Bangladesh Judiciary
Judiciary must be above politicisation
We need concrete actions, not mere acknowledgements, to keep the judiciary free of corruption and interference.
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 in judiciary resuffle
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.
3,99,303 cases pending with HC till March 2016: Anisul
The number of total pending cases lying with the High Court Division till March 31, 2016 were 3,99,303, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
Bangladesh HC likely to pass judgment soon on executive magistracy
The High Court is likely to deliver a final decision on the legality of empowering administrative officials to perform judicial functions this month, as it is about to finish hearing arguments on the seven-year-old relevant writ petition.
Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ
Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
Ministers’ comments on CJ audacious: BNP
BNP today termed statements of two ministers about the chief justice ‘audacious’ and ‘threatening’.
How to make the judiciary more independent?
It has been a long settled principle across the globe that without upholding the independence of the judiciary, no country will be able to strengthen democracy. It is because independent courts are the hallmark of a strong democratic society.
HC drops Abbas' bail plea from hearing list
A High Court bench drops a bail petition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with a corruption case from its hearing list.
Why Ghulam Azam’s family gets VIP status: HC
The High Court questions the legality of the action of authorities concerned for giving VIP status to war criminal Ghulam Azam’ wife and two other family members at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
HC stays Rizvi’s remand in vandalism case
The High Court stayed for a month, a three-day remand of BNP joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed under police custody in a vandalism case.
