HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners in CHT
The High Court on Thursday fined the owners of 54 illegal brick kilns Tk 4 lakh each for continuing operations in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in violation of Supreme Court orders...
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SC acquits Tarique, Mamun in Tk 20cr money laundering case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a Tk聽20-crore money laundering case filed during the ousted Awami League government...
SC adjourns hearing on FF age till Mar 12
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till March 12 its hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters...
SC clears way for 11 independent directors to join three Beximco companies
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had halted the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission鈥檚 directive to appoint 11 independent directors to three financially troubled companies of the Beximco Group, where detained businessman Salman F Rahman is a shareholder...
PRY TEACHER APPOINTMENT:聽SC stays HC order for fresh results
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court verdict that had scrapped the November 20, 2024 appointment of 6,531 recommended assistant teachers in government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram.
Khaleda cleared of all 37 cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court verdict acquitting former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in the Zia Charitable Trust case...
No bar on demolition of structures in Karnaphuli
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court directive to remove illegal structures built by Bangladesh Jatiya Matsyajibi Samity Ltd inside the boundary of the Karnaphuli River, clearing the way for long-delayed action against encroachment on one of the country鈥檚 most vital waterways...
SC defers appeal hearing in Zia Charitable Case to Monday
The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred to Monday the hearing on two petitions filed challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case...
Justice Manik, Sohail interrogated in Sagor-Runi murder case
Former judge of Supreme Court鈥檚 appellate division AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and retired rear admiral Mohammad Sohail have been interrogated in the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case...
SC restores jobs of 82 Upazila election officers, orders appointment with seniority
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 82 upazila election officers who were dismissed on September 3, 2007 when the army-backed caretaker government was in power...
SC adjourns review hearing on Jamaat leader Azhar鈥檚 death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
AD stays anticipatory bail to SK Sur's wife, daughter
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to Suparna Sur Chowdhury, wife of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, and their daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for failing to submit an asset statement within the stipulated time...
SC sets Feb 25 for review hearing of death row Jamaat leader Azharul Islam
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
SC in full control over judges鈥� appointment, discipline: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that the Supreme Court had assumed full control over the appointment and discipline of its judges over the past six months.
SC reinstates jobs of 27th BCS candidates disqualified in second interview
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the jobs of candidates who were disqualified in the second interview of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service under the army-led caretaker government, despite having qualified in the first interview during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule in 2006...
RECOMMENDED PRIMARY TEACHERS: SC posts full-court hearing for Mar 2, protests on
The assistant teachers of government primary schools who had their appointment cancelled because of a court order vowed on Tuesday to continue with their protests demanding their reinstatement while the Supreme Court has posted the full-court hearing of a government review appeal for March 2...
CJ asks DCs to strengthen judicial cooperation
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday instructed the deputy commissioners to take firm measures in maintaining law and order, ensuring public safety and upholding judicial directives.
SC tightens security amid vandalism threats
The Supreme Court authorities have tightened security in the court compound, deploying army, Border Guard Bangladesh and law enforcement members following intelligence reports that a group of lawyers might attempt to vandalise a mural of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman installed in the court鈥檚 inner garden...
3 journalists injured by BNP activists at SC
At least three journalists were injured in an attack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on the Supreme Court premises...
JUDICIARY REFORM COMMISSION: Separate secretariat under SC to be suggested
The judiciary reform commission is set to recommend key reforms including establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary under the Supreme Court, aiming to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the state.
Justice Shahed Nuruddin resigns amid SJC probe
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
SC clears way for 3,173 instructors to join work
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a High Court stay on the recruitment of 3,173 junior instructors (technical) and physical education instructors under the Technical and Madrassah Education Division of the Ministry of Education, paving the way for their appointments....
Operation of unauthorised sleeper buses challenged in HC
A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking directives for the government authorities to halt the operation of unauthorised sleeper buses, mostly imported from...
SC stays HC bail for journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order granting bail to Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and his wife Farzana Rupa, the television鈥檚 principal correspondent, in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August 2024 student-led mass uprising...
SC JUDGE APPOINTMENT: Ordinance promulgated
The interim government on Tuesday issued a gazette notification for the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025, introducing a framework for establishing the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council to oversee judicial appointments.
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.
Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Orphanage Trust Case : SC acquits Khaleda, Tarique, others; terms case as malicious prosecution
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son and acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman and four others of charges in the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Orphanage Trust case...
ZIA ORPHANAGE TRUST CASE: Judgment of Khaleda鈥檚 appeal today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set Wednesday to pronounce its judgment on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case...
SC adjourns Jamaat registration appeal to Jan 21
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami till January 21, challenging the judgment of the High Court that declared the registration of the party illegal....