Law Minister Anisul Huq said court functions will continue virtually if the coronavirus outbreak intensifies.

A virtual court in Dhaka has placed expelled Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan on a three-day remand in a money laundering case through videoconferencing.

A supreme court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the high court challenging the chief justice's decision to run virtual functions of the courts across the country.

A total of 14,096 people, including around 200 children -- accused of criminal charges -- have secured bail from the courts across the country in last six working days through virtual process after a 46-day gap.