Supreme Court Of Bangladesh

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has been provided for in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Article 94(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be Supreme Court for Bangladesh comprising the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. These two Divisions of the Supreme Court have separate jurisdictions. The sources of this jurisdiction, apart from the Constitution, are general laws (Acts of Parliament) of the country. Jurisdiction of the Appellate Division The Constitution has conferred on the Appellate Division the following jurisdictions: a. Appellate Jurisdiction: Article 103 of the Constitution provides that the Appellate Division shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from judgments, decrees, orders or sentences of the High Court Division. An appeal to the Appellate Division shall lie as of right where the High Court Division- (a) certifies that the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution; or (b) has sentenced or confirmed the sentence of a person to death or to imprisonment for life; or (c) has imposed punishment on a person for contempt of that division; and in other cases if the Appellate Division grants leave to appeal and also pursuant to Acts of Parliament. b. Issue and execution of processes of Appellate Division: Under article 104, the Appellate Division shall have power to issue such directions, orders, decrees or writs as may be necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it, including orders for the purpose of securing the attendance of any person or the discovery or production of any document. c. Power of Review: Article 105 provides that the Appellate Division shall have power, subject to the provisions of any Act of Parliament and of any rules made by the Division, to review any judgment pronounced or any order made by it. Part IV, Order XXVI of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division) Rules, 1988 deals with the power and procedural matters of review of the Appellate Division. d. Advisory Jurisdiction: Article 106 of the Constitution provides that if at any time it appears to the President that question of law has arisen, or is likely to arise, which is of such a nature and of such public importance that it is expedient to obtain the opinion of the Supreme Court upon it, he may refer the question to the Appellate Division for consideration and the Division may, after such hearing as it thinks fit, report its opinion thereon to the President. e. Rule making power of the Supreme Court: Subject to any law made by Parliament, the Supreme Court may with the approval of the President, make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of each Division of the Supreme Court and of any Court subordinate to it.

Bangladesh Supreme Court is the highest court of Bangladesh. The Supreme Court is located in Ramna, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is commonly known as the High Court; Because before 1971, the activities of the High Court of East Pakistan were conducted in this building. In September 2022, 102 judges are working in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Among them 07 are in Appellate Division and 95 are in High Court Division. There are 84 permanent judges and 11 temporary judges working in the High Court Division. 03 of them are working in International Criminal Court.

From a tourist point of view an awesome architectural and beautiful site to visit. Specially in the offdays . The place has several entry and exit points . Some of these points are kept closed in the offdays . So beware of that . As it is an important part of our judicial structure.. It has security all around . So beware of loitering and breaking any laws . Careful of restricted areas . And always when you visit a beautiful place please try to keep it clean. Happy Visiting.