The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to conduct virtual judicial proceedings from tomorrow, amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh.
The Supreme Court administration issued separate circulars announcing the decision today.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique hinted at the possibility of reintroducing virtual trial proceedings.
“Citing the worsening Covid-19 situation, it seems that we’ll have to conduct trials through virtual courts again. Many cases were disposed of during the virtual court hearing,” he said while conducting judicial activities at the Appellate Division.
Thirteen judges of the High Court division and a number of judges and staff have been found infected with Covid-19, he added.
The activities in all courts of the country remained suspended for several days due to the Covid-19 surge.
On 10 May last year, an ordinance was promulgated allowing courts to run trial proceedings through video conferences and availing of other digital facilities.
President Abdul Hamid promulgated the ordinance.
Later, the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs issued a gazette notification, saying that it will take immediate effect.