Hearing on plea against 7 lawyers on Feb 12

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has fixed February 12 for holding a hearing on a plea to draw contempt of court proceedings against seven pro-BNP lawyers for holding a press briefing against an Appellate Division judge and bringing out a procession and rally.

A six-member bench led by Justice Borhanuddin fixed the date on Monday.

On January 15, the seven lawyers named in the petition were summoned to the court, and January 29 was fixed for holding a hearing on the plea.

The seven lawyers are - Md Kayser Kamal, Abdul Jamil Mohammad Ali, Fahima Nasrin, Md Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan and Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal.

Advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi brought the plea on August 29, 2023, filed by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Md Nazmul Huda, before the Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique.

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