Ashutosh Sarkar

Enact practical law to curb false, frivolous cases

The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended enacting a practical law to prevent false and vexatious cases, citing that such cases and the resulting sufferings of the accused are common in Bangladesh’s legal system.

2m ago

Amend Article 116, form SC secretariat

The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended amending Article 116 of the constitution to ensure the judiciary’s full independence and the separation of powers. The commission has proposed transferring control and discipline of lower court judges from the president to the Supreme Court and establishing a Supreme Court secretariat.

3m ago

Wealth disclosure by judges stalled for 13 years

The practice of submitting wealth statements by Supreme Court judges to the chief justice has been stalled for the last 13 years due to the absence of a specific law or rule.

4m ago

HC bars cheque bounce case against defaulters

No bank or non-bank financial institution can lodge any cheque dishonour case to recover defaulted loans from now onwards, as per a High Court verdict yesterday.

2y ago

Torn-apart, families wait in whimper for justice

Families of the Pilkhana carnage victims may have to wait for two more years to see the killers punished due to the lengthy nature of the judicial proceedings.

10y ago
March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025

Enact practical law to curb false, frivolous cases

The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended enacting a practical law to prevent false and vexatious cases, citing that such cases and the resulting sufferings of the accused are common in Bangladesh’s legal system.

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Amend Article 116, form SC secretariat

The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended amending Article 116 of the constitution to ensure the judiciary’s full independence and the separation of powers. The commission has proposed transferring control and discipline of lower court judges from the president to the Supreme Court and establishing a Supreme Court secretariat.

January 7, 2025
January 7, 2025

Wealth disclosure by judges stalled for 13 years

The practice of submitting wealth statements by Supreme Court judges to the chief justice has been stalled for the last 13 years due to the absence of a specific law or rule.

November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022

HC bars cheque bounce case against defaulters

No bank or non-bank financial institution can lodge any cheque dishonour case to recover defaulted loans from now onwards, as per a High Court verdict yesterday.

February 25, 2015
February 25, 2015

Torn-apart, families wait in whimper for justice

Families of the Pilkhana carnage victims may have to wait for two more years to see the killers punished due to the lengthy nature of the judicial proceedings.