Enforce 2020 directives by Nov 30, HC asks govt
The High Court on Thursday issued a fresh directive to the authorities to enforce its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka...
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HC clears Ex-DSE director Minhaz of DSA charges
The High Court on Thursday acquitted former Dhaka Stock Exchange director Minhaz Mannan Emon of defamation charges filed under the now-abolished Digital Security Act (DSA), 2018.
Form body for metro rail鈥檚 safety audit, submit report in 30 days: HC
The High Court on Wednesday directed Road Transport and Highways Division鈥檚 secretary to form an independent high-powered expert committee for a comprehensive safety audit and structural integrity investigation of the entire Dhaka Metro Rail Project, including all lines and pillars.
SC clarifies reports on CJ鈥檚 seeking explanation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed did not issue any show-cause or explanation notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, over the granting of a large number of bail...
MASS BAIL:聽CJ seeks explanation from 3 HC judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has issued show-cause notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, asking them to explain within three days the large number of bail orders...
Writ petition seeks immediate safety check of bearing pads on metro rail, flyovers
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking its directives for immediate verification of the quality and safety of bearing pads installed on Dhaka Metro Rail and all flyovers in the capital.
HC asks govt why ex-CJ Khairul Haque should not get bail
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to explain within 10 days why former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque should not be granted bail in five cases filed against him since his arrest on July 24...
SAGOR-RUNI MURDER:聽PBI gets 6 more months for probe
The High Court on Thursday granted the Police Bureau of Investigation a final six-month time to complete the long-dragging investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagor Sarwar and Meherun Runi.
Ex-lawmaker Habib, 45 others acquitted in case over attack on Hasina鈥檚 motorcade
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted all 46 accused, including former Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker Habibibul Islam Habib in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of then then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira district on August 30, 2002...
Police block MPO teachers鈥� 鈥榖hukha michil鈥� near High Court
The police on Sunday afternoon stopped a 鈥榖hukha michil鈥� (hunger procession) of teachers and employees under the government鈥檚 Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system on their way to the Shikkha Bhaban in Dhaka, setting up barricades near the High Court area.
572 bail in single day
The decision of a single High Court bench to grant bail to 572 accused in one day has become the talk of the Supreme Court.
15 clubs excluded from BCB elections
The upcoming board of directors鈥� election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board took yet another twist as the election commission excluded 15 clubs from the councillor鈥檚 list after a ruling from the High Court on Tuesday...
Indian court ruling exposes India鈥檚 border violations
THE recent directive of the Calcutta High Court declaring the forcible deportation of people into Bangladesh as 鈥榠llegal鈥� has lent judicial confirmation of what Dhaka has for long asserted. India鈥檚 border management practices increasingly violate the international law, bilateral agreements and the norms of neighbourly relations. The court also ordered India鈥檚 home ministry...
Calcutta HC orders return of 6 Indians pushed into Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the repatriation of six Indians, including a pregnant woman, who were pushed into Bangladesh earlier this year.
High Court halts BCB president鈥檚 letter on councillor nominations
The High Court on Monday put a 15-day stay on a letter issued by the Bangladesh Cricket Board president that directed district and divisional sports associations to nominate councillors only from ad-hoc committees for the upcoming BCB election...
HC shrine relocation conspiracy to be foiled: Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
Devotees and followers of different shrines at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka said that the conspiracy hatched by a vested quarter to relocate the High Court Mazar from its present location will be foiled...
CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES: HC questions constitutional bar on legal challenges
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain why article 125(a) of the constitution, which bars courts from hearing cases on the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, should not be declared unconstitutional.
15 HC judges use rental cars
At least 15 new High Court Division judges keep using hired vehicles because of a shortage of official transports and a lack of funding for car purchase.
A welcome High Court order that govt must comply with
The High Court鈥檚 order to halt the construction of the elevated expressway extension through Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel, while directing the government not to block public access to the vital urban spaces, is welcome. The ruling follows a writ petition filed by green activists, university teachers and Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement members. It reaffirms what...
HC halts expressway extension thru Panthakunja, Hatirjheel
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to stop the construction of an elevated expressway extension from the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing through the Panthakunja Park and the Hatirjheel water body in the capital...
Kurigram ex-DC gets bail for six months
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Kurigram鈥檚 former deputy commissioner Sultana Parvin for six months in a case filed over torturing journalist Ariful Islam Rigan...
VP aspirant files writ petition seeking reinstatement of candidacy
Amartya Ray John, a vice-president aspirant in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election, filed a writ petition with the High Court on Monday, seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and inclusion of his name in the voter list...
3-member commission headed by SC judge to investigate attack on Nur
The government has formed a three-member inquiry commission, led by High Court Division judge Justice Md Ali Reza, to investigate the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur.
Court asks to submit probe report in 90 days
The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to submit a detailed report on the death of a 32-year-old woman, Faria Tasnim Jyoti, who fell into an uncovered manhole in Tongi in Gazipur and died on July 27, within 90 days...
Govt must comply with verdict on SC secretariat without delay
THE High Court verdict of September 2 that directed the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court and to vest full disciplinary control over subordinate court judges in the apex court is a welcome development. The judgement came in response to a public interest litigation writ petition filed by a group of Supreme Court lawyers after the fall of...
Full Appellate Division bench clears way for DUCSU polls, upholds chamber judge鈥檚 stay
The full bench of the Appellate Division on Wednesday cleared the way for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 9, by upholding its chamber judge鈥檚 earlier stay on a High Court order that had halted the polls...
No scope for govt not to save Dhaleshwari from pollution
THE High Court鈥檚 recent directive to restore the River Dhaleshwari and hold encroachers and polluters accountable is a welcome step. The river is under severe threat from unchecked encroachment and industrial pollution. The High Court directed the National River Conservation Commission, the deputy commissioner of Dhaka and the Inland Water Transport Authority...
HC restores SC control over lower judiciary
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court in three months after investing full disciplinary control over subordinate judges in the apex court.
HC halts DUCSU election until Oct 21
The High Court on Monday put a stay on the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union (DUCSU) election until October 21.
HC judge resigns amid SJC probe
High Court judge Md Akhtaruzzaman has tendered his resignation to the president, Mohammad Shahabuddin, amid a Supreme Judicial Council inquiry into his alleged misconduct.
