The virtual bench of Justice Md Ashfakul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali issued the rule after hearing a writ petition over the matter.
The HC also asked why the failure of Unipay2u Bangladesh Limited to pay the money to the depositors as per a subordinate court’s order should not be illegal.
Earlier on January 23, 2019, Special Judges Court-3 directed Unipay2u Bangladesh Limited to pay the money to its depositors.
Bangladesh Bank, Law secretary and authorities of unipay2u Bangladesh Limited were asked to respond to the rule within four weeks.
Md Manjur Hossain, a resident of Mirpur, filed the writ petition.
A Dhaka court on January 23, 2019 sentenced six officials of Unipay2u, including its chairman and manager, to 12 years' jail each in a case filed for laundering around Tk 1,351 crore through a multi-level marketing sham.
The trial court also directed the authorities concerned to take steps to refund the money to the depositors of Unipay2u that were amassed by cheating people.
The writ was filed as the respondents are yet to take any step to refund the money, lawyer Saifuzzaman said.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case on January 25, 2011.
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