WHILE the 2009 carnage in the Bangladesh Rifles, later renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, remains a shocking incident, leaving an indelible scar, the failure to establish the motive and the plotters of the incident and to bring them to justice is unsettling. The rebellion, which began in the border guard headquarters on February 25 and spilled over to some other sector...
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has ordered the firing of all remaining US attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden...
THE much-awaited fact-finding report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, on the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh has been seen as instrumental in resolving many debates related to accountability and justice for the human rights violations from July 1 to August 15, 2024. Though all human rights violations may not...
Bangladesh Army on Monday claimed that the incidents of mob justice, extortion, theft and murder had come down across the country in the last 50 days since December 28 compared to previous two months due to its operations.
THE unresolved murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, found dead in their flat at Pashchim Rajabazar in Dhaka on February 11, 2012, is one of the many cases that have created a public perception that the legal system was working to protect partisan interests of the deposed Awami League regime. As the investigation agency failed to submit the...
Former justice and chief election commissioner Md Abdur Rouf passed away while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital. He was 95...
Prime mover and trailer workers in Chattogram on Wednesday went on strike, demanding justice for a prime mover driver and his assistants who were allegedly assaulted during an altercation between security guards and transport workers at the DC Park in Sitakunda鈥檚 Faujdarhat area...
BANGLADESH has seen impressive economic growth in recent decades, with gross domestic product rising at over 6 per cent annually. Landmark projects like the padma bridge and metro rail reflect the nation鈥檚 ambition for modernisation, offering better connectivity and economic opportunities. It has been suggested that 5 per cent of gross domestic...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has announced the March for Justice programme.
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday underscored the need for a specialised and independent prosecution service, stating that flawed investigations and inadequate prosecutions remain significant barriers to justice in the country...
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling 鈥� US president Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him...
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the suffering of justice seekers...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the struggles of justice seekers...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised the need for making the Bangladesh Press Council fully functional by reconstituting it with all 14 members immediately.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...
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 massacre at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, on February 25, 2009, stands as harrowing tragedy in Bangladesh鈥檚 history. Fifty-seven army officers were murdered by the border guards. Alongside the officers, several civilians fell victim to the barbarity. The crime was marked by unimaginable...
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...
Jahangirnagar University students have issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding justice for those, including activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, responsible for attacks on their fellows during the July-August student-led mass uprising...
THE government鈥檚 announcement for the people who did not take part in the liberation war but have managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return their credentials on their own is a welcome step forward towards ensuring justice for the people who took part in the war and for citizens who have so far been led to believe that a number of such people...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday said that the people鈥檚 principles of judgement and values of justice were destroyed and distorted under the judicial process in the past years...
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that works were underway to make justice more accessible through maximum use of technology, procedural reforms and legal aid.
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Friday urged legal professionals to stay committed to ensuring justice as a universal right in society.
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday said that the judiciary was highly committed to give maximum protection to the human rights in Bangladesh.
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Bangladesh needs to fix a lot of things, including its 鈥榖roken鈥� criminal justice system so that they can ensure justice to every suspect...
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday emphasised the need for upholding the dignity of the legal profession, pointing out that conduct on court premises has often failed to meet the high ideals expected of it.
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday expressed deep concern over the recent security breaches at courts across Bangladesh, describing the incidents as 鈥榬are,鈥� 鈥榰nprecedented,鈥� and 鈥榓larming.鈥�
The Democratic Students鈥� Alliance on Wednesday afternoon held a demonstration demanding justice for mass killings during the July uprising, and financial assistance for families of the martyrs...