‘Bangabandhu, Liberation War photos state property’

The High Court on Tuesday passed an order, saying the photos of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the country’s of War of Liberation are state property.

“Copyright of these photographs cannot be owned by any individual or institution,” said the order, passed by the High Court division bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman.

The court came up with the verdict while disposing of a rule issued against a journalist for misappropriating money by changing copyright and intellectual property rights of the books on Bangabandhu.

Supreme Court lawyer Syed Sayedul Haque Suman had filed the writ, while Barrister Aneek R Haque moved the plea before the court. Advocate Shah Monjurul Hoque stood for the accused journalist, Nazmul Hasan.