Bangladesh Supreme Court
Keeping students' faces, ears uncovered: SC upholds DU Bangla dept's move
The Supreme Court today upheld a notice issued by the Dhaka University's Bangla department asking its students to keep their faces, including their ears, uncovered during exams and presentations.
SC grants Haji Salim bail in graft case, no bar to his release
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case.
SC denies Haji Salim’s bail in corruption case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1, 2022) refused to grant bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case in which the High Court has upheld his conviction and 10 years of jail sentence.
SC stays case against Prof Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (June 13, 2022) stayed for two months the proceedings of a case filed against Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus on charge of violating labour law.
SC scraps HC order for recommending recruitment of 2,500 petitioners as teachers
The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court directive that asked the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 contempt of court petitioners, who qualified relevant exams, as teachers of private educational institutions.
Attacking Navy officer: SC to hear on Sunday Erfan’s petition to vacate stay order on bail
The Supreme Court today fixed Sunday for hearing a petition filed by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League MP Haji Md Salim, for vacating its stay order on the High Court bail for him in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.
‘Crimes by law enforcers’: 102 SC lawyers file petition for independent probe
A total of 102 Supreme Court lawyers today collectively filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its directive on the government to constitute an independent commission to investigate allegations of crimes committed by law enforcers.
Torching buses in Dhaka: SC upholds HC’s bail orders for 65 BNP men
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to 65 BNP leaders and activists including Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Ishraque Hossain in seven cases filed for torching buses in Dhaka on November 12.
Appellate, HC divisions to go on annual vacation from Dec 20 to 31
The Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court will go on a vacation from December 20 to December 31.
Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder: SC commutes death penalty of 3 convicts
The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of three convicts to imprisonment till natural death in the sensational Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case of Chattogram.
‘Derogatory Facebook posts on judiciary’: SC suspends law practice of Eunus Ali Akond
The Supreme Court today suspended the enrolment of Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond as a lawyer for the next two weeks for posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on his personal Facebook account recently.
SC dismisses bail prayers of Destiny Group MD Rafiqul
The Supreme Court has dismissed two separate petitions filed by Destiny Group Managing Director Md Rafiqul Amin, seeking bail in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4,200 crore.
SC upholds HC’s stay orders on trial proceedings against Mirza Fakhrul
The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in two cases filed in 2012 and 2013 over vandalism and arson.
SC upholds HC orders on staying trial proceedings against 6 BNP leaders
The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against six BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in nine separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.
Stay order on 4 more cases against Khaleda to continue: SC
The Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in four more separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.
SC exonerates lawyer from contempt of court rule for posting derogatory status on Facebook
The Supreme Court has exempted lawyer Syed Mamun Mahbub from contempt of court rule it had issued against him for posting a derogatory status about chief justice and the judiciary on Facebook on August 11.
SC’s annual vacations cancelled
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has cancelled the next two scheduled annual vacations of the Supreme Court.
‘Derogatory’ Facebook post on Chief Justice: SC summons Advocate Mamun Mahbub
The Supreme Court today summoned Advocate Syed Mamun Mahbub to appear before it on August 20 for posting a derogatory status about Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Facebook.
Chief justice constitutes 12 HC benches for vacation functions
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has constituted 12 single-judge High Court benches for hearing and disposing of cases during the ongoing annual vacation.
