Submit list of products qualified for GI registration: HC

Desk Report

Publisted at 3:13 PM, Mon Feb 19th, 2024

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to submit a list of products that have already been registered as Geographical Indication (GI) in Bangladesh, as well as a list of nationally and internationally registrable GI products.

The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar and Justice Sardar Rashed Jahangir, issued this order after hearing a writ petition regarding the matter on Monday (19 February).

The court has set 19 March as the deadline for submitting the compliance report regarding the implementation of the directive.

Barrister Sarowat Siraj Shukla from Tangail, who filed the writ seeking directions for preparing a consolidated list of GI products, represented himself in the court.

He said the commerce secretary, agriculture secretary, culture secretary, and other concerned officials have been given a month to respond to the rule.

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