FBCCI polls: Hearing on appeal petition Thursday

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on a petition filed over the process of holding election to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) till March 30 (Thursday).

A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice S K Sinha, passed the order on Monday.

The apex court also asked the FBCCI authorities to file a leave to appeal petition by March 30 against the High Court order that stayed the election process for two months.

Following a writ petition filed by Mymensingh Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Aminul Haque Shamim, the High Court on March 21 stayed the process for holding FBCCI election for two months.

The FBCCI president on March 23 submitted a petition to the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court order.



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