Why Beximco won鈥檛聽get receiver: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued a ruling asking government authorities to explain in four weeks why they should not appoint a receiver to manage the affairs of Beximco Group.
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Judges鈥� appointment should be reviewed, proceduralised
THE call of the Supreme Court Bar Association for an immediate removal of the 鈥榗ontroversial鈥� High Court judges appointed during the 15 years鈥� rule of the Awami League, which was overthrown on August 5 amidst a student-mass uprising, is dubious. The association鈥檚 president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, who was elected member of parliament for the Noakhali...
Exhume body of Harris Chowdhury for DNA test: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued an order to exhume the body of Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, for a DNA test to ensure his identity.
Why Abrar鈥檚 family won鈥檛 be given Tk聽10cr: HC
The High Court on Tuesday issued a directive to the interim government, asking why it should not be ordered to pay Tk聽10 crore in compensation to the parents of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology...
HC questions indemnity law in quick energy procurement
The High Court on Monday issued a rule questioning the legality of a law that granted indemnity for actions taken by the overthrown Awami League government in the procurement of power and energy during its 15-year tenure...
HC seeks report on expenses
The High Court on Sunday directed the interim government authorities to submit a detailed report within 30 days on the costs incurred for assets, security, benefits, and privileges provided to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and...
HC dismisses petition seeking ban on Awami League as political party
The High Court on Sunday summarily rejected a writ petition seeking cancellation of registration of the Awami League as a political party...
From protest to policy
STUDENT power, often seen as the untapped potential within educational institutions, has historically been a force of significant social change. This power, wielded by young minds full of idealism, energy and a desire to reshape the world, has played a crucial role in numerous political, social and cultural movements across the globe. We can also see how far...
Bangladesh鈥檚 chief law officer seeks dismissal of petition seeking ban on AL
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has requested the High Court to dismiss a petition seeking the ban of the Awami League as a political party....
HC questions indemnity of search committee, appointment of election commissioners
The High Court on Tuesday issued a ruling asking the government to explain in four weeks the constitutionality of a provision in the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act 2022...
HC lifts ban on publishing Tarique鈥檚 statements in media
The High Court on Thursday lifted its earlier ban on publishing statements of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman in the media.
HC scraps jail term against ex-Odhikar secretary Adilur, director Elan
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a Dhaka Cyber Tribunal鈥檚 verdict that jailed noted human rights defender and former Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan for two years in a case related to alleged violation of now defunct the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006...
Hearing on writ seeking ban on Awami League Thursday
The High Court has fixed August 22 for the hearing of a writ, filed seeking ban on Bangladesh Awami League and cancellation of its registration as a political party for indiscriminate killing of students and commoners, during the quota reform protest and mass uprising....
Probe of corruption of former lawmakers, ministers must
THIS is unacceptable that the Anti-Corruption Commission has not yet investigated the affidavits that the candidates submitted before the 12th national elections held on January 7. The affidavits showed an abnormal increase in wealth of most of the former lawmakers and ministers. Candidates in national and local elections are required to submit...
High Court orders EC to register AB party
The High Court on Monday ordered the Election Commission to register Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) as a political party....
HC asks BTRC to shutdown broadcasting of Somoy TV for seven days
The High Court on Monday asked the information and broadcasting ministry鈥� secretary and chairmen of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited to stop broadcasting of Somoy Television channel for seven days...
HC questions 15th amendment that scrapped caretaker govt system
The High Court on Monday asked the government to explain in 10 days why the 15th amendment to the constitution, scrapping the caretaker government system in...
CJ forms 50 HC benches
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday formed 50 new benches of the High Court Division to hold proceedings from Sunday.聽
Why children killings won鈥檛 be probed by int鈥檒 body: HC
The High Court on Thursday asked the government to explain why the killings of children by gunshot from helicopters during the Student Movement Against Discrimination would not be...
4 HC judges elevated to Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court
Four High Court judges were on Monday elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court clearing the way for the newly appointed chief justice to hold proceedings in the Appellate Division from today...
HC asks authorities not to collect tolls from ambulances
The High Court on Monday ordered authorities concerned not to collect tolls from ambulances carrying patients on roads, highways, bridges and flyovers across the country....
Injustice was considered as justice in past years: new CJ聽
Newly appointed chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday said that in the past years repression descended upon people instead of justice delivered to them.
HC to resume proceedings on limited scale today聽
The High Court will resume its proceedings on limited scale from Monday, one week after the fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government, while High Court Judge Syed Refaat Ahmed was...
Attorney general for reforming HC 聽
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Monday suggested reforming the High Court Division following the resignation of the chief justice and five Appellate Division judges on Sunday amid allegations of an attempted judicial coup against the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul, five AD judges resign
High Court Division鈥檚 justice Syed Refaat Ahmed was appointed as chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday following the resignation of chief justice Obaidul Hassan and five other judges of the Appellate Division amid student protests and allegations of an attempted judicial coup...
Yunus鈥檚 firms need to pay Tk聽663cr tax: HC
The High Court on Sunday cleared the way for the National Board of Revenue to claim Tk 663 crore as taxes from Grameen Kalyan, and firms of Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, in five...
Law enforcers should protect rights, life: HC
The High Court on Sunday made seven observations stating that law enforcers should protect human lives and human rights while dealing with protests...
Courts in Bangladesh to remain closed indefinitely
All the proceedings of the Appellate Division and High Court Division of the Supreme Court will remain closed for an indefinite period starting Monday.
Another commission sought over deaths of 4 children
A writ petition was filed on Wednesday seeking a High Court directive on the government to form a judicial inquiry commission to find out the cause of deaths of four children during the student quota reform movement...
HC hearing postponed
A two-judge High Court bench on Wednesday could not hold the scheduled hearing of a writ petition that sought the release of six coordinators of the quota reform movement from the custody of the detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police...