DHAKA, Nov 19, 2024 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) today ordered authorities 
concerned to form a high-level committee to scrutinize the power deal signed 
between the government and the Adani Group of India and submit a report at 
the court within two months of its formation.

The HC also ordered the authorities to submit all the documents related to 
bargaining between both the sides on power deal at the court within a month. 

A High Court division bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice 
Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order after holding hearing on a writ 
petition filed by Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Md Abdul Qaium.

The writ was filed on November 13, challenging the legality of the power deal 
signed between the government and the Adani Group of India. Terming the deal 
unequal, unfair and opposite to the interest of the country, the petitioner 
had pleaded for modifying the agreement on the basis of equity and fairness.

The petition also pleaded for cancelling the deal if Adani Group declines to 
modify the agreement.

The petitioner had sent a legal notice to the Bangladesh Power Development 
Board (BPDB) Chairman and the Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and 
Mineral Resources, asking them to review or cancel the deal with Adani Group 
in three days. As the notice went unheard, the petitioner filed the writ with 
the High Court.