A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the government authorities concerned, urging them to take action against musical events arranged on the rooftops in residential areas.
On behalf of Syed Mohammad Mukdadul Islam from Sylhet, advocate Mesbah Uddin Chowdhury from Chittagong and Mohammad Arifur Rahman from Dhaka, Supreme Court lawyer Mohammad Ahsan sent the notice to secretary of Home Ministry, Inspector General of Police (IGP), and police commissioners of Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet, according to a UNB report.
The notice said that a government official was beaten dead at R K Mission Road of the capital recently as he urged to stop music at a 'gaye halud programme'. Such sufferings are very common in the city areas.
Violating the Sound Pollution Control Act-2006, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance 1976, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance 1978, Sylhet Metropolitan Police Ordinance 2009, musical sessions are being arranged in a regular basis on the rooftops of houses in high volumes during marriage ceremonies by the people.
Without any permission from concerned authorities, people should not be allowed to arrange any musical programmes like musical sessions, concert, and DJ Party, on the rooftop.
The notice also added that a writ will be filed with the High Court if the concerned authorities do not take any actions to ban sound issuing circular within four working days after receiving the notice.
