2 HC judges kept off duty for one more month
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has extended by a month the leave of High Court judges Md Ashraful Kamal and Md Badruzzaman, who face separate allegations...
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SC judges rebuke HC judge Ashraful Kamal
Two Appellate Division judges, in the full verdict on the 16th Amendment review, have accused High Court judge Md Ashraful Kamal of judicial misconduct for making derogatory and politically motivated remarks about late president Ziaur Rahman, terming his language vulgar, indecent, and a violation of judicial conduct..
HC questions Faruque鈥檚 removal from BCB board
The High Court on Monday issued a ruling asking the government to explain why the removal of former national cricket team鈥檚 captain Faruque Ahmed from the Bangladesh Cricket Board should not be declared illegal.
Main Eid Jamaat to be held at Jatiya Eidgah at 7:30am
The main congregation of the holy Eid-ul Azha will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah on the High Court premises at 7:30am on June 7, according to an official press release issued on Tuesday.
HC upholds death sentence for Pradeep, Liakat, life terms for six others
The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentences for former Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara outpost in-charge Md Liakat Ali for the 2020 murder of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in the tourism district of Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Faruque files writ petition challenging his removal
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of his removal from the post by the National Sports Council.
SC upholds Jamaat registration
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a 2013 High Court verdict that had declared the registration of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party illegal, bringing a significant legal shift after more than a decade of proceedings.
Tarique, Zubaida now cleared of all cases
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a corruption case, overturning a lower court verdict that had jailed the BNP leader for six years and his wife for three years in absentia during the ousted Awami League regime...
Judicial Appointment Council Invites applications for additional HC judges
The Supreme Judicial Appointment Council on Wednesday called for applications from aspiring candidates for choosing additional judges to the High Court Division...
HC to deliver verdict in Zubaida Rahman鈥檚 appeal on May 28
The High Court on Monday set May 28 for delivering its verdict in the appeal filed by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman challenging a lower court decision that had sentenced her to three years in prison in absentia allegedly for abetting her husband in amassing illegal wealth...
Justice Diliruzzaman fired for misconduct
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has removed High Court judge Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman from office following a recommendation by the Supreme Judicial Council on proven allegations of misconduct...
HC clears way for Ishraque to take oath as DSCC mayor
The High Court on Thursday cleared the way for Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain to take oath as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation, rejecting a writ petition that challenged the legality of his appointment...
HC to hear Zubaida鈥檚 petition challenging jail term in graft case tomorrow
The High Court on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 22, on a petition filed by Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, challenging her three-year jail sentence in a graft case...
Ishraque supporters gather near Jamuna
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday joined the protest and demanded that he should be sworn in as Dhaka south mayor...
HC to deliver order on govt gazette declaring Ishraque as mayor Wednesday
The High Court on Tuesday fixed Wednesday for passing an order on a writ petition challenging the legality of a government gazette that declared Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, based on a lower court鈥檚 verdict.
SC upholds stay on HC bail to 23 pro-AL lawyers in July uprising case
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld the Appellate Division chamber judge鈥檚 decision to stay the High Court鈥檚 orders that granted bail to 23 pro-Awami League lawyers in a case related to the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising...
Writ filed seeking to stop Ishraque from taking oath as mayor
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to prevent BNP leader Ishraque Hossain from taking oath as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.
HC grants interim bail to Zubaida Rahman
The High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, challenging her three-year prison sentence in a corruption case...
RAMNA BATAMUL BLAST:聽HC commutes death sentence of 7 convicts
The High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of seven members of the banned extremist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh in the case of 2001 Ramna Batamul blast that killed 10 people during Pahela Baishakh celebrations in Dhaka.
HC allows Zubaida to appeal against jail sentence
The High Court on Tuesday granted permission to acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman to appeal against her Tree-year jail sentence handed to her in her absence on charge of...
Govt forms another ICT amid rising caseload
The government on Thursday constituted a second International Crimes Tribunal appointing retired High Court judge Justice Md Nozrul Islam Chowdhury as its chairman...
Form monitoring body to stop Sitalakhya pollution: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority to form a monitoring committee to prevent industrial waste and polluted water from being discharged into the Sitalakhya River in Narayanganj...
SC stays bail of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in sedition case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order granting bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in a sedition case over alleged desecration of the national flag.
HC asks govt to explain why Shyamal Dutta won鈥檛 get bail
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta should not be granted bail in a murder case linked to the student-led mass uprising in July-August, 2024...
HC issues rule on repeal of marriage promise provision
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the provision related to inducement by promise of marriage, incorporated in the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, should not be declared unconstitutional and repealed.
HC halts DSCC鈥檚 cattle market plan at Aftabnagar for Eid
The High Court on Sunday stayed for three months the Dhaka South City Corporation鈥檚 decision to set up a temporary cattle market in the Eastern Housing residential area at Aftabnagar of Badda in the capital Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a Muslim religious festival to be celebrated early June...
SC suspends proceedings for half day in honour of senior advocate MI Farooqui
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh suspended its proceedings for half day on Sunday as a mark of respect following the demise of senior Supreme Court lawyer MI Farooqui...
Abrar murdered for difference of opinion: HC
The High Court has released its 131-page full verdict in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad, confirming the death sentences of 20 former activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of the Awami League...
HC grants bail to ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy in sedition case
The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case filed over allegedly showing disrespect to the national flag...
HC sets May 8 to deliver verdict in Ramna Batamul bombing cases
The High Court on Wednesday set May 8 to deliver its judgment on the death references, appeals and jail appeals of the convicts in the Ramna Batamul bombing cases filed over two decades ago...