Ashutosh Sarker

ACC doesn’t need to show reasons to sack its employees

The Supreme Court has issued 12 observations and guidelines for the Anti-Corruption Commission over terminating officials without showing any reason under the relevant rule.

Courts hamstrung by judge crisis

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing an acute shortage of judges, as no new one was appointed after December 8 last year.

Aug 21 Attack Cases: Pandemic causing delay in HC hearing

The coronavirus outbreak has caused an unusual delay for the High Court to start hearing on the sensational August 21 grenade attack cases although it has accepted the appeals of the convicted accused more than 15 months back.

Target to clear case backlog faces coronavirus setback

There are currently 36 lakh pending cases with courts across the country. In light of this huge backlog, Law Minister Anisul Huq stated earlier this year that the government will take initiatives to clear at least five to six lakh of these cases within 2020.

Manipulating FIR: Judicial probe finds 5 cops responsible

A judicial probe has found five police officials, including three additional superintendents of Rajshahi police, responsible in the manipulation of the first information report (FIR) of workers’ leader Nurul Islam murder case in June this year.

Lower courts get judges to speed up trials

A total of 166 new judges for the lower courts are likely to be appointed this month, sources in the law ministry and Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) said.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

ACC doesn’t need to show reasons to sack its employees

The Supreme Court has issued 12 observations and guidelines for the Anti-Corruption Commission over terminating officials without showing any reason under the relevant rule.

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

Courts hamstrung by judge crisis

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing an acute shortage of judges, as no new one was appointed after December 8 last year.

May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020

Aug 21 Attack Cases: Pandemic causing delay in HC hearing

The coronavirus outbreak has caused an unusual delay for the High Court to start hearing on the sensational August 21 grenade attack cases although it has accepted the appeals of the convicted accused more than 15 months back.

April 6, 2020
April 6, 2020

Target to clear case backlog faces coronavirus setback

There are currently 36 lakh pending cases with courts across the country. In light of this huge backlog, Law Minister Anisul Huq stated earlier this year that the government will take initiatives to clear at least five to six lakh of these cases within 2020.

November 17, 2019
November 17, 2019

Manipulating FIR: Judicial probe finds 5 cops responsible

A judicial probe has found five police officials, including three additional superintendents of Rajshahi police, responsible in the manipulation of the first information report (FIR) of workers’ leader Nurul Islam murder case in June this year.

January 2, 2018
January 2, 2018

Lower courts get judges to speed up trials

A total of 166 new judges for the lower courts are likely to be appointed this month, sources in the law ministry and Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) said.

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