Labour Appellate Tribunal

The Labour Appellate Tribunal is a specialized court that is responsible for hearing appeals against verdicts of labour courts in Bangladesh.[1][2] The tribunal must hear cases within 180 days.[1] All decisions of the tribunal can be appealed at the High Court Division.[1]

Labour Appellate Tribunal
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.bnacwcafd.gov.bd

There are 13 labour courts in Bangladesh.[3] As of April 2024, there were 23,571 pending cases with the labour courts and the Labour Appellate Tribunal.[3] Since March it had been operating without a chairman.[4] The court was hearing an appeal filed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.[5][6]

References
  1. Hoque, Kazi Ebadul (17 June 2021). "Judicial System". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. Sajal, Imtiaz Ahmed; Hossain, Md Sabbir (2017-04-25). "Strengthening labour adjudication". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. Abbas, Md (2023-07-24). "Labour Courts: Justice seekers suffer as deadlines ignored". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. "Labour Appellate Tribunal running without chairman - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. "Yunus' bail extended in labour law violation case". The Daily Star. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. "Yunus conviction politically motivated". The Daily Star. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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