SC suspends lawyer Eunus Ali Akond for three months

The Supreme Court (SC) has barred Eunus Ali Akond from practicing law in its two divisions for the next three months as he was convicted of contempt of court after posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on his Facebook, reports UNB.

The court also fined him Tk 25,000, in default, he will have to serve 15 days of imprisonment.

A seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain delivered the verdict on Monday after hearing a contempt of court rule issued against him.

Earlier on Sunday, the court fixed Monday for delivering the verdict.