The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected聽 the state鈥檚 appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting 48 accused, including BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack cases...
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court in three months after investing full disciplinary control over subordinate judges in the apex court.
The United States Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires in Dhaka, Tracey Ann Jacobson, on Thursday assured of extending all-out support to Bangladesh in enhancing the efficiency of the judiciary and ensuring its independence.
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised that the judiciary鈥檚 demand for an independent Supreme Court secretariat should not be read as a bid to grab power, but rather as part of a long-standing struggle for institutional parity with the executive and the legislature.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh held a special dialogue on Saturday to engage law students from public universities in ongoing judicial reform efforts...
The president on Monday gave approval to the Bangladesh Judicial Service Formation Rules, 2025, that stated that 25 per cent officials in law and judiciary would be appointed outside from members of Bangladesh judicial service...
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday warned that judicial independence in the country remains structurally compromised. Without meaningful reform, he cautioned, the country鈥檚 democratic governance and legal progress are at a serious risk.
FIVE commissions, out of the 11 that the interim government has instituted to effect reforms in state governance, appear to have largely been sidelined whilst the government appears busy with the six commissions. The six commissions on electoral system reforms, police administrative reforms, judiciary reforms, anti-corruption reforms, public administration reforms and...
Lower court judges on Saturday renewed their call for a separate judicial secretariat under the Supreme Court, citing recurring conflicts with the executive due to the Supreme Court鈥檚 lack of control over appointments, transfers, promotions, and disciplinary actions in the lower judiciary...
In a reshuffle in judiciary, the government has transferred 252 lower court judges.
A Supreme Court lawyer on Saturday sent a legal notice to National Citizen Party鈥檚 chief coordinator (northern region) Sarjis Alam, demanding an unconditional public apology for a Facebook post deemed disrespectful to the judiciary...
The Chief Justice on Saturday announced a bold reform plan to make the country鈥檚 judiciary more independent, efficient, and focused on serving the people...
Delegating the overall control to the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, the draft of the 鈥楽upreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025鈥� has been prepared....
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.
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...
The judiciary reform commission is set to recommend key reforms including establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary under the Supreme Court, aiming to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the state.
THE judiciary stands at a crossroads, grappling with the dual challenges of maintaining independence while navigating the turbulent waters of political influence. The essence of a robust judicial system lies in its ability to function free of fetters of the executive, ensuring that justice is not merely an abstract ideal but a tangible reality for all citizens. This...
The Supreme Court and the Judiciary Reform Commission have prepared separate draft ordinances, with the Supreme Court鈥檚 draft ordinance proposing 50 years as the minimum age for appointing...
Political interference, inefficiency, corruption and a lack of independence have eroded the judiciary and a comprehensive overhaul of the judiciary is needed to improve the situation, experts said at a dialogue on Monday.
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....
Members of the constitution reform commission on Wednesday called on Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed at his office to discuss progress of their work...
Law adviser Professor Asif Nazrul on Monday said that Sheikh Hasina turned the Anti-Corruption Commission and the judiciary into her slaves during the Awami League rule in the country...
A view exchange meeting between the members of Constitutional Reform Commission and the Judiciary Reform Commission was held at the latter鈥檚 office in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The Judiciary Reform Commission, formed by the interim government to ensure an independent, neutral, and effective judiciary, has invited public input through its official website, www.jrc.gov.bd...
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...
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman has said that the judiciary had played a facilitating role in establishing Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 authoritarian rule...
The Judiciary Reform Commission formed by Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is scheduled to exchange views with the delegation of the Carter Centre and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Sunday as part of its consultation with stakeholders.
Professionals from various fields, including politicians, jurists, academics, and journalists at a discussion in Dhaka on Friday called for a clear separation of powers among the three state...
THIS is unacceptable that the judiciary has not enjoyed effective separation from other state organs and has not been truly independent, even though the constitution declares in unambiguous terms that the state 鈥榮hall ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the state鈥�. On November 1, 2007, the then caretaker government...
