Hearing on stay petition regarding ‘Joy Bangla’ as nat’l slogan to be in full bench

A hearing is scheduled in the full bench of the Appellate Division on Tuesday (December 10) to address the state’s petition seeking a stay on the High Court verdict that declared “Joy Bangla” as the national slogan.

A three-member Appellate Division bench led by Senior Justice Ashfaqul Islam set the date for the hearing before the full bench on Monday.

The original writ petition, filed in 2017 by Supreme Court lawyer Dr Bashir Ahmed, sought to declare “Joy Bangla” as the national slogan.

Subsequently, on March 10, 2020, the High Court bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader delivered the landmark verdict.

“We declare that ‘Joy Bangla’ shall be the national slogan of Bangladesh,” read a part of the judgment in Bangla.

Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik R Haque confirmed the filing of the stay petition on December 2 after the state moved to suspend the High Court’s ruling following the change of government on August 5.