6,822 persons granted bail in three days
A complete of 6,822 people secured bail after their petitions were heard by virtual courts between July 19 and July 23.
Hearing on 15,495 bail petitions were kept during the period, Md Saifur Rahman, special officer of Bangladesh Supreme Court, said Sunday, studies UNB.
Court operations remained suspended since March 26 but trial proceedings through videoconference began on May 11 through the general holidays to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
A complete of 67,229 accused, including 755 children, secured bail from virtual courts since May perhaps 11 as the courts heard 1,36, 399 bail petitions.
On May 10, the Excessive Court formed three benches for hearing urgent cases practically and directed the subordinate courts concerned to listen to cases related to emergency bail.
President Abdul Hamid promulgated a great ordinance that day allowing courts to perform trial proceedings through videoconference and different digital facilities.
Soon after, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a gazette notification, saying that it will require immediate effect.
The Cabinet on, may 7 cleared the draft of an ordinance to pave just how for courts to perform trial proceedings through videoconference and different digital means.
