwgz hvmv hvm Ges Kvh Kix gzwewbgq Ki eb; 5. msweav b ewy Z RÛvi mgzv Ges hšb Acivamg~n m úwk Z w`kwb ` kbvwu cyw ÍKv AvKv i cökvk Ki Z n e; 6. m PZbZv e w i j ÿ msweav b D jøwlz gšwjk AwaKvi m úwk Z wbðqzvmg~n cöpvi Ki Z n e G bxwzgvjvq D jøwlz 4 aviv Abyhvqx hšb nqivwb Ges hšb wbh vzb cöwz iv a h_vh_ k Ljvwewa cöyqb Ges Kvh Ki Ki Z n e; 7. cö Z KwU wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Î Awf hvm MÖn Yi Rb Awf hvm ev vcb Ki Z n e, hv Z KD wb Ri cwipq Mvcb i L Awf hvm Ki Z cv ib Awf hvm Awf hvm ev gzwewbgq mfv 9

hšb nqivwbi weiæ cöwz ivag~jk Kx Kx e e v Av Q? mkj wb qvmkz v Ges Kg ÿ Î `vwq Z wb qvwrz e w³my Ges wkÿvcöwzôv bi KZ cÿ hšb nqivwb cöwz iv ai j ÿ Kvh Kix e e v MÖnY Ki e G `vwqz cvj bi D Ï k, Ab vb c` ÿc QvovI Zviv wb œv³ c` ÿc MÖnY Ki eb: K) G wb ` kbvq DwjøwLZ 4 aviv Abyhvqx hšb nqivwb Ges hšb wbh vz bi Dci h wb laváv NvlYv Kiv n q Q Zv Kvh Kifv e cöpvi Ges cökvk Kiv; L) hšb nqivwb msμvší h mkj AvBb i q Q Ges AvB b hšb nqivwb I wbh vz bi Rb h mkj kvw Íi D jøl i q Q Zv e vckfv e cöpvi Ki Z n e; M) Kg ÿ Î Ges wkÿv ÿ Îi cwi ek bvixi cöwz hb ˆeix bv nq Zv wbwðz Ki Z n e Kg Rxex bvix I bvix wkÿv_ x `i gv S G wek vm I Av v M o Zzj Z n e h, Zv `i Ae v cyiæl mnkg x I mncvvx `i Zzjbvq wcwq q cov ev AmyweavRbK bq bvwuk evw 10

hšb nqivwbi weiæ Kxfv e Awf hvm Ki Z n e? h mkj hšb nqivwbg~jk KvR I AvPiY cöpwjz AvB bi AšÍf y³ bq Ggb A kvfb AvPiYmg~n m ú K hw` Aciv ai wkkvi bvix Awf hvm Ki Z Pvq Zv MÖnY Kivi mwvk I ch vß e e v _vk Z n e Awf hvm `v qi I cwipvjbvi ÿ Î wb œv³ c wz AšÍf y³ Ki Z n e Avcbvi mek_v wbwø avq ej Z cv ib K) Aciva cögvwyz bv niqv ch ší Awf hvmkvix Ges Awfhy³ e w³i cwipq Mvcb ivl Z n e; L) mswkøó KZ cÿ KZ K Awf hvmkvixi wbivcëv wbwðz Ki Z n e; M) Aciv ai wkkvi e w³ wb R A_ev eüz wksev AvZ xq ev wpwv A_ev AvBbRxexi gva g wjwlzfv e Awf hvm `v qi Ki Z cv ib; N) Awf hvmkvix e w³ ^Zš fv e Awf hvm KwgwUi bvix m` m i Kv Q Awf hvm Rvbv Z cv ib; O) bxwzgvjvq ewy Z 9 aviv Abyhvqx MwVZ Awf hvm KwgwUi wbku `v qi Ki Z n e 11

Awf hvm KwgwU MVb K) Awf hvm MÖn Yi Rb, Z`šÍ cwipvjbvi Rb Ges mycvwik Kivi Rb mikvwi- emikvwi mkj Kg ÿ Î Ges mkj wkÿvcöwzôv b mswkøó KZ cÿ GKwU KwgwU MVb Ki eb; L) Kgc ÿ 5 m`m wewkó GKwU KwgwU MVb Kiv n e hvi ewki fvm m`m n e bvix m e n j KwgwUi cöavb n eb bvix; M) KwgwUi `ybrb m`m mswkøó cöwzôv bi evb i Ab cöwzôvb _ K wb Z n e, h cöwzôvb RÛvi wel q Ges hšb wbh vz bi weiæ KvR K i; N) Awf hvm KwgwU mikv ii Kv Q G bxwzgvjv ev Íevqb msμvší evwl K Awf hvm cöwz e`b ck Ki eb 5 m`m wewkó KwgwU 12

Awf hvm KwgwU Kxfv e Zv `i Kvh c wz cwipvjbv Ki e? Awf hvm KwgwUi Kvh c wz NUbv NUvi mvaviyfv e 30 Kvh w`e mi g a Awf hvm KwgwUi Kv Q Awf hvm ck Ki Z n e Awf hv Mi mz Zv cögv Yi Rb KwgwUÑ K) jny nqivwbi ÿ Î hw` m e nq, Awf hvm KwgwU cÿø qi m wz wb q Awf hvm gxgvsmvi e e v b eb Ges G wel q mikvwi- emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Îi mswkøó KZ c ÿi Kv Q cöwz e`b `vwlj Ki eb; L) Ab mkj ÿ Î Awf hvm KwgwU welqwu Z`šÍ Ki eb; M) Awf hvm KwgwU Dfq cÿ K Ges mvÿx `i WvK hv M iwrwóª K i bvwuk cvvv e Gi ïbvbx cwipvjbv, Z_ cögvy msmön Ges mkj mswkøó `wjj ch eÿy ÿgzv _vk e G ai bi cvwicvwk K Awf hv Mi ÿ Î gšwlk cögvy QvovI cvwicvwk K cögv Yi Dci iæz `qv n e WvK hv M iwrwóª bvwuk wecÿ cÿ ^vÿx 13

Awf hvm KwgwUi Kvh μg wbwðz Ki Z mikvwi Ges emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Îi mswkøó Awdm mkj ai bi mn hvwmzv cö`v b eva _vk e Awf hvm KwgwU Awf hvmkvix `i cwipq Mvcb ivl eb Awf hvmkvixi mvÿ MÖn Yi mgq Ggb Kvb cökœ ev AvPiY Kiv n e bv hv D Ïk g~jk, AcgvbRbK Ges nqivwbg~jk nq iæ Øvi K ÿ mvÿ MÖnYKv j h_vh_ MvcbxqZv iÿv Ki Z n e Awf hvmkvix hw` Awf hvm Zz j wb Z Pvb ev Z`šÍ e Üi `vwe Rvbvb Zvn j Gi KviY Z`šÍ K i cöwz e` b D jøl Ki Z n e Awf hvm KwgwU 30 w` bi g a Zv `i mycvwikmn Z`šÍ cöwz e`b wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Îi mswkøó KZ cÿ K cö`vb Ki eb cö qvr b Gi mgqmxgv 30 Kvh w`em _ K 60 Kvh w`e m evov bv hv e hw` GUv cögvwyz nq h, D Ïk cö Yvw`Zfv e wg_ v gvgjv `v qi Kiv n q Q Zvn j mswkøó KZ c ÿi Kv Q Awf hvmkvixi weiæ Dchy³ e e v MÖn Yi Rb mycvwik Kiv n e Awf hvm KwgwUi ewkifvm m`m h wm vší ` eb Zvi Dci wfwë K i wm vší bqv n e iæ Øvi Kÿ 14

hšb nqivwbi weiæ kvw Í Kx? mswkøó KZ cÿ Awfhy³ e w³ K (QvÎ e wz i K) mvgwqkfv e eilv Í Ki Z cv i Ges QvÎ `i ÿ Î Awf hvm KwgwUi mycvwik Abyhvqx Zv `i K K vm Kiv _ K weiz ivl Z cv ib Awfhy ³i weiæ hšb wbcxo bi Awf hvm cviqv M j mswkøó KZ cÿ Zv Am`vPiY wn m e MY Ki e Ges mkj mikvwi emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Îi k Ljv wewa Abymv i 30 Kvh w`e mi g a Dchy³ e e v MÖnY Ki eb ev hw` D³ Awf hvm Kvb `Ð hvm Aciva e j MY nq Zvn j mswkøó Av`vj Z cvwv q ` eb Avgiv mkj K Avnevb KiwQ h, GB bxwzgvjv mkj mikvwi- emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Î AbymiY Ges cvjb Kiv n e hzw`b bv ch ší GB ÿ Î Dchy³ AvBb cöyqb bv nq Avcbv K mvgwqkfv e eilv Í Kiv n jv 15

evsjv ` ki msweav bi 111 Aby Q `i gg v_ Abyhvqx hzw`b ch ší G wel q Dchy³ AvBb cöyqb bv n e ZZw`b ch ší mkj mikvwi- emikvwi wkÿvcöwzôvb Ges Kg ÿ Î GB bxwzgvjv AbymiY I cvjb Kiv eva Zvg~jK bvix I wkï wbh vzb cöwz iva mev 109 cywjk I Ab vb Riæwi mev 999 m~î: (1) wkÿvcöwzôv b I Kg ÿ Î hšb nqivwb cöwz iv a gnvgvb nvb KvU KZ K cö`ë bxwzgvjv, evsjv `k RvZxq gwnjv AvBbRxex mwgwz, XvKv, 1015 (2) Writ Petition No. 5916 of 2008, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, High Court Division, (Special Original Jurisdiction), Dhaka, 2009 (3) http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/resources/documents/276907_writ_petition_5916_08.pdf 16

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