CJ forms four HC virtual benches

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Thursday formed four High Court benches for virtual hearing and disposing of urgent cases in the ongoing restrictions imposed in the wake of massive spike of Covid-19 .

The chief justice issued a directive in this regard and it was uploaded on the website of the apex court.

The directive said the benches would conduct the trial from today till further order, through virtual attendance under ‘Usage of Information and Communication Technology in Court Ordinance, 2020’ and in line with the apex court’s practice direction.

The four benches are- the High Court division bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman, division bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir, division bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat, and division bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil.

These benches however, have no jurisdiction to hear pleas for anticipatory bail.