Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the appointment of 1,137 candidates who were disallowed to join jobs through the 27th BCS about 17 years back.

A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed delivered the verdict after hearing three separate petitions in this regard.

Defence lawyer Salah Uddin Dolan said that following the verdict the candidates will be able to join the job with appropriate seniority.

The court also ordered to take them in within 90 days, he said.

Additional Attorney General Aneek R Haque represented the state and lawyer Mohammad Khalequzzaman stood for the Public Service Commission during the hearing in the court.

During the 1/11 caretaker government...