Judiciary
Barishal

Since the Nawabi period, Dewani and Fazilari courts were established in the districts of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. In 1793, the 3rd regulation established district Dewani courts in 23 districts including Dhaka district of present-day Bengal, as well as in Murshidabad and Patna cities. Thus, two separate courts were established for Dewani cases for Dhaka district and Dhaka city. Through the 9th regulation of 1793, magistrates were appointed to 23 district courts and 3 city courts. The district judge Munsef was given the responsibility of administering justice through the establishment of a court called Head Native Commissioner/Sub-Judge, worth 100 sicca (Regulation 40/1793). Through the 5th regulation of 1793, provincial appeal courts were established in Dhaka, Kolkata, Murshidabad, and Patna cities for appealing decisions made by the district Dewani courts.

Under the same law, 4 provincial appellate courts were assigned 4 circuit judges in the criminal divisions. The areas covered by the Dhaka circuit included Dhaka City, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Dhaka Jilalpur, Tripura, and Chattogram districts. Currently, a significant number of judges are working at various levels in the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court. Mr. A.H.M. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan is currently serving as the District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka. It is noteworthy that from 1902 to 1905, Judge Bernard Nicol served as a judge in the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court and is remembered for his various welfare activities. The residence of Mr. Nicol in Ramna is now used as the residence of the Honorable Chief Justice.