Dhaka, March 12 -- The High Court has ruled that only those who have completed at least a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or MBBS, degree or a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, or BDS, degree will be allowed to use the title "Dr" in front of their names.

The bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Shathika Hossain delivered the verdict on Wednesday after final hearings on two different petitions on the matter.

The ruling said that no action will be taken against those who have used the Dr title without achieving an MBBS or BDS so far, but that the court will order legal action to be taken against them if they continue to use it after Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.

The High Court declared the ruling amid a work stoppage progra...