Ultimatum issued to CJ to resign by 1pm

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has issued an ultimatum to Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan and judges of the Appellate Division to resign by 1:00pm today, Saturday (August 10).

Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, issued the ultimatum from the Supreme Court premises around 11 am on Saturday (August 10).

If the Chief Justice and other judges of the Appellate Division do not resign by 1:00pm, they will besiege their residences, Hasnat Abdullah said.

Earlier, around 10:30am, several hundred protesters, including students and lawyers, started gathering on the SC premises, demanding resignation of the chief justice and the judges of the Appellate Division.