Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- The High Court has ordered police to verify the authenticity of any arrest warrant against their central data management system before executing it, in a bid to curb arrests and harassment through fake warrants.

The court also directed the inspector general of police (IGP) to issue a circular referencing the order and send it to all law-enforcing agencies.

The High Court bench of Justice KM Hafizul Alam and Justice Murad A Mowla Sohel delivered the verdict on Monday, disposing of a rule after final hearings on a writ petition.

The verdict also instructed the Supreme Court's registrar general to send directions to judges across all lower courts, including district judges, metropolitan judges, chief judicial magi...