Bangladesh High Court
HC declares local companies citizens of the country
The High Court declares Bangladeshi companies as citizens of the country.
22 July 2019, 08:38 AM
Toxic Paracetamol: HC restricts 2 officials from doing their jobs
The High Court issued an injunction restraining two officials of the drug administration from continuing jobs for their negligence in dealing with a case filed for manufacturing toxic paracetamol that killed 28 children in 2009.
18 July 2019, 14:09 PM
Sirajganj accident: Writ seeks compensation for victims' families
A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to give as compensation Tk 1 crore to the family of each of the 11 victims who died when a train rammed a microbus at a level crossing in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on July 15.
18 July 2019, 07:12 AM
HC slams Dhaka city corporations for failure to prevent mosquito menace
The High Court comes down heavily on the two Dhaka city corporations for their failure to prevent mosquito menace in the capital even after it passed orders for taking necessary steps to this effect.
17 July 2019, 12:11 PM
HC seeks info on steps taken for judges’ security in courts across country
The High Court wants to know what steps have been taken to ensure security of the judges, lawyers and officials in the courts across the country in light of the incident of an accused being stabbed to death by another in a courtroom in Cumilla on July 15.
17 July 2019, 08:20 AM
Cumilla murder: Writ seeks security for judges
A day after an accused was stabbed to death by another in a courtroom in Cumilla, a Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court demanding measures to ensure security of judges as well as courts across the country.
16 July 2019, 08:50 AM
FR Tower design: Rajuk ex-chairman asked to surrender
The HC has directed former Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) Eng KM Harun and its two existing officials to surrender before a lower court in six weeks in a corruption case filed for forging a design for the construction of FR Tower.
16 July 2019, 07:41 AM
Prescription from vet must for giving antibiotics to cows: HC
The HC has directed the authorities concerned to take initiatives so that no antibiotic is given to cows without prescriptions from veterinary doctors.
16 July 2019, 07:00 AM
Nusrat Murder: Probe role of madrasa governing body chief
The High Court yesterday directed the government to conduct an enquiry against the Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa’s Governing Body chairman, in connection with the sexual harassment and murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
File case against 5 persons for placing forged papers at court: HC
The High Court directs its registrar to file a criminal case against five persons including three accused of a drug case for securing bail through submitting forged documents to this court.
15 July 2019, 13:02 PM
Nusrat murder: Govt asked to probe Sonagazi madrasa chairman's role
The High Court has directed the government to conduct an enquiry against Feni Additional District Magistrate PKM Enamul Karim, also the president of the governing body of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa, in connection to sexual harassment and killing of its student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
15 July 2019, 09:16 AM
BSTI asked to test pasteurised milk at 4 laboratories in 7 days
The High Court directs the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to test the pasteurised milk produced by all the 14 companies registered by the institution at four laboratories in next seven days.
14 July 2019, 08:04 AM
Graft trial against Nur Hossain to continue
The High Court scraps a lower court verdict that exonerated Nur Hossain, a death-row convict in Narayanganj seven-murder case, from a corruption case.
10 July 2019, 08:58 AM
Some DCs, OCs feel themselves landlord
The High Court observes that some deputy commissioners (DCs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) feel themselves landlord as if they are all in all.
9 July 2019, 13:04 PM
SC extends stay on HC order halting BB circular
The Supreme Court (SC) extends for two months its stay on a High Court order that halted Bangladesh Bank circular allowing defaulters to reschedule their loans with a repayment period of up to 10 years.
8 July 2019, 07:45 AM
Harmful bacteria in Wasa water
The High Court yesterday ordered Dhaka Wasa to explain why its water was contaminated with bacteria.
7 July 2019, 18:00 PM
105 assistant AGs appointed
The government has appointed 105 Supreme Court lawyers as new assistant attorney general for dealing cases on behalf of the state before the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court.
7 July 2019, 14:47 PM
HC seeks explanation from Narial judge for exempting prime accused
The High Court orders the district and sessions judge of Narail to explain why his judicial powers should not be curtailed for exempting the main accused of a sensational murder case.
7 July 2019, 14:30 PM
HC refuses to grant Latif Siddique bail in graft case
The High Court refuses to grant bail to former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a corruption case filed on charge of misuse of power in selling a government property.
7 July 2019, 13:15 PM
Lower court judges can’t use degrees before names: HC
The High Court (HC) has ruled that degrees like barrister and doctor cannot be used before the name of lower court judges.
7 July 2019, 09:09 AM