SC expects HC judges to sign written orders serially
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in a recent verdict has said that it expects High Court Division judges, barring exceptions, will put their signatures on bail orders and...
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16th amendment review hearing deferred for 51st time
The Appellate Division on Thursday deferred again hearing the government petition seeking a review of the AD verdict restoring the provision of removal of Supreme Court judges by the Supreme Judicial Council, instead of the parliament in case of misconduct...
SC upholds HC order regarding candidacy of Shahadat in Companiganj polls
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order for accepting the nomination paper of Shahadat Hossain, younger brother of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, in the upcoming Companiganj Upazila Parishad election...
Review hearing in 16th Amendment case on July 11
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set July 11 for holding a hearing on a petition, pleading to review the apex court judgment that declared the 16th Amendment of the Constitution illegal.....
SC allows income tax collection from all pvt universities
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the National Board of Revenue to collect outstanding income tax from three private universities...
SC orders companies to maintain status quo over share transfer
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the project implementing foreign companies to maintain status quo over...
SC scraps Salim Prodhan鈥檚 candidature in Rupganj upazila election
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a High Court order to return the candidature of Narayanganj鈥檚 Rupganj upazila parishad chairman candidate Salim Prodhan, a convict in a case over amassing illegal wealth and money laundering....
President asks judges to ensure justice
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday asked the judges of all courts, including the Supreme Court, to make all-out efforts so that litigants could get justice easily...
SC stays HC verdict against isolation of death sentence convicts
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a High Court verdict that asked the jail authorities not to put death sentence inmates any more in solitary confinement before the end of all legal processes...
Appeal against GM Quader as JP chair dismissed
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a leave to appeal seeking bar on GM Quader鈥檚 responsibility as Jatiya Party chairman....
Writ seeks probe into ex-minister Saifuzzaman鈥檚 reported property of Tk 2,770cr in UK
A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed a writ petition seeking a directive to investigate by the government authorities the reported Tk 2,770 crore property of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in the United Kingdom...
Case backlog caught in warp of inaction on several fronts
THE chief justice has said that a total of only 2,000 judges struggle to dispose of more than four million cases pending with courts. He made the remark on May 7 as he inaugurated a television show that Bangladesh Television will telecast to create awareness of laws and rights...
SC suspends proceedings for a day following death of AJ Mohammad Ali
The proceedings of the Supreme Court remained suspended on Sunday to show respect to former聽 attorney general and senior lawyer Abdul Jamil Mohammad Ali, popularly known as AJ Mohammad Ali, who died at a Singapore hospital on May 2...
SCBA president Khokon reinstated to Ainjibi Forum鈥檚 post
The Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum has reinstated Supreme Court Bar Association president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon to the forum鈥檚 senior vice president post, 10 days after he was removed for violating the forum鈥檚 discipline...
Two AD benches to conduct judicial proceedings from next week
From next Sunday, two benches of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will conduct the court to accelerate the trial proceedings, said Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan on Sunday morning....
Three new Appellate Division judges take oath
Three newly appointed judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court took oath of office on Thursday.....
3 HC judges elevated to AD superseding seniors
Three High Court judges were elevated to the Appellate Division on Wednesday, superseding their senior colleagues...
US SC weighs ban on homeless people sleeping outside
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside, as the country grapples with increasing rates of...
Lawyer seeks ACC probe into assets of ex-IGP Benazir, family
A Supreme Court lawyer on Sunday requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to inquire into assets of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters...
SC relaxes lawyers鈥� dress code amid heatwave
The Supreme Court on Saturday relaxed mandatorily wearing traditional black gowns for Supreme Court lawyers while appearing in courtrooms amid the ongoing country-wide heatwave....
SC relaxes black dress code due to heat wave
The Supreme Court has relaxed its dress code, saying due to the ongoing severe heat wave across the country, judges and lawyers of the apex court, its subordinate courts and tribunals are not required to wear black coats and gowns....
Delay in disposal of cases pending for years harms justice
DELAY in the disposal of appeals in cases that have been pending with the Supreme Court, both the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, has prolonged judicial proceedings and held back...
Law, SC edicts for use of Bangla in all spheres forgotten
The Bangla Language Introduction Act 1987 and Supreme Court directives issued in 2012 and 2014 requiring the use of Bangla in all spheres of life and stopping distortions of the mother language appear to be forgotten over...