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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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19 years on, justice yet to be served

Final justice is yet to be delivered to the family members of the then Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master, who was brutally killed on this day 19 years ago, as the appeals in connection with his murder case have been pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for seven years.
6 May 2023
Bangladesh Supreme Court judge resignations

Cases pile up in courts

Although the rate of case disposal has increased in recent years, a huge backlog of around 42 lakh cases is pending with the courts across the country, including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court, causing immeasurable suffering to the litigants.
26 April 2023
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Ramna Batamul Bomb Attack: 22 years gone, justice still elusive

Both the victims and convicts of Ramna Batamul bomb blasts have been deprived of final justice due to legal tangles, even 22 years after the gruesome incident.
13 April 2023
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No probe report on 3 banks’ loan scams despite HC directives

None of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh Bank (BB), Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has submitted any probe report on the alleged loan scams in Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank, and First Security Islami Bank to the High Court in the last four months despite its directive
6 April 2023
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Anti-Liberation Organisations: Not even one tried till this day

Not a single anti-liberation organisation has been brought to book for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Liberation War, as the relevant law is yet to be amended.
24 March 2023
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SCBA Polls: Days ahead to be turbulent

The one-sided election of the Supreme Court Bar Association is likely to keep fueling the tension between the pro-Awami League and pro-BNP lawyers.
17 March 2023
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Chaos all throughout SCBA polls

In a one-sided election marked by scuffles, chaos, police highhandedness, and ruckus raised by lawyers, the pro-Awami League lawyers have won all posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association.  
16 March 2023
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A year too late

After a series of legal battles lasting 48 years, Zil Hossain from Chilgachha village in Sirajganj has gotten justice from the High Court.
8 March 2023
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After 48 years, HC restores man’s honour, but only after his death

After a series of legal battles lasting 48 years, Zil Hossain from Chilgachha village in Sirajganj has gotten justice from the High Court. The tragedy is that he died one year ago at the age of 72
7 March 2023
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Torture of student at IU: Hall admin was indifferent all along: probe

Two probe bodies have found Chhatra League activists’ involvement in the torture of fresher Phulpori Khatun at Kushtia’s Islamic University.
28 February 2023
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Pilkhana Carnage: 139 appeals over death penalty still pending with SC

The death sentences of the 139 convicts in the BDR carnage case could not be executed even in 14 years since the mutiny, as their appeals are yet to be disposed of by the apex court.
25 February 2023
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Jonny’s Custodial Death: ‘Still deprived of final justice’

It’s been nine years since the brutal custodial torture and death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from the capital’s Mirpur, and yet, his family is still waiting for ultimate justice.
8 February 2023
Bangladesh Supreme Court judge resignations

1994 Ansar Mutiny: SC scraps verdict that reinstated 2,000 jobs

However, the government may reinstate after scrutiny the individuals who are innocent and those who moved writ petitions before the HC to get back their job, the apex court observed in the full text of a verdict.
3 February 2023
Drugs case against Pori Moni

Student Information Form: Mother’s name too will do

From now on, students can also mention the names of their mothers or legal guardians while filling out a student information form for examinations if their fathers’ names are not available.
24 January 2023
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OTT Regulation: Revised draft bans a whole lot of content

The information ministry yesterday submitted to the High Court a revised draft law on regulating the content of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms.
9 January 2023
Drugs case against Pori Moni

Explain how 30,000 docs went missing from servers

The High Court yesterday asked the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to explain the disappearances of around 30,000 documents from Rajuk servers.
2 January 2023
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Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 8 more days

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party’s Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least eight more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
24 December 2022
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Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 9 more days to seek HC bail

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least nine more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
23 December 2022
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BNP rally: Crowd spills over to nearby streets as Golapbagh overcrowded

The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.
9 December 2022
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Cht Peace Accord: 25 years on, legal tangles still unsolved

Though 25 years have passed since the signing of the historic Chattogram Hill Tracts Peace Accord, some legal complexities involving the issues of CHT Regional Council still remain unresolved at the apex court.
2 December 2022

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