CURBING AIR POLLUTION: Enforce 2020 directives: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to fully implement its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka.
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HC orders effective steps to stop air pollution
Bangladesh鈥檚 High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to take effective steps to stop air pollution within seven days and implement the nine directives issued by the court to this end.
Hasina, Joy among 93 sued in attempt to murder case
A case has been filed against 93 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in connection with attempt to kill a lawyer during mass uprising on August 4.
Supreme Judicial Council sends report on Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president
The Supreme Judicial Council has submitted a report on information commissioner Masuda Bhatti to Bangladesh president.
Khaleda Zia鈥檚 appeal hearing in Zia Orphanage case adjourned till Jan 14
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till January 14 its hearing on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in Zia Orphanage Trust case.
SC directs employees, dependents to submit wealth statements
The Supreme Court has instructed all employees of its High Court Division, along with their dependents, to submit detailed wealth statements for assets held both at home and abroad by February 15, 2025...
TABLIGH JAMAAT: 23 followers of Saad get anticipatory bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 23 followers of Tabligh Jamaat鈥檚 faction Maulana Saad Kandhalvi over four murders following a fatal clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the Tongi Bishwa Ijtema ground on December 18, 2024...
SC directs employees, dependents to submit wealth statements
The Supreme Court has instructed all employees of its High Court Division, along with their dependents, to submit detailed wealth statements for assets held both at home and abroad by February 15, 2025.
SEU Lawyers Assoc convener committee formed
The convening committee of the Southeast University Lawyers Association, Supreme Court Part has been formed with advocate Niaz Mohammad Mahabub as the convener and advocate Md Faruk Hossain Tapadar as the member secretary.
JULY-AUGUST MASSACRE: CJ looks forward to justice
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Tuesday expressed hope for justice in the cases filed on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the for the July-August 2024 student-people uprising.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HC JUDGES: President directs Supreme Judicial Council to probe
The president has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to investigate allegations of misconduct against several High Court judges, according to a statement posted on the Supreme Court鈥檚 website on Monday...
SC upholds dismissal of extortion cases against BNP acting chief Tarique
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a state petition seeking permission to appeal a High Court ruling that dismissed four extortion cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
CJ forms 9-member taskforce to enhance fire safety on SC premises
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...
HC bench goes paper-free tomorrow
Opening a new chapter in the country鈥檚 judicial history, a High Court bench is all set to begin paper free judicial proceedings from January 5.
Nine brick kilns fined, two evicted in Feni
A mobile court in Feni has fined nine brick kilns Tk 58 lakh and evicted two others for operating without the necessary environmental clearances...
Three brick kilns fined
A mobile court in Satkhira realised Tk 7.5 lakh as fine from the owners of three brick kilns for manufacturing bricks without approval of the department of environment and various other irregularities in Sadar upazila...
SCBA president for withdrawal of cases against聽ex-CJ Sinha
Supreme Court Bar Association president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Thursday demanded withdrawal of all cases against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and urged the authorities to ensure his safe return to Bangladesh.
Wrongful detention of Badal Farazi: Govt urged to seek $1cr in compensation from India
Two Supreme Court lawyers on Sunday in a legal notice on Sunday urged the Bangladesh government to demand $1 crore in seven days in compensation from India for the alleged wrongful detention of...
SC judge appointment ordinance: Experts debate聽age-limit, council composition 聽
Legal experts on Saturday welcomed the law ministry鈥檚 initiative to promulgate the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance 2024, emphasising its potential to enhance transparency and depoliticise judicial appointments.
Judiciary Reform: SC mulls minimum age of 50 for HC judges, 60 for AD
The Supreme Court and the Judiciary Reform Commission have prepared separate draft ordinances, with the Supreme Court鈥檚 draft ordinance proposing 50 years as the minimum age for appointing...
SCBA demands action against BJSA for opposing lawyers鈥� inclusion
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Thursday called for action against the Bangladesh Judicial Service Association over its statement opposing the inclusion of lawyers in the proposed commission for appointing Supreme Court judges.
Supreme Court Judge Appointment Law to be enacted soon: law Adviser
The law ministry is set to hold a meeting on Saturday with experts to discuss three drafts concerning the much-debated Supreme Court Judges Appointment law, according to law adviser Asif Nazrul...
HC halts Nagad鈥檚 internal activities
The High Court has imposed a status quo on the internal affairs of Nagad Limited, barring its administrator and management board, appointed by the Bangladesh Bank, from acting against the...
Tk 2.5m fines imposed in crackdown on poly bags
A total of 199 mobile court operations have been conducted across the country since November 3, collecting Tk 25,72,300 in fines on 414 establishments and the seizure of 50,556 kg of polythene shopping bags.
Clash on Court Premises: Accused remanded for five days
A metropolitan magistrate court in Chattogram on Thursday allowed the police to take an accused in custody for five days for interrogation in a case over a clash between police and followers of Chinmoy Krishna Das on the court premises...
Aug 21 Grenade Attack: HC for fresh probe
The High Court has called for a fresh, independent investigation into the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital that killed 24 people and injured hundreds...
Lawyer Saiful Murder: 10 shown arrested for violence on court premises
Ten people accused in the murder case of Chattogram court lawyer Saiful Islam Alif have been shown arrested in a case filed over vandalism and crude bomb explosions on the court premises...
10-Truck Arms Haul: HC acquits Babar, Nizami, 4 others
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and five others and commuted the death sentence of United Liberation Front of Asom leader Paresh Barua to life-term imprisonment in one of two cases filed for 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul...
HC moves to protect Teknaf reserve forests
The High Court on Tuesday issued a directive asking the government authorities to explain their inaction in addressing encroachment on reserve forests of Mathabhanga and Panerchara at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
HC declares key provisions of 15th amendment partially unconstitutional
The High Court on Tuesday declared key provisions of the 15th amendment to the constitution illegal for undermining the basic structure of the constitution, including democracy, the will of the people, and judicial independence.