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Published: 22 Apr 2021 10:35 PM BdST
Updated: 22 Apr 2021 10:35 PM BdST
The apex court has directed divisional special judge and special judge courts to conduct virtual proceedings to only dispose of bail and other urgent criminal applications amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. );
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The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued the directive in line with the chief justice s orders.
The special judges must remotely hold sessions to dispense with bail and other urgent criminal plea on a daily basis, except weekly and public holidays, following the Supreme Court s guidelines on the use of information technology and related matters, the notice said.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today requested Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain to increase the number of virtual High Court benches so that lawyers can move cases during the ongoing restrictions.
Over 12,000 under-trial prisoners released on bail in 6 working days
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A total of 12,258 under-trial prisoners got released from jails after securing bail from virtual courts across the country in six working days till yesterday (Tuesday).
Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman, in a statement, said a total of 20,953 bail petitions were disposed during the period.
Yesterday, the subordinate courts disposed of 2,973 bail petitions in connection with different criminal cases through virtual hearing and granted bail to 1,576 under-trial prisoners.
The regular activities of courts across the country, including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court remain suspended, due to ongoing surge of Covid-19 cases.
CJ forms 2 more HC benches to run judicial functions
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Star Digital Report
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today constituted two more High Court benches to virtually hear and dispose of urgent cases during the ongoing restrictions imposed due to surge of Covid-19 pandemic.
With these two, a total of six HC benches will now perform judicial functions till further order, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star.
The two new HC benches consist of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman; and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat.
Earlier on April 11, the chief justice had constituted some benches of the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court for virtually hearing and disposing of urgent cases to deal with the changed situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Apex court allows demolishing of illegal structures on Barguna canal
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The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the government to demolish all structures built illegally on the banks of Bharani Khal (canal) in Barguna.
The Appellate Division of the SC upheld a High Court order that on January 7, 2019 directed the local administration of Barguna to evict unauthorised structures from the boundaries of Bharani Khal.
A full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain came up with the order after hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by the government.