DHAKA, April 20, 2024 (BSS) - Regular judicial proceedings of the Supreme

Court (SC) is scheduled to resume tomorrow (Sunday), after the vacation of
Eid-ul-Fitr starting from March 24.

A notification, signed by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court Md.
Golam Rabbani, today stated that the Supreme Court administration has relaxed
the obligation of lawyers to wear black gowns during the hearing of cases in
the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, as per the
instructions of the Chief Justice (CJ).

According to the notification, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan made the decision
after receiving several applications from various Lawyers associations
following a discussion with the senior judges of the Supreme Court.

The instruction will remain in force from tomorrow (April 21) until further
notice, it added.