The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days.
The court also directed the DIP chief to explain within a week why the refusal to issue Chakma a passport鈥攄espite his possessing all necessary documents鈥攕hould not be declared illegal.
A bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mubina Asaf issued the order after hearing a writ petition filed by Michael Chakma, challenging the legality of the passport office鈥檚 denial.
Additionally, the court asked the government and the DIP director general to clarify why they should not be ordered to issue Chakma鈥檚 passport within a specific timeframe.
Chakma鈥檚 lawyer, Abdullah Al Noman, told 抖阴精品 that his client was denied the opportunity to provide fingerprints and was instead referred to the DIP director general.
The director general on January 26 allegedly cast doubt on Chakma鈥檚 identity and refused to process his passport application.
Noman was assisted by lawyers Abdullah Mahmood Hasan and Monera Haque Mone.
