Law Minister Anisul Huq has urged caution while commenting on constitutional posts like the president, prime minister or the chief justice.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday conveyed to the president the ruling party's stance on the Supreme Court verdict in the 16th amendment case.

Pro-Awami League lawyers stage demonstrations at different bar associations across the country in protest against what they said “unexpected”, “irrelevant” and “unconstitutional” observations made by the chief justice in the 16th amendment case verdict.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader met Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha last night, AL sources said.

Pro-Awami League lawyers have announced a three-day protest programme against “unexpected, irrelevant and unconstitutional” observation given by the chief justice in the Supreme Court verdict on the 16th amendment case.

We are heartened by the law minister's reaction to the verdict on the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. In well-measured words chosen to stake out his government's position, he said he respects the verdict although he disagrees with it.

The Supreme Court Bar Association has become divided over Law Commission Chairman Justice ABM Khairul Haque's comments on the

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) strongly protests the statement of Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque over 16th amendment verdict.

The reason on which the Supreme Court has scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution is not acceptable to the government, Law Minister Anisul Huq says. “We have decided to take initiative to expunge the objectionable and irrelevant observations made by the chief justice in the judgement,” Anisul Huq said at a press conference.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government took the judiciary as its opponent following the release of the full verdict in the 16th constitutional amendment case.

The Awami League yesterday alleged that the BNP with ill intentions was trying to make it an opponent of the judiciary.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has taken judiciary as its opponent after the release of the full verdict of the 16th amendment.

Law Minister Anisul Huq is to brief media on August 10 to give formal reaction to the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment of the constitution.

The “verdict” was already known to all of us; the appellate division of the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the High Court (HC) that the 16th Amendment of the Constitution is “illegal and unconstitutional.”

The government becomes arrogant and uncontrolled in the absence of checks and balances and effective watchdog mechanism, observes the Supreme Court in the verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution.

The content and tenor of deliberations at the House on July 9 raise the question whether the MPs acted within their mandate. The answer is an unequivocal no. Article 94(4) of Bangladesh Constitution stipulates that the Chief Justice and the other Judges of the SC shall be independent in exercise of their judicial functions.

Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.

BNP has welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict that upheld the illegality of parliament’s authority to impeach judges saying it is a victory of the people.

Supreme Court upholds the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment which had empowered the parliament to impeach judges.

Supreme Court will deliver a verdict tomorrow on the appeal filed against the scrapping of the 16th amendment of the constitution, which empowered the parliament to impeach judges.