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
Easing Case Backlog: Apex court to get new judges soon
Appointment of new judges for both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court is on the cards amid an acute shortage of judges with respect to the number of pending cases.
20 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Changing class of property basic right of citizens: HC
The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that the acquisition, holding, transfer, and distribution of property, as well as changing its class, are fundamental rights of every citizen.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
2001 Ramna Batamul Blast: Families still wait for justice
It has been 23 years since the gruesome bomb attack on Ramna Batamul that left 10 people dead and several others injured during Pahela Baishakh celebrations
14 April 2024, 06:51 AM
Schools to stay open in Ramadan
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government’s decision to keep the primary and secondary schools open for the first 10 and 15 days respectively during Ramadan.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Confusion over school closure in Ramadan
With Ramadan beginning today, confusion remains among the students, parents and teachers over whether the schools will be shut during the fasting month as the authorities are yet to make a final decision in this regard.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
SCBA polls Violence: Kazal sent on four-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed pro-BNP lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kazal on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed over Friday’s violence centring the Supreme Court Bar Association election.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Pilkhana Carnage: 15 years on, justice yet to be meted out
Fifteen years have passed since the BDR mutiny that killed 74 people, including 57 army officials, but the victim families are yet to get final justice and the accused their due punishment, as both the cases filed over the incident have not yet been disposed of due to lengthy legal processes and courts being overburdened with cases.
24 February 2024, 18:00 PM
10 years on, justice remains elusive
It has been 10 years since the brutal custodial torture and death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Dhaka’s Mirpur, and his family is still waiting for ultimate justice.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Same case, 16 granted bail, Fakhrul kept waiting
Sixteen accused have secured bail in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice’s residence on October 28 last year, but in the same case, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is yet to get bail from lower courts or the High Court.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Custodial Death of Sultana Jasmine: HC rule on Rab action remains unresolved
Sultana Jasmine, 41, a land office employee in Naogaon, was picked up and detained by Rapid Action Battalion on March 22 last year. She died in Rab custody at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital two days later. Rab officers told doctors Jasmine had suffered a fall.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Basic Bank Scam: Bacchu at large as arrest warrant ever elusive
Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, the former BASIC Bank chairman accused in 58 cases of embezzling Tk 2,265 crore, remains at large due to delay in issuing the arrest warrant by the court.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Legal tangles still unresolved
Twenty-six years have passed since the signing of historic CHT Peace Accord took place between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and the government on this day in 1997.
1 December 2023, 18:00 PM
For now, no chance for Jamaat to join polls
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging a 2013 High Court verdict that declared illegal the party’s registration with the Election Commission.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Jail Killing Day: 48 years on, justice still elusive
It has been 48 years since, on this very day in 1975, four national leaders were assassinated at the Dhaka Central Jail.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Violence in Ramu: 11 years on, justice still pending
Eleven years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
29 September 2023, 18:00 PM
I’ll work to stamp out graft: CJ
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan yesterday said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM
I'll work with judges, lawyers, journos: CJ
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust
13 September 2023, 16:03 PM
A long wait for closure
Justice continues to elude the family members of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, whose custodial torture and death in 2014 sparked outrage and led to the country’s sole case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.
8 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Mother or legal guardian’s name will do too
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to allow the SSC and HSC candidates to mention the names of their fathers or mothers or legal guardians while filling in student information form (SIF) for examinations.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM
19 yrs on, survivors, victims’ families still wait for ‘final justice’
The August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims are yet to receive justice for the horrifying tragedy that took place at an Awami League rally, in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM