Qatar meets ICC head as it seeks
Qatar聽has met with the president of the International Criminal Court as it seeks legal action against Israel over its unprecedented strike on its territory last week, an official said on Thursday.
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HC shrine relocation conspiracy to be foiled: Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
Devotees and followers of different shrines at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka said that the conspiracy hatched by a vested quarter to relocate the High Court Mazar from its present location will be foiled...
Experts stress stronger village courts to ensure grassroots justice
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level.
CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES: HC questions constitutional bar on legal challenges
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain why article 125(a) of the constitution, which bars courts from hearing cases on the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, should not be declared unconstitutional.
15 HC judges use rental cars
At least 15 new High Court Division judges keep using hired vehicles because of a shortage of official transports and a lack of funding for car purchase.
Health sector contractor Mithu nabbed in ACC case
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday sent controversial health sector contractor Motazzaroul Islam Mithu to jail in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 75 crore...
A welcome High Court order that govt must comply with
The High Court鈥檚 order to halt the construction of the elevated expressway extension through Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel, while directing the government not to block public access to the vital urban spaces, is welcome. The ruling follows a writ petition filed by green activists, university teachers and Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement members. It reaffirms what...
SC bars finalising financial adviser appointment for Nagad amid legal dispute
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government not to proceed with the appointment of a financial adviser for state-owned Nagad Ltd at a time when a legal dispute over the company鈥檚 management is pending.
HC halts expressway extension thru Panthakunja, Hatirjheel
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to stop the construction of an elevated expressway extension from the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing through the Panthakunja Park and the Hatirjheel water body in the capital...
Kurigram ex-DC gets bail for six months
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Kurigram鈥檚 former deputy commissioner Sultana Parvin for six months in a case filed over torturing journalist Ariful Islam Rigan...
Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year
Thailand鈥檚 Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the country鈥檚 most powerful and polarising politician Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling that he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
VP aspirant files writ petition seeking reinstatement of candidacy
Amartya Ray John, a vice-president aspirant in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election, filed a writ petition with the High Court on Monday, seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and inclusion of his name in the voter list...
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe
The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals.
3-member commission headed by SC judge to investigate attack on Nur
The government has formed a three-member inquiry commission, led by High Court Division judge Justice Md Ali Reza, to investigate the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur.
3 BNP leaders acquitted in graft cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin and Mir Mohammad Helaluddin of charges in separate graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Judiciary can鈥檛 dictate policy matters, investigative decisions under executive branch: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected聽 the state鈥檚 appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting 48 accused, including BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack cases...
SC upholds acquittal of Tarique, all others in Aug 21 grenade attack case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court鈥檚 acquittal of BNP acting chair Tarique Rahman and 48 others in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack cases, effectively nullifying the lower court鈥檚 conviction of all 49 accused.
Court asks to submit probe report in 90 days
The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to submit a detailed report on the death of a 32-year-old woman, Faria Tasnim Jyoti, who fell into an uncovered manhole in Tongi in Gazipur and died on July 27, within 90 days...
Govt must comply with verdict on SC secretariat without delay
THE High Court verdict of September 2 that directed the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court and to vest full disciplinary control over subordinate court judges in the apex court is a welcome development. The judgement came in response to a public interest litigation writ petition filed by a group of Supreme Court lawyers after the fall of...
Full Appellate Division bench clears way for DUCSU polls, upholds chamber judge鈥檚 stay
The full bench of the Appellate Division on Wednesday cleared the way for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 9, by upholding its chamber judge鈥檚 earlier stay on a High Court order that had halted the polls...
6 witnesses testify against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, her children Sajeeb, Saima
Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...
Seizure of tax records of Tarique Siddique鈥檚 daughter ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to seize the income tax records of Bushra Siddique, daughter of Tarique Ahmed Siddique who was security adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
DCCI demands commercial court for trade issues
Businesses said that prolonged judicial processes of the trade dispute resolution are hampering both local and foreign investment...
No scope for govt not to save Dhaleshwari from pollution
THE High Court鈥檚 recent directive to restore the River Dhaleshwari and hold encroachers and polluters accountable is a welcome step. The river is under severe threat from unchecked encroachment and industrial pollution. The High Court directed the National River Conservation Commission, the deputy commissioner of Dhaka and the Inland Water Transport Authority...
HC restores SC control over lower judiciary
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court in three months after investing full disciplinary control over subordinate judges in the apex court.
HC halts DUCSU election until Oct 21
The High Court on Monday put a stay on the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union (DUCSU) election until October 21.
HC judge resigns amid SJC probe
High Court judge Md Akhtaruzzaman has tendered his resignation to the president, Mohammad Shahabuddin, amid a Supreme Judicial Council inquiry into his alleged misconduct.
HC asks govt to identify encroachers, polluters of Dhaleshwari River
The High Court on Sunday directed the government bodies concerned to identify and take action against those responsible for encroachment on and pollution at Dhaleshwari River at Dakhkin Dariapur at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Habibur Rahman made SC registrar general
The government has appointed High Court division registrar Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee as the new registrar general of the Supreme Court.
STONE LOOTING:聽HC asks govt to report on probe progress by Oct 22
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to report by October 22 on the progress of investigating the Bholaganj white stone looting, identifying those responsible, and restoring the recovered stones to the riverbank.