New task force, same old delay
The high-powered task force, led by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) chief Additional Inspector General Md Mustafa Kamal, has failed to submit any report to the High Court in connection with the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, despite the six-month deadline given by the court expiring over two weeks ago.
19 April 2025, 18:19 PM
Abolish mobile court’s power to impose jail sentence
The Judicial Reform Commission has recommended abolishing the mobile court’s power to impose jail sentences on people for committing offenses, saying that the imposition of imprisonment by such a court is contradictory to the constitution.
18 April 2025, 21:15 PM
Increase lower court judges to 6,000
The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.
12 April 2025, 21:41 PM
Ramna Batamul bombing: 24 years on, justice still eludes victims
Twenty-four long years have passed since the bomb blasts at Ramna Batamul during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, yet justice remains out of reach for the victims.
11 April 2025, 20:09 PM
‘Treat political ties of judges as misconduct’
The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended that any judge showing political allegiance or expressing political views be considered guilty of misconduct and face disciplinary measures under the relevant code of conduct.
3 April 2025, 23:08 PM
Case filings increase, so does backlog
To this day, several high-profile criminal cases, like the BDR mutiny, Narayanganj seven-murder, and the killings of Bishwajit Das and Awami League lawmaker Ahsan Ullah Master, remain pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Release full text of SC verdicts in 6 months
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed new provisions requiring the full text verdict of Supreme Court judgements to be signed and released within six months of the delivery of a verdict.
15 March 2025, 19:57 PM
Commission for fair probe, attorney services
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the formation of a separate Independent Criminal Investigation Service and a permanent Government Attorney Service to ensure proper investigations and prosecution of criminal cases.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM
HC Judges' Appointment: Process for a law underway
The government has initiated a process to formulate a specific law on appointment of judges to the High Court amid
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM
War Crimes Cases: No change in prosecution
The government is yet to bring any changes in the prosecution team dealing with war crimes cases as suggested by the
25 November 2016, 18:00 PM
79 to become judges soon
Of the 100 candidates the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) recommended for recruitment as lower court judges, President Abdul Hamid has approved 79 and dropped 21.
20 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Case backlog keeps rising
Case backlogs have been building up at the High Court due to shortage of judges with no government move in sight for fresh appointment.
18 November 2016, 18:00 PM
CJ's status should be equal to that of the Speaker
The Supreme Court yesterday released the full text of its verdict on the appeal against a 2010 High Court order, observing that
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Jail Killing Day Today: 41yrs on, justice still eludes
Forty-one years have passed since the assassination of four national leaders at the Dhaka Central Jail on this very day in 1975.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Judge Recruitment: 21 may not get jobs
Twenty-one candidates who have been recommended for the posts of lower court judges by the Judicial Service Commission
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
HC still to rehear appeals to examine lower court verdicts
More than two years after the Supreme Court asked the High Court to "expeditiously rehear" and dispose of appeals
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Law ministry dismisses lower court judge
The law ministry yesterday dismissed a lower court judge from his service for committing misconduct and corruption.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
HC poised to finish appeal hearing in Nov
The High Court is likely to finish the hearing of the BDR carnage case in November this year, as it has already completed majority of the proceedings.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
It reflected the criminalisation of politics: HC
The High Court yesterday released the full text of the verdict in the Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master killing case
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Lower courts to get 215 new judges
The process for recruiting 215 new lower courts judges is underway to fill vacant posts and ease the massive case backlog.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Legal tangle leaves wetland not recovered
The authorities of Modhumoti Model Town (MMT) and Rajuk are yet to implement the Supreme Court directives to restore the wetlands of Savar where the housing scheme was developed, citing five review petitions pending with it against the verdict.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Justice stumbles at every step
The government must pay Tk 50 lakh in compensation to a man for his wrongful conviction in a rape case 12 years ago, the High Court ruled yesterday.
Abdul Jalil of Char Fashion in Bhola was only 15 when the rape incident took place in 2001.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Two ministers fined for contempt
The Supreme Court yesterday convicted Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq and fined them Tk 50,000 each for committing contempt of court by making contemptuous and derogatory comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Liberation War Denial Crimes Act drafted
The Law Commission has drafted the Liberation War Denial Crimes Act, 2016 with a provision for five years' imprisonment as the highest punishment for denial of historically established facts and settled issues.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Mobarak appeal comes next for SC hearing
The Supreme Court is now set to hear and settle the appeal of war criminal Mobarak Hossain against his conviction as it is at the top of such petitions.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Draft law allows self-defence
A draft law has outlined the ways for removing Supreme Court judges for “incapacity” and “misbehaviour,” giving them scopes for self-defence in writing and through lawyers.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
2 ministers face contempt rule
The Supreme Court yesterday issued a contempt rule on two ministers for their bitter criticisms of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in relation to the hearing of an appeal of war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali.
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM