| High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh | |
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| বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্টের হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ | |
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| 23°43′51″N90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E /23.730777; 90.402458 | |
| Location | Ramna,Dhaka 1000,Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°43′51″N90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E /23.730777; 90.402458 |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Bangladesh |
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| Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
| Currently | Syed Refaat Ahmed |
| Since | 10 August 2024 |
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TheHigh Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali:হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ), popularly known asHigh Court, is one of the two divisions of theSupreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being theAppellate Division. It consists of theChief Justice of Bangladesh and other judges of the High Court Division.[1]
The High Court Division exercises bothoriginal andappellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. Its primary jurisdiction, however, is writ jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of theConstitution of Bangladesh to issue writs of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus.[1]
The High Court of Judicature for East Bengal, commonly known as the Dacca High Court, was established in 1947 under the High Courts (Bengal) Order, 1947 as a separate High Court with all appellate, civil and original jurisdictions. It functioned as a part of the Federal Court of Pakistan.[2][3]
With the adoption of the 1956 constitution in Pakistan, the Dacca High Court became the High Court of East Pakistan, and the Supreme Court of Pakistan was established as the apex Court with appellate jurisdiction to hear decisions of the High Courts established in both East and West Pakistan.[4]
Until 1967, the High Court was held in the building that is now known as theOld High Court Building on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, opposite the curzon hall, Dhaka. With the construction of a larger facility in the 1960s nearby that now houses the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Attorney General's office, the High Court was moved from Old House on 10 July 1967.
In 1971, East Pakistan became the independent Republic of Bangladesh. On 17 January 1972, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 (the President Order No. 5 of 1972) was promulgated to regularize the judicial system. The Order declared that the High Court of Bangladesh would be a Court of Record and would possess original, appellate, special, revisional and review powers, along with all procedural other powers previously exercisable by the High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Pakistan under any law in force before March 26, 1971. Subsequently, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 was amended by the High Court of Bangladesh (Amendment) Order 1972 (the President Order No. 91 of 1972) to establish the Appellate Division conferring upon it all the powers formerly vested in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Following the enactment of the Constitution of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh was established, comprising two divisions, namely the High Court Division and the Appellate Division.[1]
The High Court Division can hear a case or suit as Court of first instance. The jurisdiction of the High Court is described in Article 101 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. The High Court Division will deal with original cases, appeals and other judicial functions. Also, under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, writ petitions and company and army divisions have original jurisdiction in certain limited cases.[5]
Any law may confer appellate jurisdiction on the High Court Division on any matter. For example, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure have conferred on the High Court Division appellate jurisdiction.[1]
As of September 2025, the list of permanent judges are as follows:
