Hearing on contempt plea against 7 pro-BNP lawyers deferred

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today again deferred till June 12 the hearing on a contempt of court petition filed against seven pro-BNP lawyers for their “slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous” comments about two apex court judges.

A five-member Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan fixed the new date on Wednesday (April 24).

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.

Earlier, a contempt of court plea was filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against seven pro-BNP lawyers for staging protests demanding the resignation of two Appellate Division judges. Advocate Nahida Sultana Juthi filed the plea on August 29, 2023.