High Court

Remove collaborators’ names from structures: HC

The High Court directs the authorities to remove the names of two collaborators of Pakistan army from a road in Khulna and a university auditorium.
25 August 2015

Why Bihari camp arson victims won’t be compensated: HC

The High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why last year’s arson victims of Kalshi Bihari camp in Mirpur should not be provided with financial aid.
25 August 2015

SC scraps acquittal of ex-BNP lawmaker Hafiz Ibrahim, 3 others

The Supreme Court scraps two High Court verdicts that acquitted former BNP lawmaker Hafiz Ibrahim and three others in two separate corruption cases.
24 August 2015

BIWTA recreation centre on Buriganga to go

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that directed the government to demolish and remove the recreation centre from Buriganga river at Kamrangirchar area in Dhaka.
24 August 2015

HC rejects Khaleda’s pleas for Barapukuria case documents

The High Court rejects two petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking the records and final report in Barapukuria corruption case.
23 August 2015

SC upholds HC order on Brazil wheat

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order on the authorities to take back the Brazilian wheat if any department desires to return the grains.
20 August 2015

Barapukuria case: HC order on Khaleda’s pleas Sunday

The High Court fixes Sunday for passing order on two petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia praying to court to call for the records and the final report in Barapukuria corruption case.
19 August 2015

Hospitalise Rizvi, HC tells jail authorities

The High Court directs prison authorities to hospitalise BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed for treatment.
19 August 2015

HC questions EC’s data collection of under 18 citizens

HC questions legality of the Election Commission's move to collect information about the people, who have not attained the age of 18 years, as part of updating voter list.
18 August 2015

Split order on Maya’s legitimacy as MP

The High Court gives split order on Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s legality in holding parliament membership with a conviction in graft case.
17 August 2015

Errant factories flout HC rule

Although many tanneries located in Hazaribagh have been taking preparations to relocate to Savar, the High Court has issued a contempt ruling against ten factories for non-compliance.
12 August 2015

Move to transfer woman torture case to military court stayed

High Court stays a move to transfer a case against an army officer over the torture of his wife to military court from a special tribunal.
12 August 2015

HC’s contempt rule against 10 tannery owners

The High Court issued a contempt rule against 10 tannery owners over charges of creating bars to implement a previous judgment regarding salvation of Buriganga river.
11 August 2015

HC questions VAT on private universities

The High Court questions the legality of a government decision to impose 7.5 percent VAT on the tuition fee of students of private universities.
9 August 2015

Injunction on Jatiya Press Club committee stayed

The Supreme Court has stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that issued an injunction restraining the activities of existing committee of the Jatiya Press Club.
6 August 2015

DU one-time admission: Appeal hearing begins Aug 16

The top court set August 16 to hear the appeal filed against a High Court decision that upheld one-time admission test policy of Dhaka University.
6 August 2015

Gatco graft: Khaleda’s trial to continue

The High Court rejects two petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, which challenged the legality of trial proceedings of Gatco graft case, and directs her to surrender before the trial court in two months.
5 August 2015

Stop plying of all unfit vehicles, HC tells govt

The High Court directs the government to stop plying of all unfit motor vehicles across the country.
3 August 2015

Gatco graft case: Order on Khaleda’s pleas Aug 5

High Court will deliver verdict on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s pleas challenging the legality of Gatco graft trial proceedings on Wednesday.
2 August 2015

Syria-linked jihadist denied bail

The High Court rejects bail petition of a UK citizen of Bangladeshi origin, who came here for recruiting jihadists for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in a case filed for conspiring to establish an IS group in Bangladesh.
23 July 2015