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.
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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...
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...
Harris Chy to be reburied with FF honour
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the reburial of Harris Chowdhury, a former political secretary to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, at his preferred site with full honours as a freedom fighter...
HC issues contempt rule over Karnaphuli river land lease
The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against Chittogong Port Authority chairman SM Moniruzzaman, additional secretary Mohammad Habibur Rahman, and deputy manager Md Shihab Uddin for allegedly violating a 2016 court directive by leasing out a piece of land belonging to the Karnaphuli River...
HC questions energy master plan鈥檚 alignment with climate goals
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) should not be reviewed to align with Bangladesh鈥檚 climate goals...
Petition filed with HC seeking ban on Indian TV channels in Bangladesh
A petition has been filed with the High Court seeking the suspension of all In..dian television channels鈥� broadcasts within Bangladesh.
HC seeks update on BDR carnage probe body
The High Court on Monday directed the government to submit a report on December 15 on the formation of a National Independent Investigation Committee to thoroughly investigate the February 25鈥�26, 2009, massacre at the then Bangladesh Rifles headquarters...
Writ petition filed seeking stay on Joy Bangla as national slogan
A writ petition was filed with the Appellate Division seeking a stay order on 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� as national slogan...
SC stays HC order declaring August 15 as National Mourning Day
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that declared August 15 as a national holiday in observance of National Mourning Day in 2008...
Appeal against Aug 21 grenade attack case after reviewing full verdict: AG
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman has said that the decision on whether to file an appeal against the High Court鈥檚 verdict in the August 21 grenade attack case will be made after reviewing the rationale behind the judgement.
HC to deliver verdict today
The High Court is set to announce today its verdict on the death reference of 19 convicts and appeals of 19 others sentenced to life imprisonment in the August 21, 2004, grenade attack case.
HC begins hearing death reference
The High Court on Thursday commenced the hearing of the death reference in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 student Abrar Fahad...
HC declines intervention on ISKCON issue, hailed govt鈥檚 priority efforts
The High Court on Thursday declined to intervene in the ISKCON-related complaints, citing that the government assured of addressing the matter as a top priority.
HC grants bail to ex-SP Babul Akhter
The High Court on Wednesday granted ad interim bail to former police super Babul Akhter in Mahmuda Khan Mitu murder case...
Eggs hurled at HC judges for remarks on Zia
A group of lawyers disrupted a High Court session of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and his fellow judge Kazi Waliul Islam hurling eggs and shouting at them that compelled them to leave the courtroom on Wednesday...
HC seeks govt action on ISKCON clash, murder
The High Court on Wednesday directed the government to report on the actions taken regarding the killing of assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif, who was hacked to death during a violent clash on the Chattogram court premises on Tuesday...
HC halts lease of forest land on Sonadia island to save ecology
The High Court on Tuesday stayed a controversial lease agreement involving over 8,000 acres of forest land on Sonadia Island in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, including 2,712 acres designated as an ecologically critical area...
HC rejects ex-NBR official Matiur鈥檚 travel petition
The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition by Matiur Rahman, former president of the National Board of Revenue鈥檚 customs, excise, and VAT appellate tribunal, seeking permission to leave the country...
SC issues one-month status quo on HC order banning movement of battery-run rickshaws
The Appellate Division on Monday issued a one-month status quo on the High Court order that banned the unauthorised and unlicensed battery-run rickshaws from plying the Dhaka city streets amid protests...
Govt files writ seeking stay on HC ban on battery-run rickshaws
The government has filed a petition seeking stay on the High Court order banning the movement of battery-powered rickshaws in Dhaka...
Decentralisation of the High Court a timely demand
THE judicial system in Bangladesh is crying out for reform. No government so far has taken any effective step in this regard. Following the July-August uprising, the interim government was formed, which shouldered the high aspirations of the people and accordingly formed a number of commissions to materialise people鈥檚 aspirations, including...
Drivers to stage demo in city today
Battery-run rickshaw drivers on Saturday announced to hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital today for realising their demand to scrap the High Court鈥檚 November 19 order to stop plying of battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka city roads...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers block rail crossing, clash with police
Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked Jurain crossing for hours and clashed with the police on Friday as they continued protests for the third consecutive day since Wednesday, a day after...
HC publishes verdict cancelling 6 cases against Yunus
The High Court on Thursday released full text of its judgment, cancelling proceedings of six cases filed against Nobel Laureate professor Muhammad Yunus.
Hearing ends, verdict any day
The High Court on Thursday concluded the hearing of the death reference of 19 convicts and appeals against the trial court judgement in the case filed for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers block city roads
Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked several roads in the capital demanding access to the main roads of the city on Wednesday, a day after the High Court ordered a ban on battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets...
HC questions fourth amendment to constitution
The High Court on Tuesday raised questions over the legality of the fourth amendment to the constitution, enacted on January 25, 1975, during the presidency of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Three High Court judges resign amid misconduct allegations
Three High Court Division judges鈥擩ustice Salma Masud Chowdhury, Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque鈥攔esigned on Tuesday after spending five years...