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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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