The SC administration issued three separate notifications today to this effect.
The notifications upheld the earlier decisions saying that Court No-1 of the Appellate Division (a full bench of the Appellate Division headed by the chief justice) will run judicial functions from 9:30 am to 12 pm on every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday and its chamber judge will deal with cases from 11 am on every Monday and Wednesday.
Four High Court benches three-division benches (two-judge) and a single-member (one judge) out of total 52 will perform judicial functions virtually to deal with the urgent writ, civil, criminal, company, and admiralty related petitions.
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Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has reconstituted 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.
Two separate notifications were issued by the SC administration to this effect today.
A notification said Court No-1 of the Appellate Division (a full bench of the Appellate Division headed by the chief justice) will run judicial functions from 9:30am to 12pm every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and its chamber judge will deal with the cases from 11am every Monday and Wednesday.
HC for taking care of tortured madrasah student’s study
The High Court (HC) on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to take care of the study of a student, who was beaten up mercilessly by his teacher for crying to go home with his mother from Markazul Islami Academy Hafezia Madrasah in Chattogram’s Hathazari, so that it cannot be hampered in anyway.
A High Court division virtual bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Shahed Nuruddin said this as Chattogram Deputy Commissioner and Superintendant of Police submitted reports on the actions taken over that cruel incident.
Informing the court about the reports, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Barrister ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud said the accused teacher Mawalana Md Yahia has already been sent to jail and he has been sacked by the madrasah authorities.
Educational institutions, including madrasas, must follow constitution, laws: High Court
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The High Court today observed that all educational institutions, including madrasas, have to conduct academic activities in line with the constitution and relevant laws.
No student can be tortured physically or mentally as per the earlier directive of the High Court.
If the laws and constitution are violated by any educational institution, the education ministry, Directorate of Education and education boards can take appropriate legal action.
The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Shahed Nuruddin said this after going through the compliance reports submitted by the deputy commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Chattogram.
Torture, including sexual, taking place in madrasas across B’desh: SC
By IANS| Updated: 14th March 2021 9:59 pm IST
Dhaka : The Supreme Court has noted incidents of physical, mental and even sexual torture are taking place in madrasas across Bangladesh and directed the government to take necessary action to deal with these menace.
“Court has already given directions in this regard. Al Markazul Quran Islamic Academy Madrasa authorities have to be alert so that these directions are implemented appropriately,” an official said.
A bench comprising Justice F.R.M. Nazmul Ahsan and Justice Shahed Nuruddin passed the order on Sunday after reviewing the reports submitted by the local administration on the child abuse case in Hathazari.