The government will file a review petition with the Supreme Court against its verdict that upheld the scrapping of 16th amendment of the constitution, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

The attorney general’s office has applied to the Supreme Court seeking the certified copy of its verdict in the 16th amendment case.

A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque urging him to withdraw his comments about the Supreme Court judgment on 16th amendment to the constitution.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says Bangabandhu has been undermined through the Supreme Court observation on 16th amendment verdict.

We are heartened by the law minister's reaction to the verdict on the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. In well-measured words chosen to stake out his government's position, he said he respects the verdict although he disagrees with it.

BNP criticises Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque for his comments against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution.