Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�.
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PERSECUTION OF WOMEN: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders
The International Criminal Court鈥檚 chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
Operation of unauthorised sleeper buses challenged in HC
A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking directives for the government authorities to halt the operation of unauthorised sleeper buses, mostly imported from...
2010 FREQUENCY CANCELLATION: SC allows Channel One to seek appeal
The Appellate Division on Thursday permitted One Entertainment Company, the parent company of private broadcaster Channel One, to seek permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict that upheld the cancellation of its broadcasting frequency by the then Awami League government...
LOSING LIMBS IN ELECTROCUTION: BREB chair, PBS official ordered to pay Tk聽10 lakh to child victim
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board鈥檚 chairman and the Satkhira Palli Bidyut Samity manager to pay Tk聽10 lakh within a month to father of 10-year-old Raqibuzzaman as treatment costs after the child lost his right hand and leg due to electrocution in May 2021...
SC stays HC bail for journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order granting bail to Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and his wife Farzana Rupa, the television鈥檚 principal correspondent, in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August 2024 student-led mass uprising...
GRAFT CASE: Ex-AL MP jailed for four years in Jashore
The Jashore Special and Session Judge Court on Wednesday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker Shahin Chakladar to four years of jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission around 16 years ago...
SC JUDGE APPOINTMENT: Ordinance promulgated
The interim government on Tuesday issued a gazette notification for the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025, introducing a framework for establishing the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council to oversee judicial appointments.
Probe into Ctg land given to Bashundhara ordered
The High Court on Monday directed the government authorities to form a committee to investigate alleged irregularities by the land ministry in allocating 470 acres of beach land in Chattogram to Bashundhara Group for industrial development.
HC overturns Giasuddin Al Mamun鈥檚聽10-year jail term
The High Court on Monday overturned a 10-year jail sentence handed down to businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun by a lower court on July 7, 2007, for possessing illegal arms during the military-controlled caretaker government regime.
2 judges shot dead at Iran鈥檚 supreme court
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported...
Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ord
Bangladesh interim government has cleared the draft of 鈥楽upreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025鈥� in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the chief justice.
Sand lifters shoot at mobile court
Illegal sand lifters allegedly shot at a mobile court from a dredger extracting sand from an illegal sand quarry during a drive in the Meghna River in Raipur upazila of Narsingdi on Thursday...
Status quo on Nagad admin鈥檚 activities until final verdict: HC
The High Court has extended the status quo on Nagad鈥檚 administrator until the final order is made, thus preventing Bangladesh Bank-appointed administrator and management board from taking any fresh action beyond regular business operations....
Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Orphanage Trust Case : SC acquits Khaleda, Tarique, others; terms case as malicious prosecution
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son and acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman and four others of charges in the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Orphanage Trust case...
ZIA ORPHANAGE TRUST CASE: Judgment of Khaleda鈥檚 appeal today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set Wednesday to pronounce its judgment on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case...
SC adjourns Jamaat registration appeal to Jan 21
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami till January 21, challenging the judgment of the High Court that declared the registration of the party illegal....
10-TRUCK ARMS HAUL:聽Babar acquitted in all cases
The High Court on Tuesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and four other life-term convicts in the arms case linked to the 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul, paving...
HACKING OF TRADER ON ELEPHANT ROAD: Two placed on two-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed Asifur Rahman Jhantu, 32, and Md Kausar Mridha, 24, on two-day remand in police custody in connection with hacking a trader on Elephant Road on Friday night...
HC seeks info on iron cages in courtrooms
The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to submit a list of courts across the country which still has iron cages within the next four weeks.
Non-compliance with HC orders to curb air pollution deplorable
THE non-compliance of the authorities to adequately enforce the nine directives that the High Court issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka is unacceptable. The non-compliance has contributed to the worsening of Dhaka鈥檚 air, routinely ranked in the worst category in the world. The High Court, which expressed dissatisfaction about the...
Petition challenging interim govt formation dismissed
The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the president鈥檚 reference to the Supreme Court and the subsequent Appellate Division opinion on the formation of an interim government after the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024 amid a student-led mass uprising...
CURBING AIR POLLUTION: Enforce 2020 directives: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to fully implement its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka.
HC orders effective steps to stop air pollution
Bangladesh鈥檚 High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop air pollution within seven days and implement the nine directives issued by the court to this end.
Hasina, Joy among 93 sued in attempt to murder case
A case has been filed against 93 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in connection with attempt to kill a lawyer during mass uprising on August 4.
Supreme Judicial Council sends report on Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president
The Supreme Judicial Council has submitted a report on information commissioner Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president.
Khaleda Zia鈥檚 appeal hearing in Zia Orphanage case adjourned till Jan 14
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till January 14 its hearing on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in Zia Orphanage Trust case.
SC directs employees, dependents to submit wealth statements
The Supreme Court has instructed all employees of its High Court Division, along with their dependents, to submit detailed wealth statements for assets held both at home and abroad by February 15, 2025...
TABLIGH JAMAAT: 23 followers of Saad get anticipatory bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 23 followers of Tabligh Jamaat鈥檚 faction Maulana Saad Kandhalvi over four murders following a fatal clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the Tongi Bishwa Ijtema ground on December 18, 2024...
SC directs employees, dependents to submit wealth statements
The Supreme Court has instructed all employees of its High Court Division, along with their dependents, to submit detailed wealth statements for assets held both at home and abroad by February 15, 2025.
