HC acquits Babar, scraps eight-year jail sentence in corruption case
The High Court on Wednesday overturned the eight-year jail sentence imposed on former state minister for home affairs, Lutfozzaman Babar, in a case lodged in 2008 over amassing...
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Hearing on legality of 15th amendment Oct 30
The rule hearing on the legality of the 15th amendment that scrapped the provision of caretaker government system in the constitution of Bangladesh will be held at the High Court in Dhaka on October 30.
SC revives Jamaat鈥檚 appeal against party registration cancellation
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the appeal of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami challenging the High Court verdict that had...
CJ to keep 12 HC judges off court amid student protests
The Supreme Court administration announced on Wednesday that 12 High Court judges would be kept out of the court and placed on leave starting from October 20, following...
Students block entire SC demanding resignation of HC judges
Several thousand students under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Wednesday blocked the Supreme Court Annex Bhaban demanding the resignation of High Court judges loyal to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
HC asks authorities to complete Sagar-Runi murder probe in 6 months
The High Court has issued an order directing the authorities to conclude the long-pending investigation into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi within six months...
Ghana envoy pays farewell call on president
The non-resident high commissioner of Ghana to Bangladesh Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh paid a farewell call on president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in...
Anticipatory bail seekers left stranded as HC bench abandons hearing
Hundreds of anticipatory bail seekers were left in limbo on Tuesday after a two-judge High Court bench abruptly left the courtroom without hearing any of the 811 cases scheduled for the day, amid chaotic scenes.
ICT reconstituted with Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder as chair
The government has reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal with the appointment of Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder of the High Court as its chairman, according to a gazette notification issued by the law ministry on Monday...
No case filed over theft of goddess Kali鈥檚 crown
No case was filed until Friday evening in the incident of theft of goddess crown, which was gifted by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, at Jeshoreshwari Temple in...
Interim govt appoints 23 new High Court judges
Twenty-three additional High Court judges were sworn in on Wednesday...
Steps being taken to hear appeal in Abrar murder case: AG
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Monday said the state is taking steps to hold hearings on jail appeals and death references in the BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case.
Khurshed Alam resigns as maritime affairs secy, Khastagir鈥檚 appointment as envoy to Poland cancelled聽
Foreign ministry鈥檚 secretary for maritime affairs unit retired rear admiral Md Khurshed Alam, whose contractual appointment was extended on occasions, has resigned...
Death reference of killers of Abrar pending with HC for 3 years
The death reference of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 20 expelled students, sentenced to death in 2022 for the murder of fellow student Abrar Fahad, remains pending in the High Court for over two years....
HC withdraws verdict on Grameen Kalyan鈥檚 tax dispute
The High Court has withdrawn its August 4 ruling that ordered Grameen Kalyan, an organisation founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to pay Tk 666 crore in taxes to the National Board of Revenue.
HC clears way for Sohel Rana鈥檚 release
The High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Sohel Rana, a former leader of Awami League鈥檚 youth organisation Juba League and the owner of the eight-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed...
HC removes RAB, orders high-level task force聽for probe Sagar-Runi murder
The High Court on Monday removed the Rapid Action Battalion from the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and directed the...
HC seeks asset聽list of S Alam聽Group, allies
The High Court on Sunday directed the interim government to submit a comprehensive list of all the immovable assets owned by S Alam Group, its shareholder directors, and...
HC questions govt鈥檚 inaction on protecting shrines
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the interim government to explain its inaction on a letter seeking intervention from the home affairs ministry to protect shrines (mazars) across the country.
Why victims not to be recognised
The High Court on Tuesday sought an explanation from the interim government as to why those killed during the student-led mass uprising between July 16 and August 5 should not be recognised as 鈥榥ational heroes,鈥� and why those injured or detained should not be accorded the legal status of 鈥榝reedom fighters.鈥�...
BB ordered to unfreeze accounts linked to ex-NBR official Matiur
The High Court on Sunday ordered the Bangladesh Bank governor to unfreeze six bank accounts of Global Shoes, a company linked to former National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Appellate Tribunal member Matiur Rahman and his family...
HC asks ACC to report progress in S Alam probe
The High Court on Sunday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission chairman to submit a progress report on the investigation into money laundering allegations against...
HC adjourns hearing of petition to halt S Alam asset transfer
The High Court on Thursday adjourned until September 22 the hearing on a writ petition seeking an injunction on the transfer or sale of assets owned by S Alam Group, its...
Dhaka should take up Mynamar issues with world forum
THE firing of gunshots from inside Myanmar into Bangladesh at Teknaf is worrying. Officials say that three bullets fired from Myanmar hit a window glass of the land port office, a truck and a tree about 1:30pm on September 18 forced a suspension of activities at the Teknaf land port about half an hour after as people, who became panicked at the happening...
Bringing shrine attackers to book demanded
Political leaders, cultural activists and different social-political organisations on Tuesday held a rally in front of High Court Mazar in Dhaka protesting at attacks on shrines across Bangladesh...
Justice Mustafa Zaman鈥檚 mother passes away
Rokeya Begum, the mother of the High Court Division Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Mymensingh.
HC questions appointment of Nagad administrator
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government and Bangladesh Bank to explain in 10 days why the appointment of an administrator to Nagad, the state-owned mobile financial service...
Malaysian envoy for broadening ties with Bangladesh
Malaysian high commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim on Sunday laid emphasis on strengthening relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia, exploring potential areas for mutual benefits...
Bangladesh protesters name Dhaka street after Felani
A group of protesters, organised by a private organisation, on Friday installed a plaque naming a street near the Indian high commission in Dhaka after Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by India鈥檚 Border Security Force along the Bangladesh border in 2011.
Shafi appointed as new high commissioner to S Africa
The government has appointed Shah Ahmed Shafi as the new Bangladesh high commissioner to South Africa...