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Qamrul for rehearing of appeal
The appeal in Mir Quasem Ali's case should be reheard by a reconstituted Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court, keeping the
5 March 2016
One step forward to digitisation
After 144 years of writing down the testimonies and cross examinations by hand, 20 courts of Sylhet yesterday started doing those things digitally, a first in the country.
2 March 2016
Follow norms, values of the judiciary
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday expressed his hopes that the judges, who enjoy state facilities, would follow the norms and values of the judiciary.
10 February 2016
CJ hopes sitting, retired judges will abide by norms
Chief Justice SK Sinha expresses hopes that the sitting and retired judges who enjoy state facilities will abide by the norms and values.
10 February 2016
Return case files, don't talk to press
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday wanted that Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, a former Supreme Court judge, immediately return all the files of cases of unsettled judgments pending with him to the SC registrar general's office.
7 February 2016
Writing verdict after retirement not unconstitutional
Rejecting the chief justice's remark that a judge's act of writing verdicts after retirement goes against the law and the constitution, Law
26 January 2016
CJ's remark jolted govt's base, says BNP
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman says Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha's recent remark on signing and writing judgement after retirement has shaken the foundation of the current government like a tremor.
22 January 2016
Justice Manik seeks CJ’s impeachment
Bringing allegations of “gross misconduct” and “violating constitutional oath” against Chief Justice SK Sinha, a Supreme Court judge has written to the president for his impeachment.
13 September 2015
Help judges for quick disposal of cases, CJ urges lawyers
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha urges the lawyers to cooperate with the judges to adjudicate the cases quickly and to reduce their backlog.
12 September 2015
Judiciary can be criticised: CJ
The judiciary can be subjected to fair criticism, if and when occasion demands, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says.
4 July 2015
Abbas' bail petitions forwarded to chief justice
A High Court bench has sent the bail petitions filed by Mirza Abbas in connection with two criminal cases along with its split orders on them (petitions) to Chief Justice SK Sinha for a decision.
23 April 2015
CJ for enhancing Dhaka CMM Court security
Chief Justice SK Sinha visited the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka following a bomb blast on its premises.
12 March 2015
SC to hear Kamaruzzaman’s review plea Apr 1
Supreme Court fixes April 1 for hearing review plea filed by condemned war criminal Kamaruzzaman against its verdict that upheld his death penalty
9 March 2015