Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- An appeal has been filed challenging the High Court verdict that partially annulled certain provisions of Bangladesh's 15th Constitutional Amendment but upheld the rest, including the abolition of the caretaker government system.
The appeal was submitted on Monday (3 November) by Dr. Sharif Bhuiyan, on behalf of the petitioner Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of SUJON (Citizens for Good Governance). According to the petitioner, the appeal was filed because the High Court did not declare the entire 15th Amendment void. "In our writ petition, we sought the annulment of the amendment in its entirety," said Dr. Sharif Bhuiyan.
"But since the High Court only struck down parts of it, several issues remain unresolved. For exa...