Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has stayed a High Court (HC) order that barred authorities from showing individuals arrested or harassing them without specific cases.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, passed the order on Wednesday after hearing separate petitions filed by the state challenging the High Court directive.

The Appellate Division also directed the High Court to dispose of the related rule within four weeks, according to the state.

The High Court had earlier issued the order while hearing separate writ petitions filed by individuals who challenged the legality of being shown arrested in cases where their names were not includ...