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.
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Health sector contractor Mithu nabbed in ACC case
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday sent controversial health sector contractor Motazzaroul Islam Mithu to jail in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 75 crore...
6 witnesses testify against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, her children Sajeeb, Saima
Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...
Seizure of tax records of Tarique Siddique鈥檚 daughter ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to seize the income tax records of Bushra Siddique, daughter of Tarique Ahmed Siddique who was security adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
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.
鈥楴icest鈥� judge, viral for his courtroom compassion, dies
Frank Caprio, a US judge who became an internet sensation for his compassion and courteous demeanor in court, has died at 88, his family announced on social media.
3 plaintiffs testify against Hasina, Sajeeb, Saima
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on Monday recorded the depositions of the plaintiffs of three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other...
Ctg court rejects Chinmoy鈥檚 bail petitions
The Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday rejected Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagran Jote spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari鈥檚 bail petitions in five cases, including the case of killing lawyer Saiful Islam Alif...
SC gets two chamber judge courts
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday nominated justice Md Rezaul Haque as judge-in-chamber-1 and justice Farah Mahbub as judge-in-chamber-2, forming two chamber judge courts to dispose of emergency matters at the Appellate Division...
Lower court judges renew call for judicial secretariat
Lower court judges on Saturday renewed their call for a separate judicial secretariat under the Supreme Court, citing recurring conflicts with the executive due to the Supreme Court鈥檚 lack of control over appointments, transfers, promotions, and disciplinary actions in the lower judiciary...
Verdict on judges鈥� disciplinary rules review due June 29
The Supreme Court has set Sunday for delivering order on the review petition filed against the much-discussed gazette of the service disciplinary rules for lower court judges...
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...
Bashundhara鈥檚 shares of Tk聽1,458cr seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 75.46 crore shares, worth Tk 1,458 crore, of 22 companies of the Bashundhara Group in connection with graft allegations...
Separate judicial secretariat will end dual administration, lawyer tells HC
At least 15 lower court judges, currently under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission for alleged corruption during the Awami League regime, may have been involved in a network of transfer and posting syndicates with links to the...
362 acres of land, $61.39 lakh investment of Kazi Nabil family seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to attach 362.43 acres of land, seven flats and a couple of houses in Dhaka owned by former Jashore-3 lawmaker and Gemcon Group owner Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family members...
US SC judge slams 鈥榣egally questionable鈥� deportation block
A US Supreme Court judge criticised a dramatic night-time intervention by the court on Saturday to block President Donald Trump鈥檚 use of an obscure law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process...
Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...
Seizure of 54 kathas of land of Summit Group ordered
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 54 kathas of land worth Tk 9.70 crore owned by Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan鈥檚 wife Anjuman Aziz Khan...
Freeze on bank accounts of Orion chair, family ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 31 bank accounts of Orion Group chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and eight of his family members in connection with corruption allegations...
HC set to hear petition against SC judge appointment council today
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...
Khaleda Zia, 7 others acquitted in Niko graft case
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko corruption case...
JRC recommends appointment of retired judges to dispose of pending cases
The Judiciary Reforms Commission has suggested the government to appoint retired judges to dispose of under trial cases pilled in district courts, official sources said on Saturday.
Judgement on NIKO graft case on Feb 19聽
The special judge court-4 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed February 19 to deliver the judgement of Niko graft case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and seven others...
Steps ordered for Interpol red notice for Benazir
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to request an Interpol 鈥榬ed notice鈥� for the arrest of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in connection with graft cases...
Judge blocks Musk鈥檚 DOGE dept from Treasury data
A US judge issued an emergency order early Saturday blocking Elon Musk鈥檚 government reform team from accessing personal and financial data stored at the treasury department, court documents showed.
Federal judge blocks Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
A federal judge in the United States on Thursday put a temporary block on President Donald Trump鈥檚 attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.
GRAFT CASE: Ex-AL MP jailed for four years in Jashore
The Jashore Special and Session Judge Court on Wednesday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker Shahin Chakladar to four years of jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission around 16 years ago...
2 judges shot dead at Iran鈥檚 supreme court
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported...
Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ord
Bangladesh interim government has cleared the draft of 鈥楽upreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025鈥� in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the chief justice.
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...