SC stays verdict declaring 'Joy Bangla' as national slogan
Court Correspondent
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court judgment that declared ‘Joy Bangla’ as the national slogan.
A four-member apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order granting a leave to appeal petition filed by the state in this regard.
Additional Attorney General Anik R Haque represented the state during the hearing.
Earlier, on 2 December, the state filed a petition seeking suspension of the High Court verdict that declared "Joy Bangla" as the national slogan.
On 10 March 2020, during the Awami League tenure, a High Court bench comprising Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader issued the verdict declaring "Joy Bangla" as the national slogan, following a 2017 writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Dr Bashir Ahmed.
