The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court directive to remove illegal structures built by Bangladesh Jatiya Matsyajibi Samity Ltd inside the boundary of the Karnaphuli River, clearing the way for long-delayed action against encroachment on one of the country鈥檚 most vital waterways...
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 44 bank accounts of former industries minister and veteran Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu, his wife Saida Haque and daughter Sumaia Hossain over graft allegations...
The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred to Monday the hearing on two petitions filed challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case...
Former judge of Supreme Court鈥檚 appellate division AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and retired rear admiral Mohammad Sohail have been interrogated in the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case...
Senior judge of the High Court Division, Justice Farah Mahbub, on Thursday, emphasised that judicial independence was fundamental to democracy and hailed the chief justice鈥檚 recently proposed roadmap for judicial reform...
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to ensure access to drinking water in public spaces within the next year, emphasising that safe and usable water is a fundamental right of citizens.
The High Court (HC) today acquitted former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib of the charges in a case lodged over the 2002 attack on the motorcade of the then leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira.
The High Court on Wednesday resumed the hearing of a long-pending writ petition seeking the implementation of recommendations by the Radio-TV Autonomy Commission for framing rules and regulations ensuring the autonomy of the two state-owned media organisations...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered to freeze Tk 140.17 crore in 27 bank accounts of former law minister Anisul Huq, his family members and confidantes...
THE High Court has rightly issued a warning against bureaucrats, noting that any negligence to protect the environment would entail action against the officials who would fail to comply with court orders in this connection. The bench sounded the warnings as it heard a petition that legal aid organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed seeking the...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 82 upazila election officers who were dismissed on September 3, 2007 when the army-backed caretaker government was in power...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
The High Court on Monday issued a stern warning to bureaucrats, declaring that negligence in protecting the environment would not be tolerated and action would be taken against officials failing to comply with court orders in this connection...
The High Court has ordered the removal of all illegal brick kilns across Bangladesh in strict compliance with legal provisions and directed that a report be submitted to it by March 17.
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to Suparna Sur Chowdhury, wife of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, and their daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for failing to submit an asset statement within the stipulated time...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that the Supreme Court had assumed full control over the appointment and discipline of its judges over the past six months.
The use of Bangla is still largely out of the public sphere despite legal mandates...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the jobs of candidates who were disqualified in the second interview of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service under the army-led caretaker government, despite having qualified in the first interview during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule in 2006...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday passed an order to freeze 20 bank accounts of former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid and his wife Seema Hamid...
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman broke down in tears in the High Court on Wednesday while seeking justice for Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad, who was brutally murdered for expressing dissent against the then Awami League government...
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko corruption case...
The assistant teachers of government primary schools who had their appointment cancelled because of a court order vowed on Tuesday to continue with their protests demanding their reinstatement while the Supreme Court has posted the full-court hearing of a government review appeal for March 2...
Recommended government primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, continued their protest programme at Shahbagh in the capital Dhaka for the 12th consecutive day on Monday, demanding their immediate appointments...
The Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed poet and essayist Sohel Hasan Galib on a two-day remand over allegation of making derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SM) in a poem...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday instructed the deputy commissioners to take firm measures in maintaining law and order, ensuring public safety and upholding judicial directives.
A Dhaka court has placed former chief news editor of the private channel Ekattor TV, Shakil Ahmed, and his wife, former chief reporter and anchor of the TV channel, Farzana Rupa, on a five-day remand in connection with the murder case of Anwar Hossain Patwari...
The High Court on Sunday directed the Director General of Health Services to immediately ensure medical treatment for a two-year-old child, whose genitals were severely damaged during a circumcision procedure, leaving a hole in the affected area.
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why it shall not pass an order to add the unused talk time, internet data and SMSs in the next package being bought by the customer.
The High Court on Sunday dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 decision to appoint an administrator to oversee Nagad Limited鈥檚 operations after dissolving its board of directors, which was...