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
1994 Ansar Mutiny: SC scraps verdict that reinstated 2,000 jobs
However, the government may reinstate after scrutiny the individuals who are innocent and those who moved writ petitions before the HC to get back their job, the apex court observed in the full text of a verdict.
3 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Student Information Form: Mother’s name too will do
From now on, students can also mention the names of their mothers or legal guardians while filling out a student information form for examinations if their fathers’ names are not available.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
OTT Regulation: Revised draft bans a whole lot of content
The information ministry yesterday submitted to the High Court a revised draft law on regulating the content of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms.
9 January 2023, 01:00 AM
Explain how 30,000 docs went missing from servers
The High Court yesterday asked the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to explain the disappearances of around 30,000 documents from Rajuk servers.
2 January 2023, 21:00 PM
Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 8 more days
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party’s Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least eight more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 9 more days to seek HC bail
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least nine more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
23 December 2022, 15:18 PM
BNP rally: Crowd spills over to nearby streets as Golapbagh overcrowded
The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.
9 December 2022, 20:43 PM
Cht Peace Accord: 25 years on, legal tangles still unsolved
Though 25 years have passed since the signing of the historic Chattogram Hill Tracts Peace Accord, some legal complexities involving the issues of CHT Regional Council still remain unresolved at the apex court.
2 December 2022, 18:00 PM
2013 contempt of court law discriminatory
The High Court yesterday released the full text of the judgment that scrapped the Contempt of Court Act, 2013, and restored the Contempt of Court Act, 1926, nine long years after the pronouncement of the verdict.
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
13 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy: HC
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
13 November 2022, 16:50 PM
Jail killing day: Commission to find all killers by end of year
The government is planning to set up a commission to identify all those who were involved in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, including the conspirators, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM
E-orange founder, her relatives bought assets with customers’ money
She took advance payment from customers luring them with hefty discounts and then purchased a plot and flat with over Tk 9 crore. Her relatives also purchased property with the customers’ money.
3 November 2022, 02:10 AM
Ongoing Enquiry: 3 HC judges kept away from judiciary for over 3 years
Three High Court judges out of 95 have been excluded from judicial functions for over three years in the wake of an enquiry against them.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Five judges, 17,500 cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is once again facing a shortage of judges, which means more time to dispose of cases, and in turn, a longer wait for justice.
28 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Journalists not bound to divulge sources
The High Court has observed that journalists and the media are constitutionally and legally authorised to expose corruption, including money laundering, in public interest, and they are not legally bound to disclose their sources.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Stakeholders’ consultation mostly ignored in final draft of social media, OTT regulation
Even though Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) had invited feedback on the draft of its new social media regulation, the finalised version shows that little or no heed was paid to the major stakeholders.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
BTRC draft rules on OTT: Govt given indemnity for its actions
The final draft of BTRC’s regulations for digital, social media, and OTT platforms allows the government to order individuals to take down content, empowers it to order social media companies to block content, and grants it indemnity for its actions under the law.
20 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Violence in Ramu: 10 yrs on, justice still pending
Ten years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
28 September 2022, 18:00 PM
EVALY Scam: Swindling was the goal all along
The outgoing board of directors of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly yesterday submitted a report to the High Court, alleging the company’s sole intention was to embezzle money.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM