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ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE / Five law officers resign amid row over appointment

8 September 2026
Five state law officers, including Additional Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, resigned yesterday, citing “professional and personal reasons” amid unrest over recent appointments and cancellation of recruitments at the attorney general’s (AG) office.
8 September 2026
Bangladesh Supreme Court Judge Shortage

Few judges, mounting cases at SC

27 July 2026
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is again facing a shortage of judges after three, including a chief justice, retired over the past seven months upon reaching the constitutional retirement age of 67.
27 July 2026
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Mahasthangarh: Government moves SC to lift HC bar on development work

18 July 2026
Many of the appellants say they were unaware
18 July 2026
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Holey Artisan Case / Final justice may still take years

1 July 2026
The wait for justice is likely to grow longer in the case of the Holey Artisan militant attack that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals, nine years ago.
1 July 2026
Sultana Jasmine death

Death in Rab Custody / Three years on, no justice for Jasmine

12 May 2026
More than three years have passed since the death of Naogaon’s Sultana Jasmine in Rapid Action Battalion custody, but no criminal case has been filed yet.
12 May 2026
SC verdict on Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam

SC regrets earlier ruling upholding Azharul’s death sentence in 1971 crimes against humanity case

11 May 2026
Full verdict says the earlier judgement failed to properly consider evidentiary deficiencies
11 May 2026
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Sagar-Runi Murder Case / No headway in probe even 1.5yrs since HC directive

23 April 2026
Even after around one and half years since a High Court directive, the taskforce formed by the government has yet to come up with any breakthrough in its investigation into the killings of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi.
23 April 2026
Bangladesh Supreme Court judge resignations

Supreme Court loses 17 judges since July uprising

14 April 2026
14 judges resign amid pressure, probe; 3 dismissed upon judicial council recommendation
14 April 2026
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Bangladesh High Court asks police to protect tenants

The High Court yesterday directed the police to accept tenants' complaints against house owners in all cities, and take immediate steps to protect them if they are forcefully evicted or their gas, water and electricity lines are disconnected illegally.
1 July 2015

SC Appellate Division having judge shortage

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing a shortage of judges as vacant posts of four judges who retired have not been filled. Besides,
1 July 2015

Logjam in courts

Worried over the ever-mounting case backlogs, the Law Commission has proposed appointment of at least 200 new judges every year.
17 June 2015
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Bangladesh’s apex court upholds capital punishment for Jamaat leader

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the death penalty of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for planning and instigating the killing of intellectuals and professionals at the fag end of the country's Liberation War.
16 June 2015
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Bangladesh’s SC scraps acquittal of relief minister

Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya may face 13 years of imprisonment on graft charges as the Supreme Court yesterday scrapped the High Court verdict that cleared his name.
14 June 2015
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Bangladesh’s SC set to hear SQ Chowdhury’s appeal against death penalty

The Supreme Court is now set to hear and settle the appeal of war criminal and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and it could start as soon as June 16 and be done with this year.
10 June 2015

CJ starts probe into 'murder accused-judge contact'

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has appointed an Administrative Tribunal member to investigate allegations that a Chandpur judge
5 June 2015

Bangladesh to recruit 60 new lower court judges soon to reduce case backlog

The government is going to recruit 60 new lower court judges with the aim of reducing the existing backlog of cases.
20 May 2015

Thousand Bar Council voters registered multiple times

With the election to Bangladesh Bar Council scheduled for May 20, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers has found out that
10 May 2015

Law drafted for SC judge removal route

The law ministry has prepared the draft of a law, determining specific rules for removal of Supreme Court judges on grounds of
9 May 2015

Family of each dead person should get Tk 14.5 lakh

A committee led by general officer commanding (GOC) of 9 Infantry Division has recommended each family of the deceased, missing
27 April 2015

Grameen Bank director challenges legality of a govt notice

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of a government notice that declared the posts of nine elected directors of Grameen Bank vacant.
22 April 2015

HC decries scrapped section of ACC law

The provision in the Anti-Corruption Commission law that required the ACC to take government permission before suing public
15 April 2015
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Jailors wait for copy of judgment

Jail authorities couldn't initiate the process of executing war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday, as the Supreme Court was yet to release the judgment that upheld his death penalty.
7 April 2015
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Verdicts come thru' hurdles

With the Supreme Court's dismissal of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's review petition yesterday, trial of three war criminals has
6 April 2015
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SC to deliver judgment on review today

This morning the Supreme Court would deliver the judgment on the review petition of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, deciding whether
5 April 2015

Bangladesh to merge two war crimes tribunals into one

The government will merge the two international crimes tribunals into one as the number of pending war crimes cases has dropped recently.
3 April 2015
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Case backlog piling up

Although the number of cases disposed of in a year has increased, more than 30 lakh cases were pending with courts across the
21 March 2015

Business first

Most lawyers of the Supreme Court Bar Association, dominated by pro-BNP and -Jamaat advocates, are ignoring the
16 March 2015

Judges' shortage hampers trials

At the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, more than 15,000 cases have remained un-adjudicated for a long time, and four vacant judgeships have made the situation worse.
13 March 2015

Pagination

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