Bangladesh Judiciary

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing

We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.

Huge case backlog only hurting citizens

Urgent solution is needed to this longstanding problem in Bangladesh's judicial process

Delayed bail is delayed justice

Why will Bushra have to languish in jail if she’s innocent?

Apex court hamstrung by a judge crisis

Appointing more judges key to clearing huge case backlogs

Trial drags on for 24 years: Man has no strength left for legal battle

As his name was called out, Ahad Ali stepped inside the courtroom and stood in the dock with both hands pressed together in a gesture of mercy, staring at the judge with pleading eyes.

Pro-BNP lawyers for action against graft in judiciary

Jatiya Ainjibi Oikyafront (JAO), a forum of pro-BNP lawyers, demands to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps through Supreme Judicial Council against all kinds of corruption from the judiciary.

40 judges transferred

The government has brought a reshuffle in the judiciary through transferring 40 assistant and senior assistant judges.

Only 13pc prefer courts for justice

Only 13 percent people of Bangladesh prefer going to courts to get justice, and the rest, despite having faith in the judiciary, would rather have community leaders solve their issues, according to Justice Audit Bangladesh 2018.

SC asks lower court judges to write Bangla dates with English ones

The Supreme Court administration directs the lower court judges to write the Bangla years and dates along with English ones in their judgments from now in order to show honour to the mother tongue -- Bangla.

November 11, 2017

Respect to judiciary has to be ensured: Justice Wahhab

Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, who is carrying out responsibilities of the chief justice, says establishing rule of law is a precondition for a democratic state and for that an environment of unlimited respect to the judiciary has to be ensured.

October 12, 2017

Gazette notification issued on CJ’s going abroad

The law ministry issues a gazette notification on the government order about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s leaving for Australia on leave.

August 14, 2017

Quader meets president, conveys stance on 16th amendment verdict

Awami League’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader meets President Abdul Hamid at the latter’s official residence and conveys the party's stance on the verdict in the 16th amendment case.

August 13, 2017

Govt to seek review for expunging CJ’s remarks: Anisul

The government will seek a review for expunging some of the remarks of the chief justice in the Supreme Court verdict of 16th amendment case, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

August 10, 2017

Reason for scrapping 16th amendment unacceptable: Anisul

The reason on which the Supreme Court has scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution is not acceptable to the government, Law Minister Anisul Huq says. “We have decided to take initiative to expunge the objectionable and irrelevant observations made by the chief justice in the judgement,” Anisul Huq said at a press conference.

August 3, 2017

Take the SC's comments to heart

We hope that instead of a knee-jerk reaction, the present ruling leadership will see the merit of the criticisms made and do their own homework so that all the vital organs of our constitution can work together and establish a functional state under law.

July 16, 2017