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.
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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.
JULY-AUGUST MASSACRE: CJ looks forward to justice
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Tuesday expressed hope for justice in the cases filed on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the for the July-August 2024 student-people uprising.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HC JUDGES: President directs Supreme Judicial Council to probe
The president has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to investigate allegations of misconduct against several High Court judges, according to a statement posted on the Supreme Court鈥檚 website on Monday...
SC upholds dismissal of extortion cases against BNP acting chief Tarique
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a state petition seeking permission to appeal a High Court ruling that dismissed four extortion cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
HC bench goes paper-free tomorrow
Opening a new chapter in the country鈥檚 judicial history, a High Court bench is all set to begin paper free judicial proceedings from January 5.
HC halts Nagad鈥檚 internal activities
The High Court has imposed a status quo on the internal affairs of Nagad Limited, barring its administrator and management board, appointed by the Bangladesh Bank, from acting against the...
Aug 21 Grenade Attack: HC for fresh probe
The High Court has called for a fresh, independent investigation into the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital that killed 24 people and injured hundreds...
10-Truck Arms Haul: HC acquits Babar, Nizami, 4 others
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and five others and commuted the death sentence of United Liberation Front of Asom leader Paresh Barua to life-term imprisonment in one of two cases filed for 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul...
HC moves to protect Teknaf reserve forests
The High Court on Tuesday issued a directive asking the government authorities to explain their inaction in addressing encroachment on reserve forests of Mathabhanga and Panerchara at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
HC declares key provisions of 15th amendment partially unconstitutional
The High Court on Tuesday declared key provisions of the 15th amendment to the constitution illegal for undermining the basic structure of the constitution, including democracy, the will of the people, and judicial independence.
Verdict on validity of caretaker government issue to be delivered today
The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) on the validity of the 15th amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system...
HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
Many anticipatory bail petitions go unheard
Justice seekers are facing hurdles as only one High Court bench has been designated to deal with petitions for anticipatory bail, leaving hundreds of petitions unheard amidst overwhelming pressure.
HC asks EC to give registration to BDP
The High Court on Thursday instructed the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Development Party as a political party...
SC stays Mahbub Ali, Shomi Kaiser鈥檚 bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed a High Court order granting six months鈥� bail to actress and former e-CAB president Shomi Kaiser...
SC upholds HC verdict acquitting Gias Uddin Al Mamun鈥檚 corruption charges
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court verdict that had acquitted businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun of corruption charges in a case lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission...
HC questions player, staff quotas in DU admission
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking Dhaka University authorities to explain within two weeks why the quotas for the children of university teachers and employees and the sports quota in admission should not be declared illegal...
Ex-MP Poton granted six-month bail
The High Court has granted six months鈥� bail to former lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, owner of M/S Poton Traders, in a high-profile case involving the embezzlement of 72,000 tonnes of government-imported urea fertiliser valued at Tk 582 crore...
Appellate Division stays HC order declaring Joy Bangla as nat鈥檒 slogan
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court verdict, which had paved the way for the Awami League government to declare Joy聽 Bangla as the national slogan on March 2, 2022...
SC to hear plea against 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� slogan today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Tuesday on a state petition, pleading to stay the High Court order that declared 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� as the national slogan of Bangladesh...
SC upholds HC鈥檚 stay
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order halting the recruitment of 6,531 assistant primary school teachers in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions under the previous Awami League government, based on a June 14, 2023, notification...
CJ urges judicial officers to submit reform proposals by Dec 12
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has urged judicial officers across the country to share their insights and suggestions for proposed judiciary reforms by December 12...
Defence starts arguments in 10-truck arms case at HC
The defence at the High Court on Sunday started placing their arguments on death references and appeals in the case lodged over 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul...
Teknaf ex-OC Pradeep鈥檚 convicted wife granted bail
The High Court on Sunday granted interim bail to Chumki Karan, wife of former Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, in a corruption case where she was sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison for amassing illegal wealth...
Giasuddin Al Mamun acquitted in money laundering case
The High Court on Thursday acquitted businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun from the charge of money laundering and scrapped a seven-year conviction given by the trial court on the charge.
BNP leader Aman acquitted of extortion charges
The High Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson鈥檚 adviser Amanullah Aman of charges in an extortion case filed in 2007.
HC acquits Giasuddin Al Mamun in money laundering case
The High Court on Thursday acquitted Giasuddin Al Mamun, a businessman and close friend of the BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a money laundering case scrapping his seven-year jail sentence.