Dhaka, March 25 -- The Supreme Court on Sunday issued status quo for eight weeks on the possession and position of a property of Awami League lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy at Gulshan in Dhaka.

Chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the order following a petition filed by Murshedy challenging the HC order on the issue.

There is no legal bar for Murshedy to keep the property in his possession following the Appellate Division Chamber Judge's order, his lawyer Ahsanul Karim told the media.

Citing the petition, he said the property was transferred to Murshedy in accordance with law and the documents over the issue are valid.

Therefore, the HC verdict on the issue is defective, Ahsanul added.

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