SC hearing over caretaker government system Jan 19

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has fixed January 19 for a hearing on three review petitions pleading for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government (CG) system.

An Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed adjourned the hearing till January 19, on Sunday morning.

Senior advocate Zainul Abedin, Advocate Sharif Bhuiyan and Mohammad Shishir Manir were present in the courtroom for the pleas, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman was present for the state.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Miah Golam Parwar and Secretary of Rights organisation Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, Badiul Alam Majumdar filed the three review petitions in this regard. Three pleas will be heard concurrently.