The Supreme Court will hold hearing on Tuesday on a petition filed by the government seeking a stay on the High Court's ruling that had declared 'Joy Bangla' as the country’s national slogan.
On Monday, a three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, issued the order after Additional Attorney General Aneek R Haque presented the petition for hearing during the session.
The full bench of the Appellate Division and will hear the matter on Tuesday, said Justice Ashfaqul.
Earlier, on 10 March 2020, the HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as the national slogan following a writ petition filed in 2017 by Supreme Court lawyer Bashir Ahmed.
Later, on February 20, 2022, the cabinet led by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina issued a notice recognising it as the national slogan.
The then Awami League government made ‘Joy Bangla’ the national slogan through a gazette notification issued on March 2, 2022.
The petition challenging the High Court decision was filed by the state on December 2.
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