Supreme Court dismisses assistant registrar over Facebook posts

The Supreme Court administration in Bangladesh has dismissed Ibrahim Alam Bhuiyan, an assistant registrar of the High Court Division, over allegations of damaging the reputation of the court, the chief justice, and other judges through his Facebook posts.

SC Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee issued a notification stating that departmental proceedings against Bhuiyan, who was suspended from his role as assistant registrar (Civil-1) of the High Court Division, established the charges against him. These charges were brought under Rule 3(b) of Rule 2(4) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (High Court) Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1983.

As a consequence of the proven charges, Bhuiyan has been dismissed from service, effective July 14, according to the notification. Sources within the SC registrar general’s office indicated that Bhuiyan had been suspended previously through a separate notification due to his alleged actions on Facebook, which were deemed to have harmed the reputation of the Supreme Court and its judiciary.

An investigation into the allegations reportedly found them to be true. Attempts to obtain comments from SC Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee were unsuccessful.