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
Invoking three sections of DSA debatable
In the full text of Jhumon Das’s bail order, the High Court observed that invoking the three sections of the Digital Security Act, for which he was in jail over six months, was debatable.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM
9 Years of Ramu mayhem: No closure, no justice
Nine years after the mindless communal attacks on the Buddhist community in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar, the victims are yet to get justice as no significant progress has been made in the proceedings of cases.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Law for EC Appointments: It’s needed more than ever now
With the national elections about two years away, the framing of a specific law as mandated by the constitution for appointments of election commissioners is back to the fore against the backdrop of widespread mistrust in the Election Commission and an alarming apathy among voters.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Courts hamstrung by judge shortage
With backlogs of pending cases piling up due to crisis of judges, the government does not seem to have any specific plan to appoint new judges to the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court any time soon to increase the rate of case disposal.
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pori Moni Detention: 2 judges say sorry over remand orders
Two lower court judges have apologised to the High Court for their “unintended mistakes and faults” in placing actor Pori Moni on remand in phases in a narcotics case.
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
HC criticises judge for giving cop bail secretly
The High Court has slammed and cautioned Judge Md Iqbal Hossain of Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka for hurriedly and secretly granting bail to Partha Gopal Banik, a suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) in Sylhet division, in a case filed over the recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his Dhaka home.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Placing Pori on Remands: HC censures two judges, IO
The High Court has said the investigation officer disregarded the Supreme Court guidelines and laws in seeking remand for actor Pori Moni for the second and third time in a narcotics case.
8 September 2021, 18:00 PM
ACC cannot freeze, attach property: HC
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has no authority to freeze, attach or impose any restrictions on anybody’s property without permission from the court, the High Court has observed in a verdict.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Is ACC above the law? NO!’
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has come down hard on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for its failure to complete investigations and submitting their reports to the lower courts concerned in connection with corruption cases on time.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
But what about the trees?
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs yesterday submitted a meeting resolution centring the construction of an independence monument at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan to the High Court. The resolution, however, did not specify any decisions on whether the old and ecologically important trees will be cut.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM
August 21 grenade attack 2004: 17 years on, the road to justice not over yet
Final justice has yet to be delivered over the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally on the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue, even almost three years after a trial court found 49 people guilty.
19 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Assasssination of Bangabandhu: Where are the five fugitive killers?
Twelve years have gone by since the trial of our history’s most tragic assassination has been completed, but the five self-confessed killers could not be brought back to the country for execution.
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Kotalipara Bomb Plot: Attempt on PM’s life disgraceful chapter for nation
The attempt of perpetrators to kill Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by detonating bombs in Gopalganj in 2000 is an ignominious chapter for the nation, the HC said in the full text of the verdict on the Kotalipara bomb plot case.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Limited Court Functions: Lawyers, litigants left distressed
The Supreme Court buildings, most of which were constructed in the beginning of the 20th century, stand still with an eerie calm hanging all over the premises.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
2019 Dengue Outbreak: Uncertainty over hearing of judicial probe report
The High Court could not deliver its decision on a judicial inquiry committee’s findings over the dengue outbreak in 2019 even 16 months after the submission of the probe report.
27 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Suhrawardy Udyan: Fate of trees still in limbo?
The government is yet to inform the High Court about its decision over the old and ecologically important trees at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, although the court wanted to know about it more than three weeks back.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Life sentence is 30 years
Life imprisonment means 30 years in jail and a convict awarded such a sentence should get remission of seven and a half years as per the laws, according to a Supreme Court judgement.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
HC throws a lifeline to troubled People’s Leasing
The High Court has thrown a lifeline to People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL) as it constituted a 10-member board to run the troubled non-bank financial institution, thus saving it from potential liquidation.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
HC appoints 5 independent directors at Int’l Leasing
The High Court has appointed five independent directors to the much-talked about International Leasing and Financial Services for smoothly running operations as it had incurred a loss of around Tk 3,000 crore.
5 July 2021, 18:00 PM
HC may begin hearing soon in Gulshan attack case
The High Court is expected to start its hearing soon on the death reference and appeals of the Holey Artisan attack case, as the case paper book has already been prepared by the office concerned of the court.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM