Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives upon the concerned bodies of the government to remove the iron cages from all the courtrooms of the lower judiciary across the country.

Supreme Court lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir, on behalf of the 10 other SC lawyers, filed the petition on Tuesday.

The petition has already been mentioned in the HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah for hearing. The bench may hold a hearing on the petition next week, said lawyer Shishir Manir.

Earlier on October 16 in 2023, these 10 lawyers sent a legal notice to the Law Secretary, Home Secretary, and Inspector General of Police asking them to remove the iron cages from all the courtro...