The High Court on Tuesday has suspended for six months the validity of the notice of Dhaka University's (DU) Bangla Department asking its female students' to keep their ears and faces visible during examinations and presentations, reports UNB.

The High Court bench of Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order after preliminary hearing of a writ petition in this regard.

Lawyer Faizullah Faiz, who filed the writ petition, stood for the writ while Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar represented the state.

On February 20, a writ petition was filed at the High Court challenging the legality of a notice issued earlier to keep all female students' ears and faces visible.

Education secretary, VC of Dhaka University, the registrar and chairperson of Bangla Department of DU were made respondents in the writ.

On December 11, 2022, the Bangla Department of DU issued a notice, signed by its chairperson, instructing female students to keep their faces and ears visible during all examinations, including viva and presentations.

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