The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday summoned lawyer Mohammed Mohsen Rashid and journalist Kanak Sarwar for allegedly scandalising, demeaning and maligning the judiciary of Bangladesh in a talk-show...
The Newly elected executive committee of Law Reporters鈥� Forum for the tenure of 2024-2025 officially took over the office on Thursday from the outgoing committee in a ceremony at its office on the Supreme Court Bar Association compound.聽...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court again on Thursday refused to stay a High Court verdict that asked the government to restore the 30 per cent quota for the...
The High Court on Wednesday set July 11 for pronouncing its verdict on contempt of the court proceedings brought against Gana Odhikar Parishad faction president Md Nurul Haque Nur for making 鈥榙efamatory remarks鈥� about the judiciary and judges...
THE High Court in a welcome move on July 2 asked the government to immediately enforce the rule that requires public servants to declare their and their dependents鈥� assets before joining the service. Hearing a writ petition that sought a court directive on rampant allegations of corruption against public servants, the court observes that corruption...
The High Court in its judgment in a case challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the conviction of Grameen Telecom chairman and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case has observed that there is no provision for staying a sentence before disposal of the appeal....
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking the establishment of policy guidelines for paternity leave for all working fathers....
A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in a case for murdering his wife in the city鈥檚 Bakolia area around two years ago....
Barrister Moin Ghani has been appointed as a member of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce for the 2024-2027 tenure...
THE truth defies power and denies dying. Truth survives by surmounting odds and obstacles. Despite this trajectory of truth, sometimes it appears to be dying 鈥� a short phenomenon in life. Julian Assange鈥檚 journey to freedom presents this fact: a simultaneous act of surviving and the apparent dying of truth. The Spanish define truth in a proverb: 鈥楾ruth is God鈥檚 daughter鈥�. The daughter lives...
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government authorities to enforce the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979, which require public servants to declare their and...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a decision set to delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
The High Court said on Monday that S Alam Vegetable Oil Ltd and S Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd must pay unpaid Tk 3, 538 crore Value Added Tax that they evaded in...
The High Court on Monday directed not to collect tolls from Fire Service vehicles on expressways, highways, important bridges, ferries and roads...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday set August 4 for hearing the arguments from the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh president AK Azad on the recommendation made by the cabinet committee in 9th Wage Board Award for journalists and workers of newspapers and news agencies, regarding their income tax and gratuity...
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on submission of wealth statements by government officials and publishing them on the designated website...
The High Court has yet to release its full verdict in a case related to the extremist attack on Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016, which killed 22 people, 17 of whom were...
The High Court wanted to know within seven days what actions had been taken against those responsible for preventing several thousand workers from travelling to Malaysia despite having valid visas and other necessary documents...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh on a leave to appeal petition regarding the High Court judgment on the income tax of journalists and employees working in newspapers....
AN AMOUNT of Tk 800 billion in revenue having been stuck because of about 30,000 cases pending with the Supreme Court, tax appeals commissioners and tax appellate tribunals largely suggests indifference, if not negligence, on part of government authorities. The cases involve, as revenue board statistics show, Tk 403.89 billion in 11,007 cases related to income tax...
About 30,000 cases pending with the Supreme Court, and appellate commissioners and tribunals have withheld the collection of Tk 80,000 crore in revenue.
The High Court on Thursday allowed 148 students of Chattogram Islamia College to sit for the Higher Secondary School鈥檚 examination scheduled to be held on June 30.
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said it had issued arrest warrants for Russia鈥檚 top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has said that courts are able enough to catch wrongdoers wherever they hide...
Iran鈥檚 supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by...
Dhaka South City Corporation on Tuesday fined seven seasonal rawhide traders for conducting unauthorised trade on the streets, creating obstacles to public movement....
A mobile court of the Ministry of Shipping on Saturday fined two passenger launches on several grounds including not having railings on their stairs at...
About two dozen rules issued by the High Court suo motu on corruption and money laundering allegations have been awaiting hearing for...
The High Court on Thursday asked the government authorities and the mayor of Dhaka south city not to evict the sweepers from their century-old Miranzilla...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the bail of Juba Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia which was granted by the High Court in the last case relating to amassing illegal wealth...