HC orders govt to create list of all GI products

The High Court has instructed the authorities concerned of the government to create a list of all Geographical Indications (GI) products across Bangladesh and then submit the list to the court by March 19.

The court also issued a rule asking why the authorities’ failure to create and register a list of GI products would not be considered illegal.

The High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir passed the order during the hearing on a writ petition on Monday (February 19).

The commerce secretary, agriculture secretary, culture secretary, and other concerned officials have been asked to reply to the rule within four weeks.

Barrister Sarowat Siraj Shukla from Tangail, also the petitioner of the writ, presented the case on behalf of the writ petition.

Earlier on Sunday (February 18), Barrister Shukla filed a public interest litigation in the High Court seeking directions for compiling a list of all GI products in Bangladesh.