Teenager lands in correction centre on allegation of raping boy
A Kishoreganj court on Thursday sent a 15-year-old boy to juvenile correction centre on Thursday in connection with the rape of a six-year-old boy four days ago...
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Hungary announces ICC withdrawal as Netanyahu visits
Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as prime minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war crimes in Gaza.
Draft of 鈥楽upreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025鈥� prepared
Delegating the overall control to the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, the draft of the 鈥楽upreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025鈥� has been prepared....
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
HC issues rule on Shafik Rehman鈥檚 鈥楯ai Jai Din鈥� declaration
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the declaration of Shafiq Rehman as the publisher and printer of the daily newspaper 鈥楯ai Jai Din鈥� should not be declared illegal...
CJ administers oath to two new Appellate Division judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Tuesday administered the oath of newly appointed Appellate Division judges, Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub...
UNICEF welcomes govt decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts
The UNICEF on Monday welcomed the government of Bangladesh鈥檚 recent decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts, marking a significant step toward ensuring a child-friendly justice system that upholds the rights and well-being of children...
Justice Asaduzzaman, Farah Mahbub elevated to Appellate Division
Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, the senior-most High Court judge, and Justice Farah Mahbub, the fourth in seniority among High Court judges, have been elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court...
Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...
Donald Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations
US president Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration had ignored an order to block summary deportations.
Justice Khizir Hayat removed on SJC recommendation
The president has removed High Court judge Khizir Hayat following the Supreme Judicial Council鈥檚 recommendation over allegations of misconduct.
HC questions EC preconditions for party registration
The High Court on Tuesday issued a four-week rule asking the government and the Election Commission to explain why the commission鈥檚 recent notice 鈥� requiring new political parties to maintain offices in at least 22 districts and 100 upazilas for registration 鈥� should not be declared unlawful...
TK 126CR TELECOM DUES: BTRC, CID asked to investigate alleged forgery by Osman family
The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate allegations that the family of Awami League leader Shamim Osman committed forgery to evade telecom dues...
SC JUDGE APPOINTMENT COUNCIL: HC bench refuses to hear writ petition
A High Court bench on Monday sent a writ petition that challenged the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council to the chief justice to assign the matter to another bench as it was embarrassed to hear the petition...
HC for fresh list of brick kilns
The High Court on Monday directed divisional commissioners to take decisive action in ensuring a pollution-free environment, emphasising their duty to enforce environmental laws...
Philippine Senate launching probe of Duterte鈥檚 ICC arrest
The Philippine Senate said on Monday it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 arrest and swift handover last week to the International Criminal Court, which is to try him for alleged crimes against humanity.
HC quashes food adulteration case against Professor Yunus
The High Court on Monday quashed a 2010 food adulteration case against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, former chairman of Grameen Danone Food Limited, and two vendors from Chawk Bazar market in Dhaka...
Prospect of ICJ Masalit genocide case
SUDAN鈥橲 surprise move to institute proceedings against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice on March 5, 2025, alleging that the latter is violating certain obligations under the Genocide Convention, raises several legal challenges and uncertainties. In this case, Sudan alleges that the UAE is complicit in genocidal acts committed against the...
HC sues 25 brickfield owners for forging court order to operate in hill districts
The High Court has filed a case against 25 brickfield owners for allegedly forging its November 26, 2024, order to falsely claim permission to continue operations in Khagrachari and Bandarban...
HC upholds death sentences for 20 ex-BCL leaders in Abrar murder case
The High Court on Sunday confirmed death sentences for 20 former leaders and activists of the Awami League-backed student body Bangladesh Chhatra League on the charge of murdering fellow student Abrar Fahad at a Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology hall in 2019.
BRAC Bank adjusts Tk 74.43 lakh VAT without mandatory declaration: HC
The High Court has ruled that BRAC Bank Limited unlawfully adjusted Tk 74.43 lakh in Value Added Tax without declaring the mandatory input-output coefficient of raw materials in three income tax years.
ABRAR MURDER:聽HC verdict on death reference, appeals today
The High Court Division is set to deliver today its verdict on the death reference and appeals related to the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad.
Duterte follows ICC hearing over drug war case via videolink
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person at the International Criminal Court on Friday at the opening of the crimes against humanity hearing over his deadly crackdown on narcotics.
HC directs DIP DG to issue Michael Chakma鈥檚 passport
The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days...
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE: Why Tk聽50cr won鈥檛 be paid to victim鈥檚 father: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the government and the authorities of South Bangla Hospital Limited in Noakhali to explain within four weeks why Tk 50 crore would not be paid in compensation to a father.
Pry school headteachers must get salary as Class聽II officers: SC
The Appellate Division on Thursday ruled that headteachers of all government primary schools must receive salaries as Class II officers under the Selection Grade X pay scale, effective from March 9, 2014.
HC grants bail to Shomi Kaiser
The High Court On Wednesday granted bail to actress and ex-president of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh Shomi Kaiser in an attempted murder case...
Action over Tk聽53,000cr Beximco loans ordered
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Bank and other relevant authorities to take legal action against individuals and institutions responsible for approving Tk聽53,000 crore in questionable loans to Beximco Group...
Duterte鈥檚 lawyers demand his return
Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila...
Patients suffer due to doctors鈥� strike
Many patients seeking treatment at public hospitals in the capital Dhaka and other districts returned home without medical services on Wednesday as doctors staged protests to press for their demands...