SC’s full court meeting postponed amid protests

The full court meeting of the Supreme Court, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday, was postponed amid protests.

Several hundred protestors, including students and lawyers, gathered on the Supreme Court premises today, demanding resignation of the chief justice and the judges of the Appellate Division.

Md Shafiqul Islam, public relations officer of Supreme Court, said in the Chief Justice had called a full court meeting on Saturday to decide how to conduct the court proceedings and discuss other issues.

Earlier in a Facebook post today, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, newly appointment adviser for the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Interim government, said that the Chief Justice has called the meeting without discussing with the government.

“Any kind of conspiracy of the defeated forces will not be tolerated. Lawyers have already gathered to protest. We had earlier asked the Chief Justice to resign. If they take a stance against the students and people and provoke them, they will have to face terrible consequences.,” he said in the post.

He also demanded unconditional resignation of the Chief Justice and halt of the full court meeting.