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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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