An eight-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Monday morning. On February 6, the court extended the previous deadline by a week in response to a petition filed by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam. On December 12, 2016, the Supreme Court asked concerned authorities to issue the gazette notification by January 15, 2017. President Abdul Hamid had decided not to issue a gazette over the matter despite a court order requiring the government to do so. So far the Supreme Court has issued multiple orders asking the government to issue a gazette notification on the finalised rules.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2017 04:46 UTC