Bangladesh Supreme Court cancels annual vacations

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Supreme Court has decided to cancel its annual vacations this year in an attempt to make up for lost time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision was taken at a full-court meeting between Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and the judges of the Appellate and High Court divisions on August 6, according to a notification signed by Md Ali Akbar, Registrar General of the Supreme Court.

According to the court calendar, vacations were scheduled from August 31 to October 5 and from October 23-27. Another holiday was scheduled for December 18-31, bd news 24 reported.

Bangladesh enforced a nationwide lockdown from March 26 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and later extended it to May 30.

The Supreme Court subsequently declared a general holiday in all the courts of the country which was also extended to May 30.