\\\'Report on use of Bengali by May 15\\\'

The High Court has ordered authorities to implement its instruction on using Bengali language in all spheres and report on it by May 15. The bench of justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM Altaf Hossain issued the order on Tuesday. The bench on February 17 ordered that all signboards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles to be written in Bengali language, except for those of foreign embassies and entities, in Bangladesh. It also asked authorities to implement the order within one month. In Tuesday’s order, the bench said English dailies can publish advertisements in English language. It also included secretaries to the ministries of public administration and local government as defendants. In the earlier rule, secretaries of law, home and cultural affairs and the cabinet secretary were asked to reply. Writ petitioner Yunus Ali Akhand filed a contempt of court against the six secretaries on April 6 for not implementing the order in a month, according to bdnews24.com.