Bangladesh Supreme Court
Keeping students' faces, ears uncovered: SC upholds DU Bangla dept's move
The Supreme Court today upheld a notice issued by the Dhaka University's Bangla department asking its students to keep their faces, including their ears, uncovered during exams and presentations.
SC grants Haji Salim bail in graft case, no bar to his release
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case.
SC denies Haji Salim’s bail in corruption case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1, 2022) refused to grant bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case in which the High Court has upheld his conviction and 10 years of jail sentence.
SC stays case against Prof Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (June 13, 2022) stayed for two months the proceedings of a case filed against Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus on charge of violating labour law.
SC scraps HC order for recommending recruitment of 2,500 petitioners as teachers
The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court directive that asked the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 contempt of court petitioners, who qualified relevant exams, as teachers of private educational institutions.
Attacking Navy officer: SC to hear on Sunday Erfan’s petition to vacate stay order on bail
The Supreme Court today fixed Sunday for hearing a petition filed by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League MP Haji Md Salim, for vacating its stay order on the High Court bail for him in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.
‘Crimes by law enforcers’: 102 SC lawyers file petition for independent probe
A total of 102 Supreme Court lawyers today collectively filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its directive on the government to constitute an independent commission to investigate allegations of crimes committed by law enforcers.
Torching buses in Dhaka: SC upholds HC’s bail orders for 65 BNP men
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to 65 BNP leaders and activists including Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Ishraque Hossain in seven cases filed for torching buses in Dhaka on November 12.
Appellate, HC divisions to go on annual vacation from Dec 20 to 31
The Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court will go on a vacation from December 20 to December 31.
SC stays HC order asking United Hospital to give initial payment to families of 4 victims
The Supreme Court has stayed till August 16 a High Court order that asked United Hospital authorities to pay Tk 30 lakh as initial payment to the families of the four victims, who were killed in a fire at its isolation unit on May 27.
SC asks civil courts to hear urgent matters, receive filings of succession suits
The Supreme Court (SC) has asked all civil courts across the country to hear urgent civil matters and receive filings of succession suits.
No private rights organisation can use ‘commission’ in its name: SC
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on the use of the word "commission" after the name of any private rights organisation.
SC asks lower courts to hear complaint cases
The Supreme Court (SC) has asked all Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals, Chief Judicial Magistrates and Chief Metropolitan Magistrates across the country to receive filing of complaint cases.
Corruption at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: SC stays contractor’s bail order
The Supreme Court today stayed for 16 weeks a High Court order that granted bail to contractor Asif Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
SC clears way for Wasa to raise water price by 25%
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to implement a 25 percent hike inwater price that it fixed earlier.
Graft at FMCH: SC upholds HC bail order of 2 contractors
The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that granted bail to two contractors accused in a corruption case involving Tk 10 crore in supplying machinery and equipment to Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH).
Ensuring treatment of all patients: Govt plea seeks stay on HC order
The government files an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order asking authorities concerned to ensure that no government or private hospital in the country refuses treatment to any patient -- infected with Covid-19 or not.
Writ petition against 25% water price hike
A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its order of injunction on Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority's (Wasa) decision to hike the price of water by 25 percent from April 1 this year.
5 Supreme Court officials asked to remain on duty for 24 hours
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has directed five Supreme Court officials including its registrar general to discharge duty round the clock for taking necessary measures for Covid-19 treatment to its judges during the pandemic.
