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.
1m ago
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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January 9, 2023
OTT Regulation: Revised draft bans a whole lot of content
The information ministry yesterday submitted to the High Court a revised draft law on regulating the content of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms.
January 3, 2023
Explain how 30,000 docs went missing from servers
The High Court yesterday asked the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to explain the disappearances of around 30,000 documents from Rajuk servers.
December 25, 2022
Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 8 more days
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party’s Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least eight more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
December 23, 2022
Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 9 more days to seek HC bail
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least nine more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
December 10, 2022
BNP rally: Crowd spills over to nearby streets as Golapbagh overcrowded
The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.
December 3, 2022
Cht Peace Accord: 25 years on, legal tangles still unsolved
Though 25 years have passed since the signing of the historic Chattogram Hill Tracts Peace Accord, some legal complexities involving the issues of CHT Regional Council still remain unresolved at the apex court.
November 17, 2022
2013 contempt of court law discriminatory
The High Court yesterday released the full text of the judgment that scrapped the Contempt of Court Act, 2013, and restored the Contempt of Court Act, 1926, nine long years after the pronouncement of the verdict.
November 14, 2022
Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
November 13, 2022
Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy: HC
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
November 4, 2022
Jail killing day: Commission to find all killers by end of year
The government is planning to set up a commission to identify all those who were involved in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, including the conspirators, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
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