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DHAKA, Feb 10, 2026 (BSS) - The vacation of lower courts, previously observed for a continuous one month in December, will now be divided into two phases - from June 1 to 15 and from December 17 to 31.

The decision was taken at a Full Court meeting of the judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, chaired by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury.

According to a press release signed by Supreme Court Public Relations Officer Md Shafiqul Islam, the meeting was held yesterday at 4:00 pm at the Judges' Lounge of the Supreme Court with the participation of High Court Division judges.

The meeting decided that the civil vacation of subordinate courts would be observed in two phases instead of a continuous one-month break. The new schedule will come into effect from this current year.

At the meeting, the Chief Justice briefed the judges on the activities and progress of the Supreme Court Secretariat. He said the Secretariat is currently functioning with 13 judicial officers and the required number of staff already posted.

He also said that infrastructural development works for operating the Secretariat are progressing rapidly.

The press release further said that once construction is completed, the Supreme Court Secretariat will operate from the second, third and fourth floors of the Supreme Court Record Building.