In neighbouring country Bangladesh, the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus has given the powers of executive magistrate to Bangladesh Army officers 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 published a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.
According to this notification, the army has been granted judicial powers in areas outside the metropolitan areas, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
According to the gazette notification issued by the ministry, eligible army officers will be able to function as executive magistrates under the supervision of district magistrates across the country.
The Army Magistrates will conduct their operations in relation to offences 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 Executive Magistrate gives the order to arrest a criminal or to release him on the spot on a surety or to make him fill a bond.
Now on the same lines, for the next 60 days, commissioned officers of the Army will take on-spot decisions across the country and will be able to order the arrest or release of the concerned people for their alleged crimes.
It is believed that these officers will look into the cases registered during the student movement.
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