Bangladesh Accord’s issue of extension has been deferred yet again by Bangladesh’s Supreme Court to allow time to chalk out a negotiation with the government.Further hearing has been slated for April 7 after a short hearing on February 18, 2019 at the four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain.The bench concluded within five minutes of hearing after state counsel Additional Attorney General Murad Reza moved a time prayer saying “a negotiation is underway”.The apex court fixed April 7 for further hearing of a leave-to-appeal petition filed by Accord challenging a previous directive that asked the agency to stop activities post November 30.The issue of Accord, a European agency for factory inspection and remediation, has been hanging on the Supreme Court for an extension beyond its five-year operation term.Previously, the hearing was deferred at the Supreme Court for three times on December 6, December 10, and January 21.
