After the Appellate Division, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court has started displaying the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the courtrooms.
On Thursday, the portraits of Father of the Nation were hanged at the courts of Justice Tariq ul Hakim, Justice Naima Haider and Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury, and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif.
Following a High Court order and a notice issued by Law and Justice Division, the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was hanged at the court of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain at the Appellate Division on October 1.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Supreme Court Registrar General Dr Md Zakir Hossain and other senior officials of the apex court administration were present on the occasion, on that day.
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.
