Notwithstanding the Act, English is often used by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, which has elicited criticism for its perceived violation of the constitutional right of Bangladeshi citizens following the bloodshed of the martyrs of the Bengali language movement.

3(3) If any government staff or officer breaches this act, he or she will be accused of violating Bangladesh Civil Servant Order and Appeal Rules, and necessary actions will be taken against him or her.

[24][25][26] Bangladesh Law Commission also stated that application of Bengali in all sphere of public life would be the proper way to observe Language Movement Day.

[26] The then chairman of Law Commission, Shah Alam wrote that due to the vested interest of certain quarter, Bengali was not being applied properly in the Supreme Court.

[31] He further instructed that Bengali should be used on signboards, billboards, number plate of motor vehicles and all electronic media excluding foreign high embassies.

[31] Three months later, the Ministry of Public Administration ordered all city corporations, and cantonment boards to implement the high court rule.

[7] Muhammad Habibur Rahman, a former Chief Justice of Bangladesh stated that due to the lack of proper government initiative, English is still used frequently in the Supreme Court.

[32] Sheikh Hasina, the incumbent and longest serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh, also suggested that the judges should deliver their verdicts in Bengali so that every Bangladeshi can read them.