His remarks came after Attorney General Mahbubey Alam filed a petition seeking two more weeks for issuing the gazette notification. When the attorney general filed its plea on Monday, the chief justice said, "Is this a petition for more time? He then asked Attorney General Alam, "Which is the world's largest city?" The attorney general remained silent, when Chief Justice Sinha said, "I think Dhaka is the largest city in the world." Since then the Supreme Court has extended the time for the government to issue the gazette several times.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2017 06:45 UTC