SC defers Accord hearing to Feb 18
The Supreme Court has deferred a hearing on the Accord, the European agency for factory inspection and remediation, to February 18.
A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after a hearing yesterday.
The apex court also fixed that day for further hearing on a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the agency.
Advocate AM Amin Uddin, representing Accord, told The Daily Star that the apex court adjourned the hearing as both parties would talk about Accord's functions and during this time the agency could continue working.
The Accord's five-year term expired on November 30 and the matter of its extension went to the High Court which ordered that it end. Matters were then taken on to the Supreme Court, which deferred the hearing on December 6 and 10.
The Accord conducts inspection and remediation activities for more than 200 global clothing retailers and brands.
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