Following High Court order and a notice issued by Law and Justice Division, portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is now in display at the Appellate Division (AD).
The portrait was hanged at the courtroom in the presence of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain around 11.30am. Supreme Court Registrar General Dr Md Zakir Hossain and other senior officials of the apex court administration were also present on the occasion. The High Court on August 29 ordered the authorities concerned to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all courtrooms across the country. A High Court division bench comprising Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order, after holding primary hearing on a writ filed in this regard.
Following the order, Law and Justice Division on September 23 issued a notice, urging all the lower courts to preserve and display portraits of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all the courtrooms.