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Staff Reporter

Advocate Khondker Mahbub Hossain, who led the general lawyers opposing the SCBA decision, told reporters that general lawyers, attending the apex court yesterday defying the SCBA decision, proved that they do not support the court boycott programme.

Emerging from the Appellate Division, he said those who took part in the hearing yesterday were general lawyers.

He said not allowing bail under the Emergency Power Rules and programme of court boycott cannot be supported.

Khondker Mahbub Hossain criticised the SCBA leaders to take the decision of court boycott programme keeping most of the lawyers in the dark.

Of 3,500 lawyers, most were unaware about the boycott programme, he said.

He alleged that the SCBA declared the court boycott programme from an emergency meeting only on two-hour notice.

Khondker Mahbub Hossain said the apex court functioned yesterday normally as general lawyers did not support the court boycott programme.

He said general lawyers do not want to see anarchy in the court premises to protect the interest of a vested quarter.

He suggested the SCBA leaders to take the opinion of the general lawyers before taking such programme.