2 HC judges kept off duty for one more month
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has extended by a month the leave of High Court judges Md Ashraful Kamal and Md Badruzzaman, who face separate allegations...
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Bashundhara鈥檚 shares of Tk聽1,458cr seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 75.46 crore shares, worth Tk 1,458 crore, of 22 companies of the Bashundhara Group in connection with graft allegations...
Separate judicial secretariat will end dual administration, lawyer tells HC
At least 15 lower court judges, currently under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission for alleged corruption during the Awami League regime, may have been involved in a network of transfer and posting syndicates with links to the...
362 acres of land, $61.39 lakh investment of Kazi Nabil family seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to attach 362.43 acres of land, seven flats and a couple of houses in Dhaka owned by former Jashore-3 lawmaker and Gemcon Group owner Kazi Nabil Ahmed and his family members...
US SC judge slams 鈥榣egally questionable鈥� deportation block
A US Supreme Court judge criticised a dramatic night-time intervention by the court on Saturday to block President Donald Trump鈥檚 use of an obscure law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process...
Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...
Seizure of 54 kathas of land of Summit Group ordered
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 54 kathas of land worth Tk 9.70 crore owned by Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan鈥檚 wife Anjuman Aziz Khan...
Freeze on bank accounts of Orion chair, family ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 31 bank accounts of Orion Group chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and eight of his family members in connection with corruption allegations...
HC set to hear petition against SC judge appointment council today
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...
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...
JRC recommends appointment of retired judges to dispose of pending cases
The Judiciary Reforms Commission has suggested the government to appoint retired judges to dispose of under trial cases pilled in district courts, official sources said on Saturday.
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...
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...
Judge blocks Musk鈥檚 DOGE dept from Treasury data
A US judge issued an emergency order early Saturday blocking Elon Musk鈥檚 government reform team from accessing personal and financial data stored at the treasury department, court documents showed.
Federal judge blocks Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
A federal judge in the United States on Thursday put a temporary block on President Donald Trump鈥檚 attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.
GRAFT CASE: Ex-AL MP jailed for four years in Jashore
The Jashore Special and Session Judge Court on Wednesday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker Shahin Chakladar to four years of jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission around 16 years ago...
2 judges shot dead at Iran鈥檚 supreme court
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported...
Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ord
Bangladesh interim government has cleared the draft of 鈥楽upreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025鈥� in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the chief justice.
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 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.
Judges to get Tk 30 lakh interest-free car loan
The government is going to provide Tk 30 lakh as an interest-free loan to judges each for buying car, paying necessary expenses such as registration, fitness and tax token fees.
Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in one more graft case
Dhaka Special Judge鈥檚 Court-8 on Sunday acquitted former health minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽12.51 crore...
Travel ban on ex-minister Amu, his daughter, 2 others
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday issued a travel ban on four people including former minister Amir Hossain Amu and his daughter Sumaiya Hossain for their alleged involvement in corruption...
SJC scrutinises allegations against several HC judges
The Supreme Judicial Council has initiated a review of information regarding several High Court judges, following a series of meetings, according to a press release from the Supreme Court administration on Thursday.
Two district judges join Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Two district judges have recently joined the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal under the Department of Internal Resources as members its members.
SC lawyers demand removal of 鈥榩olitically biased鈥� judges
A group of Supreme Court lawyers on Monday submitted a 鈥榗harter of demands鈥� to Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, demanding the resignation of judges accused of 鈥榩olitical bias and...
Arrest of former Basic Bank chair Bacchu, 4 family members ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of his family members in a case...
Mexico becomes first country to approve popular election of judges
Mexico became the world鈥檚 first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels on Wednesday, after protesters invaded the upper house and suspended debate on the issue...
Lebanon judge orders arrest of ex-central bank chief
A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the embattled former governor was questioned in an embezzlement case...
CJ nominates Justice Md Rezaul Haque as vacation judge
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has nominated Justice Md Rezaul Haque to settle the urgent matters related to the cases of the Appellate Division during the vacation from September 8 to October 17.