SC clears way for Sonali Bank recruitment test

The Supreme Court has cleared way for holding recruitment procedure for different 2,201 posts of state-run Sonali Bank as per the circular issued in 2016. The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain gave the order on Tuesday after rejecting separate leave-to-appeals filed by job seekers against the High Court order. Lawyer Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury stood for Sonali Bank and lawyer Abdul Matin Khashru, Kamrul Haque Siddiqui and A M Amin Uddin for the petitioner. State-owned Sonali Bank issued a circular for 2,201 vacant posts of senior officer, officer and officer (cash) on February 22, 2016. Later, some 474 job seekers filed a writ with the High Court challenging legality of the circular. After final hearing on July 27 last, the High Court rejected their writ. Later, the writ petitioners filed five separate leave-to-appeals against the High Court order. The Supreme Court ordered to stay the recruitment process. Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury said now there is no bar for holding the recruitment process for the circular of 2,201 posts.