A petition was filed with the Appellate Division on Monday seeking a stay on the High Court order for declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan.
Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik R Haq said the state filed the petition against the High Court (HC).
He said the Appellate Division will hold a hearing on the petition on Sunday next.
In 2020, an HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K.M. Kamrul Kader passed the order.
While issuing the order, the court had said Joy Bangla is the slogan the nation’s solidarity and favourite slogan of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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