Easing Case Backlog: Apex court to get new judges soon
Appointment of new judges for both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court is on the cards amid an acute shortage of judges with respect to the number of pending cases.
4d ago
Changing class of property basic right of citizens: HC
The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that the acquisition, holding, transfer, and distribution of property, as well as changing its class, are fundamental rights of every citizen.
5d ago
Schools to stay open in Ramadan
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government’s decision to keep the primary and secondary schools open for the first 10 and 15 days respectively during Ramadan.
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Confusion over school closure in Ramadan
With Ramadan beginning today, confusion remains among the students, parents and teachers over whether the schools will be shut during the fasting month as the authorities are yet to make a final decision in this regard.
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SCBA polls Violence: Kazal sent on four-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed pro-BNP lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kazal on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed over Friday’s violence centring the Supreme Court Bar Association election.
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Pilkhana Carnage: 15 years on, justice yet to be meted out
Fifteen years have passed since the BDR mutiny that killed 74 people, including 57 army officials, but the victim families are yet to get final justice and the accused their due punishment, as both the cases filed over the incident have not yet been disposed of due to lengthy legal processes and courts being overburdened with cases.
2m ago
10 years on, justice remains elusive
It has been 10 years since the brutal custodial torture and death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Dhaka’s Mirpur, and his family is still waiting for ultimate justice.
2m ago
Same case, 16 granted bail, Fakhrul kept waiting
Sixteen accused have secured bail in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice’s residence on October 28 last year, but in the same case, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is yet to get bail from lower courts or the High Court.
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December 2, 2023
Legal tangles still unresolved
Twenty-six years have passed since the signing of historic CHT Peace Accord took place between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and the government on this day in 1997.
November 3, 2023
Jail Killing Day: 48 years on, justice still elusive
It has been 48 years since, on this very day in 1975, four national leaders were assassinated at the Dhaka Central Jail.
September 30, 2023
Violence in Ramu: 11 years on, justice still pending
Eleven years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
September 14, 2023
I’ll work to stamp out graft: CJ
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan yesterday said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust.
September 13, 2023
I'll work with judges, lawyers, journos: CJ
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust
September 9, 2023
A long wait for closure
Justice continues to elude the family members of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, whose custodial torture and death in 2014 sparked outrage and led to the country’s sole case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.
August 31, 2023
Mother or legal guardian’s name will do too
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to allow the SSC and HSC candidates to mention the names of their fathers or mothers or legal guardians while filling in student information form (SIF) for examinations.
August 21, 2023
19 yrs on, survivors, victims’ families still wait for ‘final justice’
The August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims are yet to receive justice for the horrifying tragedy that took place at an Awami League rally, in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue.
August 15, 2023
Little progress in bringing 5 fugitive killers back
The government’s efforts to bring back the five fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the country have yet to see any significant and visible progress.
July 27, 2023
Politics can’t be a money-making tool
Politics cannot be a tool to make money and amass properties, and if the politicians indulge in corruption, the entire society will plunge into darkness, the High Court said in the full text of a verdict.
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