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SC lawyer appeals to president, PM to pardon Khaleda

A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer appeals to the president and prime minister to pardon the jail sentence of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail on humanitarian ground ahead of birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Writ petition filed seeking full state honour for language heroes, martyrs

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to provide state honour and honorarium to the language heroes and language martyrs in order to protect and preserve the memories of the Language Movement.
Demolish structures at ecologically critical area in Cox’s Bazar: HC

Underscoring the need for formulating a policy to preserve ecological balance and protect natural resources of the country, the Supreme Court has directed the government to cancel all the leases of plots at Jhilanja Mouza, an “ecologically critical area” in Cox’s Bazar, and to demolish the structures built in the area.
SC stays Latif Siddique's release from jail

The Supreme Court stays till November 17 a High Court order that granted bail to former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case against him on charge of misusing power in selling a government property.
Graft: SC scraps HC’s bail order of C&F agent

The Supreme Court scraps a High Court order that granted bail to Mizanur Rahman Chaklader, an agent of Chattagram’s Clearing and Forwarding Agents' Association (C&F), in a case filed on charge of duty dodging and smuggling.
No legal bar to hold journo Shimul murder trial at Speedy Trial Tribunal

The Supreme Court clears the way for the Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi to run the trial proceedings of journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul murder case in Sirajganj.
Writ filed challenging legality of appointments of 70 DAGs

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging legality of appointments of 70 deputy attorney generals (DAGs) and 105 assistant attorney generals (AAGs).
Requesting the SC to recall its ‘request’

The reason we say that this “request” couldn’t have come from our Supreme Court judges is that the implication of the “request” is nothing short of death for court reporting. It will lead to shrouding of the judicial process and whatever goes on in the courts into the darkness of night forever depriving it of the “light” of public scrutiny.
‘5,209 lifers don’t know about tenure of suffering in jails’

Eminent criminal law expert Khandker Mahbub Hossain tells the Supreme Court that a total of 5,209 prisoners, who have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, do not know how long they will have to suffer in jails though life sentence refers to 30 years' prison term as per law.
Only female magistrates will record statements of rape victims

From now on, only female magistrates will record statements of female and child victims of rapes and sexual harassment. The chief judicial magistrates and chief metropolitan magistrates have to assign female magistrates for recording statements of the victims.
Appoint doctors in jail hospitals

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice on the government, asking it to appoint 120 doctors at 68 jail hospitals across the country within seven days, to provide treatment to inmates.
SC upholds HC order granting bail to Milan

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court orders that granted bail to former BNP state minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan in eight separate criminal cases filed in Chandpur.
Election commissioners' appointments challenged

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC), challenging the legality of the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and four other election commissioners, claiming that no specific rules were formulated for their appointment.
Sonargaon Farmland: SC extends stay on earth filling

The Supreme Court extends its earlier order that asked the authorities concerned to stop sand and earth filling in farmland and wetland around the Meghna River in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila.
Prescription writing: Legal notice served to 2 doctors

A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to two doctors of Dinajpur, accusing them of violating the High Court directive that ruled for writing prescriptions in capital letters or eligible manner so that the names of the medicine can be understood easily.
SC clears way for hiring 634 firemen

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the authorities concerned of the government to complete the process of recruiting 634 firemen.
SC bars displaying foreign films during festivals

The Supreme Court rules that the foreign films cannot be imported, distributed and displayed at the country’s cinema halls during the Eid-ul-fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, puja and Pahela Baishakh.
SC stays HC rule on shutting down Destiny 2000

The Supreme Court stays a High Court rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to close down Destiny 2000, the controversial multi-level marketing company.
Writ plea seeks stay on Bar Council polls

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay on election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the highest body for regulating the country's lawyers, which is scheduled to be held on May 14.
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.
Proposal of 128 addl dist judges’ promotion approved

The Supreme Court (SC) today approved a proposal for promotion of 128 additional district judges to the post of district judges.
Sonali Bank: SC clears way for recruiting 2,201 officers

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Sonali Bank to resume the process of recruiting manpower to 2,201 posts of senior officer, officer and cash officer.
Syed Mahmud Hossain takes oath as CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was sworn in yesterday as the 22nd chief justice of Bangladesh.
SC legal aid committee seeks list of old prisoners

The Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee sends a letter to five jails including Dhaka Central Jail seeking a list of the prisoners aged above 75 years and details of them.
8-month old child returns to mother’s lap following SC order

An eight-month-old child, who was deprived of his mother’s breastfeeding for around one and a half months, returns to his mother’s lap following a Supreme Court order.
Orphanage Graft Case: SC clears way for trial of Khaleda Zia

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that cleared the way for the Senior Special Judge's Court-5 of Dhaka to continue trial proceedings of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Biswajit murder: Pleas seeking stay on acquittal of 4 dropped

The Supreme Court clears the way for the four accused, who were acquitted by the High Court in the sensational Biswajit murder case, to walk out of jail.
Govt gets time till Dec 3 for gazette on judges’ discipline

The Supreme Court extends time until December 3 for issuing a gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for lower court judges.
16th Amendment: Govt may seek review of SC verdict this week

The government may file a petition with the Supreme Court this week, seeking a review of the verdict that scrapped the 16th
16th amendment: Review against SC verdict ‘this week’

The government may file a petition by this week seeking review of the Supreme Court’s verdict that upheld the scrapping of 16th amendment of the constitution.