HC upholds death penalty for Chandpur serial killer Rasu Kha
The High Court on Tuesday upheld the lower court鈥檚 death penalty verdict for Chandpur serial killer Rasu Kha in the murder case of Parveen Akter....
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Prof Yunus challenges GT workers鈥� fund embezzlement charges
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his Grameen Telecom colleagues on Monday filed a petition with the High Court, seeking a directive to cancel...
RU students block rail tracks in Rajshahi demanding cancellation of quota
Rail communication between Rajshahi and the rest of the country remained suspended as a group of Rajshahi University students on Monday blocked the rail tracks near the university central graveyard demanding cancellation of the High Court order that reinstated 30 per cent quotas for freedom fighters鈥� children and grandchildren in government jobs...
HC refuses to hear petition for probe into ex-minister鈥檚 reported UK property
The High Court on Sunday refused to hear a writ petition seeking a directive for an investigation into reported Tk 2,770 crore property of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury...
BRTA cannot demand fee for adverts on vehicles: HC
The High Court on Sunday ruled that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority cannot demand fees from vehicle owners for displaying advertisements on the...
SC again refuses to stay HC verdict restoring FF quota
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court again on Thursday refused to stay a High Court verdict that asked the government to restore the 30 per cent quota for the...
HC to give verdict on July 11
The High Court on Wednesday set July 11 for pronouncing its verdict on contempt of the court proceedings brought against Gana Odhikar Parishad faction president Md Nurul Haque Nur for making 鈥榙efamatory remarks鈥� about the judiciary and judges...
Welcome HC ruling on wealth oversight of public servants
THE High Court in a welcome move on July 2 asked the government to immediately enforce the rule that requires public servants to declare their and their dependents鈥� assets before joining the service. Hearing a writ petition that sought a court directive on rampant allegations of corruption against public servants, the court observes that corruption...
Jail sentence of Yunus to remain effective: HC
The High Court in its judgment in a case challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the conviction of Grameen Telecom chairman and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case has observed that there is no provision for staying a sentence before disposal of the appeal....
Writ petition seeks paternity leave guidelines for working fathers
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking the establishment of policy guidelines for paternity leave for all working fathers....
Make public servants declare assets: HC
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government authorities to enforce the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979, which require public servants to declare their and...
S Alam must pay Tk 3,538cr in unpaid VAT: HC聽
The High Court said on Monday that S Alam Vegetable Oil Ltd and S Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd must pay unpaid Tk 3, 538 crore Value Added Tax that they evaded in...
No toll for fire service vehicles: HC
The High Court on Monday directed not to collect tolls from Fire Service vehicles on expressways, highways, important bridges, ferries and roads...
Writ filed seeking HC order to govt officials to submit wealth statements
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on submission of wealth statements by government officials and publishing them on the designated website...
Govt, defence await full HC verdict for eight months聽
The High Court has yet to release its full verdict in a case related to the extremist attack on Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016, which killed 22 people, 17 of whom were...
HC wants to know what actions have been taken
The High Court wanted to know within seven days what actions had been taken against those responsible for preventing several thousand workers from travelling to Malaysia despite having valid visas and other necessary documents...
Govt must act to clear tax case backlog to increase revenue
AN AMOUNT of Tk 800 billion in revenue having been stuck because of about 30,000 cases pending with the Supreme Court, tax appeals commissioners and tax appellate tribunals largely suggests indifference, if not negligence, on part of government authorities. The cases involve, as revenue board statistics show, Tk 403.89 billion in 11,007 cases related to income tax...
HC allows 148 students to sit for HSC exams聽
The High Court on Thursday allowed 148 students of Chattogram Islamia College to sit for the Higher Secondary School鈥檚 examination scheduled to be held on June 30.
No hearing in suo motu HC rules for long
About two dozen rules issued by the High Court suo motu on corruption and money laundering allegations have been awaiting hearing for...
Sweepers can鈥檛 be evicted until聽relocation: HC
The High Court on Thursday asked the government authorities and the mayor of Dhaka south city not to evict the sweepers from their century-old Miranzilla...
Quota or no quota 鈥� that is the question
IN A contentious decision handed down on June 5, the High Court of Bangladesh ordered the government to reinstate the 30 per cent reservation for the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters in all public sector jobs, cadre and non-cadre alike. University students across the country have been speaking out and protesting more frequently since the court鈥檚 verdict...
HC orders probe into complaints against prepaid electricity meters聽
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to conduct an impartial investigation into customers鈥� complaints against prepaid electricity meters that were allegedly charging extra and hidden bills...
HC order on cheap rent for metro rail canteen June 30
The High Court on Wednesday set June 30 for starting hearing of the rule it issued earlier questioning the legality of awarding a contract to a private company with Tk 1,000 as monthly rent to operate 7,580 square feet staff canteen at Uttara Depot of MRT Line-6...
Govt must make national document issuance fail-safe
THE High Court has asked the Election Commission and a number of government authorities that include the Local Government Division and the Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration, to establish the number of the Rohingyas that have been registered as voters and the...
HC grants bail to journalist Ashfaq
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to detained journalist Syed Ashfaqul Haque in a case filed over the death of his domestic worker...
HC seeks report on NIDs given to Rohingyas
The High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission and the government authorities to investigate and submit reports on how many Rohingyas were enrolled as...
HC declares DMD鈥檚 dismissal illegal
The High Court on Monday declared the dismissal of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority鈥檚 deputy managing director Syed Mohammad Golam Yeazdabni on June 22, 2023, illegal...
SC suspends lawyer for FB post on judge
The Appellate Division on Sunday suspended High Court Division lawyer Muhammad Ashraful Islam鈥檚 practice in any court across the country until further hearing on August 29...
Quota helps a few, but meritocracy helps all
THE High Court order for the restoration of quota in public service that the government abolished in October 2028 in the wake of protests has come as disappointment for students and jobseekers...
HC questions legality of locked docks
The High Court on Thursday asked the government to explain the constitutionality of a rule following which locked docks were established in every courtroom in the country in 2009 to prevent escape of the accused...