The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has completed an investigation into allegations of "misconduct" against Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti and sent its report to the president last week for a decision.
Masuda Bhatti, who was appointed as an information commissioner during the tenure of the previous government on August 24, 2023, has been absent at her workplace without any permission from the appropriate authorities since August 5 last year, which is a misconduct, Supreme Court Spokesperson Muajjem Hussain told The Daily Star today.
He said the president will now take necessary steps about Masuda Bhatti.
The SJC conducted the probe about Masuda Bhatti after the president's office sent a reference to it, he added.
The other members of the SJC are senior judges of the Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury.
Several cases were filed against Barrister Mainul Hosein, a former adviser of the then military-backed caretaker government, in 2018 after he made a comment about Masuda Bhatti on a television program.
Mainul Hosein, now dead, had to suffer in jail for several months in connection with the cases and Masuda Bhatti came into discussion in various circles over that incident.
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