HC order on using Bangla in sign boards,bill boards
Monday, 17 February 2014
A High Court order has been issued, asking all sign boards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles to be written in Bengali language.The bench of Justices Kazi Reza-ul Haq and ABM Altaf Hossain gave the order after initial hearing of a writ petition. Writ petitioner Yunus Ali Akhand says this order has to be implemented within a month. The court has issued a rule asking why a directive should not be issued asking to use Bengali language in all spheres, including mass media, he said.The Cabinet, the Law Secretary, the Home Secretary and the Public Administration Secretary will have to respond to the rule within two weeks, according to bdnews24.com.