Supreme Court promotes key judicial reforms in dialogue with law students
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh held a special dialogue on Saturday to engage law students from public universities in ongoing judicial reform efforts...
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SC questions legality of Mufti Hannan鈥檚 2nd confession
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday raised question about the legality of a second confessional statement made in the two August 2004 grenade attack cases, by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan in 2007 who was already a death row prisoner when he gave it...
SC acquits war crimes death row convict Mobarak Hossain
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Mobarak Hossain, a death row convict in a war crimes case, overturning the 2014 International Crimes Tribunal-1 verdict...
SC clears way for holding UCB AGM
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily cleared the way for holding United Commercial Bank鈥檚 42nd annual general meeting to be held on Thursday, staying a High Court order that had earlier halted the event for three months.
SC verdict on Mobarak鈥檚 appeal set for July 30
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set July 30 to deliver its verdict on the appeal filed by Mobarak Hossain, a former Jamaat-e-Islami member and an expelled Awami League leader, challenging his death sentence for committing war crimes during the country鈥檚 liberation war...
Legal notice challenges 鈥榩ick and choose鈥� interview
Two Supreme Court lawyers on Monday served a legal notice on the government and the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, accusing them of conducting interviews for High Court judge candidates on a biased and selective basis...
SC allows Trump to resume edn department dismantling
A divided US Supreme Court gave president Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department...
DMP again bans public gatherings near SC, CJ鈥檚 residence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police once again on Sunday banned public gatherings, rallies and demonstrations in areas surrounding the Supreme Court and the chief justice鈥檚 official residence in the capital...
US Supreme Court blocks Florida immigration law
The US Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the southern state...
SC begins hearing Mobarak鈥檚 appeal against death sentence for war crimes
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of Mobarak Hossain, an expelled Awami League leader and a former Jamaat-e-Islami member, challenging his 2014 death sentence for war crimes committed in the Brahmanbaria area during the 1971 Liberation War...
SC lawyers protest at HC decentralisation plan
Supreme Court lawyers on Monday protested against a move by 30 political parties to decentralise the High Court by establishing benches in divisional towns, warning that such a step threatens the unitary structure of the judiciary and violates the constitution...
SC stays AL-era judicial disciplinary rules
The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed its March 1, 2018 order that upheld the Bangladesh Judicial Service (Disciplinary) Rules 2017, framed during the Awami League regime...
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...
Lower court judges renew call for establishing separate 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...
US SC curbs power of individual judges to block Trump
The US Supreme Court handed president Donald Trump a major victory on Friday by curbing the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions.
SC issues directives for timely dispatch of court orders
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued six new directives to ensure timely dispatch of court orders.
Jabed, Mission to lead Law Reporters Forum
NTV special correspondent Hasan Jabed has been elected president, and 抖阴精品 senior staff correspondent Moneruzzaman Mission has been re-elected general secretary of the Law Reporters Forum, a professional association of...
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...
US Supreme Court allows third country deportations to resume
A divided US Supreme Court paved the way on Monday for the Trump administration to resume deportations of undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own...
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鈥檚 pledge to ensure judicial accountability and root out corruption from the judicial system.
DMP again issues ban on gatherings near SC, CJ鈥檚 residence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police once again banned public gatherings, rallies and demonstrations in areas surrounding the Supreme Court and the chief justice鈥檚 official residence in the capital.
Spirit of 16th amendment case was to put independence of judges at stake: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in its judgement, which reinstated the Supreme Judicial Council to remove apex court judges for incapacity or violating the code of conduct, has said the spirit of 16th amendment case, was to put independence of judges at stake...
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.
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鈥檚 decision.
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.
Protests on against Azhar release, attacks on protesters
Protests rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 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...
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...
EC to decide Ishraque鈥檚 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...
Azhar鈥檚 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...
SC orders reinstatement of 988 NU employees sacked during AL rule
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 988 employees of the National University who were dismissed during the Awami League government鈥檚 tenure between 2011 and 2012...