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...
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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....
Petition challenging interim govt formation dismissed
The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the president鈥檚 reference to the Supreme Court and the subsequent Appellate Division opinion on the formation of an interim government after the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024 amid a student-led mass uprising...
Supreme Judicial Council sends report on Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president
The Supreme Judicial Council has submitted a report on information commissioner Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president.
Khaleda Zia鈥檚 appeal hearing in Zia Orphanage case adjourned till Jan 14
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till January 14 its hearing on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in Zia Orphanage Trust case.
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...
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.
SEU Lawyers Assoc convener committee formed
The convening committee of the Southeast University Lawyers Association, Supreme Court Part has been formed with advocate Niaz Mohammad Mahabub as the convener and advocate Md Faruk Hossain Tapadar as the member secretary.
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.
CJ forms 9-member taskforce to enhance fire safety on SC premises
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...
SCBA president for withdrawal of cases against聽ex-CJ Sinha
Supreme Court Bar Association president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Thursday demanded withdrawal of all cases against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and urged the authorities to ensure his safe return to Bangladesh.
Wrongful detention of Badal Farazi: Govt urged to seek $1cr in compensation from India
Two Supreme Court lawyers on Sunday in a legal notice on Sunday urged the Bangladesh government to demand $1 crore in seven days in compensation from India for the alleged wrongful detention of...
SC judge appointment ordinance: Experts debate聽age-limit, council composition 聽
Legal experts on Saturday welcomed the law ministry鈥檚 initiative to promulgate the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance 2024, emphasising its potential to enhance transparency and depoliticise judicial appointments.
Judiciary Reform: SC mulls minimum age of 50 for HC judges, 60 for AD
The Supreme Court and the Judiciary Reform Commission have prepared separate draft ordinances, with the Supreme Court鈥檚 draft ordinance proposing 50 years as the minimum age for appointing...
SCBA demands action against BJSA for opposing lawyers鈥� inclusion
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Thursday called for action against the Bangladesh Judicial Service Association over its statement opposing the inclusion of lawyers in the proposed commission for appointing Supreme Court judges.
Supreme Court Judge Appointment Law to be enacted soon: law Adviser
The law ministry is set to hold a meeting on Saturday with experts to discuss three drafts concerning the much-debated Supreme Court Judges Appointment law, according to law adviser Asif Nazrul...
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...
Allegations of judicial corruption often reach me: Justice Ziaul
Outgoing Appellate Division judge Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, in his farewell speech on Wednesday, addressed claims of corruption within the judiciary, noting that such allegations often reached him unexpectedly....
SC stays HC verdict on Tarique, Mamun
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed seven-year jail sentence of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a case lodged over money laundering...
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...
SC upholds HC judgment scrapping 5 cases against Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court judgment that scrapped five labour law cases against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, also the incumbent chief adviser of the interim government.
SC stays HC order declaring August 15 as National Mourning Day
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that declared August 15 as a national holiday in observance of National Mourning Day in 2008...
SC to hear CG system review pleas Jan 19
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday fixed January 19 for hearing on three review petitions, pleading for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government system...
