High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
| High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh | |
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| বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্টের হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ | |
Supreme Court of Bangladesh Logo | |
| 23°43′51″N 90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E | |
| Location | Ramna, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°43′51″N 90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Bangladesh |
| Website | www |
| Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
| Currently | Syed Refaat Ahmed |
| Since | 10 August 2024 |
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The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and other judges of the High Court Division.
The High Court Division exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. Its primary jurisdiction, however, is writ jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writs of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus.