Verdict on validity of caretaker government issue to be delivered today
The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) on the validity of the 15th amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system...
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HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia can sue Dyson: UK Court
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that two dozen Bangladeshi and Nepali workers, allegedly subjected to forced labour in Malaysia, could sue Dyson, a British vacuum cleaner manufacturer in London...
鈥楬uge disappointment鈥� at ICJ climate hearings: global south representative
As marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world鈥檚 top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced 鈥榟uge disappointment鈥� at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to...
Many anticipatory bail petitions go unheard
Justice seekers are facing hurdles as only one High Court bench has been designated to deal with petitions for anticipatory bail, leaving hundreds of petitions unheard amidst overwhelming pressure.
HC asks EC to give registration to BDP
The High Court on Thursday instructed the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Development Party as a political party...
SC stays Mahbub Ali, Shomi Kaiser鈥檚 bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed a High Court order granting six months鈥� bail to actress and former e-CAB president Shomi Kaiser...
SC upholds HC verdict acquitting Gias Uddin Al Mamun鈥檚 corruption charges
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court verdict that had acquitted businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun of corruption charges in a case lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission...
BADC, BCIC fertiliser dealers fined
A mobile court fined two dealers at Paba upazila in Rajshahi for hoarding more fertilisers than the permitted level and manipulating vouchers...
Early hearing plea in Chinmoy case rejected
A Chattogram Court has dismissed three applications, including a plea to expedite a hearing, submitted on behalf of Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested in a sedition case on allegations of desecrating the national flag...
Allegations of judicial corruption often reach me: Justice Ziaul
Outgoing Appellate Division judge Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, in his farewell speech on Wednesday, addressed claims of corruption within the judiciary, noting that such allegations often reached him unexpectedly....
Ctg court puts 12 on remand
A Chattogram court on Tuesday placed 12 persons on remand in connection with two separate incidents, an attack on law enforcers and the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif...
HC questions player, staff quotas in DU admission
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking Dhaka University authorities to explain within two weeks why the quotas for the children of university teachers and employees and the sports quota in admission should not be declared illegal...
SC stays HC verdict on Tarique, Mamun
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed seven-year jail sentence of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a case lodged over money laundering...
Ex-MP Poton granted six-month bail
The High Court has granted six months鈥� bail to former lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, owner of M/S Poton Traders, in a high-profile case involving the embezzlement of 72,000 tonnes of government-imported urea fertiliser valued at Tk 582 crore...
Appellate Division stays HC order declaring Joy Bangla as nat鈥檒 slogan
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court verdict, which had paved the way for the Awami League government to declare Joy聽 Bangla as the national slogan on March 2, 2022...
SC to hear plea against 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� slogan today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Tuesday on a state petition, pleading to stay the High Court order that declared 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� as the national slogan of Bangladesh...
Taposh shown arrested for grabbing Gaan Bangla TV
A Dhaka court on Monday showed Kaushik Hossain Taposh arrested in a case lodged for allegedly grabbing private Gaan Bangla television...
SC upholds HC鈥檚 stay
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order halting the recruitment of 6,531 assistant primary school teachers in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions under the previous Awami League government, based on a June 14, 2023, notification...
CJ urges judicial officers to submit reform proposals by Dec 12
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has urged judicial officers across the country to share their insights and suggestions for proposed judiciary reforms by December 12...
Defence starts arguments in 10-truck arms case at HC
The defence at the High Court on Sunday started placing their arguments on death references and appeals in the case lodged over 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul...
Ex-minister Faruk Khan, 3 others remanded
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four people, including former civil aviation and tourism minister lieutenant colonel (retired) Muhammad Faruk Khan, on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising...
Teknaf ex-OC Pradeep鈥檚 convicted wife granted bail
The High Court on Sunday granted interim bail to Chumki Karan, wife of former Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, in a corruption case where she was sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison for amassing illegal wealth...
SC upholds HC judgment scrapping 5 cases against Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court judgment that scrapped five labour law cases against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, also the incumbent chief adviser of the interim government.
Giasuddin Al Mamun acquitted in money laundering case
The High Court on Thursday acquitted businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun from the charge of money laundering and scrapped a seven-year conviction given by the trial court on the charge.
BNP leader Aman acquitted of extortion charges
The High Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson鈥檚 adviser Amanullah Aman of charges in an extortion case filed in 2007.
HC acquits Giasuddin Al Mamun in money laundering case
The High Court on Thursday acquitted Giasuddin Al Mamun, a businessman and close friend of the BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a money laundering case scrapping his seven-year jail sentence.
Verdict on 15th amendment鈥檚 constitutionality on Dec 17
The High Court has scheduled December 17 to announce its verdict on two writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 15th amendment to the constitution, which abolished the election-time...
Khaleda, 24 others acquitted in attempt to murder case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 25 others in an attempt to murder case...
HC to fix date for verdict today
The High Court is scheduled for today to fix a date for its verdict on two writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 15th amendment to the constitution that scrapped the election-time caretaker government system in 2011 during the Awami League rule...