The High Court today upheld the quota system in government service, disposing a writ petition filed seeking cancellation of the system.

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to demarcate the exact place at Suhrawardy Udyan where Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered the historical speech on March 7, 1971 declaring independence of Bangladesh.

The High Court issues a contempt of court rule against three government high officials for not paying Tk 20 lakh as compensation to the parents of four-year-old Jihad, who fell into a deep shaft in Dhaka’s Shahjahanpur area in 2014.

The High Court grants bail to 81 BNP leaders and activists of Sonargaon upazila, Narayanganj, in connection to three violence cases.

The High Court issues an injunction restraining Al Mostafa Group and another private company for filling up Marikhali canal with earth in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.

The Supreme Court asks the High Court to expeditiously hear and dispose of the rules over the legality of the schedule of Dhaka North City Corporation elections.

The High Court directs the trial courts concerned to finish the trial proceedings of the cases by August 31 against 139 undertrial prisoners who are suffering in 68 jails across the country for more than seven years.

The High Court confirms death sentence of five people for killing an Awami League (AL) man in 2006.

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the health ministry should not be directed to instruct all the hospitals and clinics to provide primary treatment to the accident victims.

The High Court directs the government to take effective steps to prevent illegal influx of narcotics including Yaba, cannabis and Phensidyl across the country particularly in bordering districts--Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban through conducting inquiry.

The High Court directs the Inspector General of Police to take necessary actions against three the then police officers of Satkhira Sadar Police Station for their negligence in recording General Diary (GD) in connection with the incident of disappearance of Mokhlesur Rahman Jony in August, 2016.

The High Court defers for a week the hearing on a writ petition that challenged the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a successor to former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.

The High Court has fixed January 23 for delivering its verdict on the death reference and appeals in sensational Zubair Ahmed murder case in 2012.

Bhurungamari’s Assistant Commissioner (land) Biroda Rani Ray has been exempted from charges over sentencing a lawyer “illegally” after she offered apology.

The High Court directs the uncle and grandmother of 20-month old boy, Mousum Gain Neel, who has been away from his mother for the last eight months, to produce the child before the court on January 7 to decide whether the baby would be sent back to his mother or not.

The High Court summons the assistant commissioner (land) of Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram to appear before it on December 27, for sentencing a lawyer through a mobile court in Dinajpur.

The High Court stays the effectiveness of notices issued by Dhaka South City Corporation imposing extra holding tax from the owners within its area.

The High Court (HC) orders the authorities concerned to pay Tk 4.61 crore as compensation to family members of eminent filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in a road accident in 2011.

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to include Gram Police Bahini (Village Police Force) in the pay scale declared by the government as fourth class government employees.

The High Court clears the way for the authorities concerned to resume running publication of the Sylheter Dak, the highest-circulating local daily in Sylhet region.