Visiting Nepalese chief justice Prakash Man Singh Raut on Sunday observed the proceedings of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in Dhaka, witnessing firsthand the hearing on an appeal regarding the non-party caretaker government system.
Justice Raut took to the podium at the Appellate Division at around 12:00pm, along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Syed Refaat Ahmed, justices Md Ashfaqul Islam, Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Md Rezaul Haque, SM Emdadul Hoque, AKM Asaduzzaman and Farah Mahbub.
Before the commencement of the hearing, chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed expressed his gratitude to Raut for his presence and highlighted the cordial relations between the judiciaries of the two countries.
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman then extended a formal welcome to Raut on behalf of the state. Following that, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, delivered a speech expressing appreciation to Raut on behalf of the association.
Judges from Nepal鈥檚 High Court, officials from the Nepalese judiciary, Nepal鈥檚 ambassador to Bangladesh, senior lawyers of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, and other advocates of the Appellate Division were present in the courtroom.
Senior jurist Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, at the time, presented his arguments for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on an appeal, challenging the previous judgment that abolished the non-party caretaker government system for holding national elections.
Earlier in the day, senior advocate Zainul Abedin took part in the hearing for the party. He had begun his submissions on October 29.