SC in full control over judges鈥� appointment, discipline: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that the Supreme Court had assumed full control over the appointment and discipline of its judges over the past six months.
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Bangla still largely out of public sphere
The use of Bangla is still largely out of the public sphere despite legal mandates...
SC reinstates jobs of 27th BCS candidates disqualified in second interview
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the jobs of candidates who were disqualified in the second interview of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service under the army-led caretaker government, despite having qualified in the first interview during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule in 2006...
Court freezes bank accounts of Nasrul, wife
A Dhaka court on Wednesday passed an order to freeze 20 bank accounts of former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid and his wife Seema Hamid...
AG breaks down in court seeking justice for BUET student Abrar鈥檚 murder
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman broke down in tears in the High Court on Wednesday while seeking justice for Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad, who was brutally murdered for expressing dissent against the then Awami League government...
Khaleda Zia, 7 others acquitted in Niko graft case
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko corruption case...
RECOMMENDED PRIMARY TEACHERS: SC posts full-court hearing for Mar 2, protests on
The assistant teachers of government primary schools who had their appointment cancelled because of a court order vowed on Tuesday to continue with their protests demanding their reinstatement while the Supreme Court has posted the full-court hearing of a government review appeal for March 2...
Recommended pry teachers continue protests for 12th day
Recommended government primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, continued their protest programme at Shahbagh in the capital Dhaka for the 12th consecutive day on Monday, demanding their immediate appointments...
Poet Sohel Hasan Galib on two-day remand
The Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed poet and essayist Sohel Hasan Galib on a two-day remand over allegation of making derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SM) in a poem...
CJ asks DCs to strengthen judicial cooperation
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday instructed the deputy commissioners to take firm measures in maintaining law and order, ensuring public safety and upholding judicial directives.
Journalists Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed placed on five-day remand
A Dhaka court has placed former chief news editor of the private channel Ekattor TV, Shakil Ahmed, and his wife, former chief reporter and anchor of the TV channel, Farzana Rupa, on a five-day remand in connection with the murder case of Anwar Hossain Patwari...
HC orders treatment, seeks compensation for child injured during circumcision
The High Court on Sunday directed the Director General of Health Services to immediately ensure medical treatment for a two-year-old child, whose genitals were severely damaged during a circumcision procedure, leaving a hole in the affected area.
HC rules over unused mobile internet data
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why it shall not pass an order to add the unused talk time, internet data and SMSs in the next package being bought by the customer.
NAGAD ADMINISTRATOR: HC dismisses writ petition
The High Court on Sunday dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 decision to appoint an administrator to oversee Nagad Limited鈥檚 operations after dissolving its board of directors, which was...
Judgement on NIKO graft case on Feb 19聽
The special judge court-4 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed February 19 to deliver the judgement of Niko graft case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and seven others...
Court freezes ex-land minister, wife鈥檚 bank accounts
A Khulna court has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts belonging to former land minister Narayon Chandra Chanda and his wife Usha Rani Chanda.
Selected pry teachers call March to Dhaka for today
Recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, on Wednesday called a 鈥楲ong March to Dhaka鈥� programme for today to press their one-point demand for ensuring their appointment...
Recommended pry teachers give ultimatum for appointment
Recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, on Tuesday threatened the government with tougher programmes if their appointments are not confirmed by today noon...
Police use baton, sound grenades, teargas on recommended pry teachers
Police charged batons, and fired sound grenades and teargas shells and sprayed water through canons on protesting recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, to disperse them from a Dhaka city road Monday afternoon...
Steps ordered for Interpol red notice for Benazir
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to request an Interpol 鈥榬ed notice鈥� for the arrest of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in connection with graft cases...
Recommended primary teachers block Shahbagh for cancellation of HC order
Recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, blocked road at Shahbagh in Dhaka on Monday afternoon demanding cancellation of the HC order.
Ex-AL MP put on remand over Shibir activist murder
A Chattogram court on Sunday put former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram 15 constituency Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on two-day remand in connection with the murder of an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist during the quota reform student movement...
SC tightens security amid vandalism threats
The Supreme Court authorities have tightened security in the court compound, deploying army, Border Guard Bangladesh and law enforcement members following intelligence reports that a group of lawyers might attempt to vandalise a mural of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman installed in the court鈥檚 inner garden...
Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes
The International Criminal Court slammed sanctions Friday slapped by US President Donald Trump over its probes targeting America and Israel and pledged to press on with its aim to fight for 鈥榡ustice and hope鈥� around the world.
HC orders case over trader鈥檚 death in RAB custody
The High Court on Thursday passed an order asking authorities concerned to accept the allegation of the death of Brahmanbaria trader Shahnur Alam in RAB custody in 2014 as a regular case...
Doctor remanded for desecrating national flag
A Chattogram court on Thursday granted a doctor two-day remand in connection with a sedition case filed over the alleged desecration of the national flag in the city鈥檚 New Market area in the past year...
High Court cancels appointment of 6,531 pry teachers
The High Court on Thursday declared illegal and scrapped the November 20, 2024 appointment of 6,531 assistant teachers in government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram based on job quotas as per the 2019 recruitment rules.
3 journalists injured by BNP activists at SC
At least three journalists were injured in an attack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on the Supreme Court premises...
JUDICIARY REFORM: HC benches in divisions, upazila courts proposed
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the establishment of a separate secretariat for the judiciary, permanent attorney service, an independent investigation agency, the creation of permanent benches of the High Court Division in all divisional cities, and expanding district courts to upazilas across the country...
HC acquits 9 death-row convicts in case filed over attack on Hasina
The High Court has acquitted 47 convicts including nine death-row ones in a case filed over attempt to kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Pabna around 30 years back...