The verdict also issued a set of directives including instructions to management committees, the need to place more importance on Bangla, national days and celebrations of culture.
Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Badruzzaman passed the order on Thursday after final hearings on two writ petitions over session fees and VAT payment by English school students.
The education ministry will have to publish a notice with the court’s order and send it to all English-medium schools within a month, said Badruddoza Badal, one of the lawyers for the petitioners.
The ministry will have to report back to the court on progress in the implementation of the order every three months.
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