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Irregularities, bribery rampant in SC procedures

Irregularities, bribery and harassment are allegedly rampant at every stage of case procedure in the Supreme Court in spite of the chief justice’s pledge to ensure judicial accountability and root out corruption from the judicial system.

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CJ urges journalists to be partners in judicial reforms

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday called on journalists to stand as active partners in the ongoing judicial reform efforts, emphasising the need for continued media engagement to raise public awareness and support for ensuring full independence of the judiciary.

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SC clears way for BB-appointed administrator to run Nagad

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a Bangladesh Bank-appointed administrator to manage the operations of Nagad Limited, staying an earlier order by its chamber judge that had temporarily halted the central bank’s decision.

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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.

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Protests on against Azhar release, attacks on protesters

Protests rejecting the Supreme Court’s May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges and against the recent attacks on left student leaders and activists in Rajshahi and Chattogram continued in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the fifth day on Saturday...

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Court backs Trump in ending migrant protections

The US Supreme Court handed president Donald Trump a major victory Friday in his immigration crackdown, giving his administration the green light to revoke the legal status of half a million migrants from four Caribbean and Latin American countries...

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EC to decide Ishraque’s mayoral oath

The Appellate Division on Thursday refused to intervene in the Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral dispute and left the matter to the Election Commission, reaffirming that the commission must discharge its constitutional responsibilities...

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Azhar’s death sentence overturned

The Appellate Division on Tuesday overturned its 2019 judgement that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 liberation war...

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SC overturns death sentence of Jamaat leader Azhar in war crimes case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its previous verdict that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh...

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EZ products not exempted from VAT, rules AD

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ruled that products, including edible oil, sugar, cement, and iron, manufactured in the country’s economic zones are not exempted from value-added tax, overturning a High Court verdict that had declared such taxation illegal...

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SC quashes graft proceedings against Mirza Abbas

The Appellate Division on Wednesday quashed the corruption proceedings against former housing and public works minister and senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Abbas over alleged irregularities in allocating government land for a journalists’ cooperative society in Mirpur...

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SC to hear delayed ACC appeal against Hasina case crapping

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday set July 15 for hearing a delayed petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2025 seeking permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict...

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Verdict on Jamaat’s registration appeal, election symbol on June 1

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed June 1 to deliver its verdict on two appeals filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami—one challenging the cancellation of its registration as a political party and the other seeking allocation of ‘daripalla’ (scales) as its election symbol...

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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.

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Azhar’s lawyer questions war crimes trial fairness

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 8 the hearing on a petition filed by condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam seeking a review of the court’s earlier decision upholding his death sentence...

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SC seeks separate civil, criminal courts

The Supreme Court has sent a letter to the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs to set up separate courts for civil and criminal cases.

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EX-ISKCON LEADER CHINMOY’S BAIL: SC withdraws stay on HC bail

The Appellate Division’s chamber judge on Wednesday withdrew an order that stayed the High Court’s bail granted to former International Society for Krishna Consciousness leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case over alleged desecration of the national flag...