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A total of 17,056 under-trial prisoners, including 190 minors, were released from jails after they secured bail from virtual courts across the country in nine working days till yesterday (Sunday).
The courts disposed of a total of 30,500 bail petitions during the period, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman said in a statement today.
He said the subordinate courts have disposed of a total of 3,652 bail petitions in connection with different criminal cases via virtual hearings and granted bail to 1,831 under-trial prisoners yesterday (Sunday).
Saifur, however, could not say how many people, including minors, are now detained in custody while this correspondent contacted him.
1,349 under-trial prisoners released on bail yesterday
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A total of 1,349 under-trial prisoners got released from jails after they were granted bail by the subordinate courts and tribunals yesterday (Wednesday).
The courts and tribunals concerned granted them bail after virtually hearing and disposing of 2,831 bail petitions in connection with criminal cases, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman said in a statement today.
Total 13,607 under trial-prisoners were released from jails after securing bail from virtual courts across the country in last seven working days till yesterday, he said.
Saifur said a total of 23,784 bail petitions of the accused were disposed of during this period.
Over 12,000 under-trial prisoners released on bail in 6 working days
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A total of 12,258 under-trial prisoners got released from jails after securing bail from virtual courts across the country in six working days till yesterday (Tuesday).
Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman, in a statement, said a total of 20,953 bail petitions were disposed during the period.
Yesterday, the subordinate courts disposed of 2,973 bail petitions in connection with different criminal cases through virtual hearing and granted bail to 1,576 under-trial prisoners.
The regular activities of courts across the country, including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court remain suspended, due to ongoing surge of Covid-19 cases.
CJ forms 2 more HC benches to run judicial functions
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Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today constituted two more High Court benches to virtually hear and dispose of urgent cases during the ongoing restrictions imposed due to surge of Covid-19 pandemic.
With these two, a total of six HC benches will now perform judicial functions till further order, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star.
The two new HC benches consist of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman; and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat.
Earlier on April 11, the chief justice had constituted some benches of the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court for virtually hearing and disposing of urgent cases to deal with the changed situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.