Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court has set Thursday for the verdict in the appeal by 1,137 candidates who were denied recruitment in the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, batch.

A five-strong Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, decided on the date after a hearing on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

Advocate Salahuddin Dolon stood for the petitioners while Additional Attorney General Aneek R Haque represented the state alongside advocate Khalequzzaman Bhuiyan on behalf of the Public Service Commission, or PSC.

As many as 3,567 candidates passed the first oral examination of the 27th BCS. In 2007, the caretaker government annulled the results of the first oral test over charges of irregularities and...