CJ to sit with lawyers over dresscode following death of young atorny due to 'heat-stroke'

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique is going to discuss about the clothes worn by lawyers during the hearing in the court amid the heatwave.

The meeting with the senior judges of the Supreme Court will be held on 11am on Saturday.

Muhammad Saifur Rahman, registrar of the appellate division, confirmed this matter on Thursday afternoon.

Earlier on the day, a lawyer named Shafiul Alam died in the lower court area of Dhaka which colleagues calaimed a death due to 'heat stroke'. 

The decission of holding a meeting on lawyears' dress code (black coat-gown) has been taken immediately after the death of Shafiul who started his journey in the 'legal profession' in 2021.