Bangladesh Supreme Court

Ekramul murder: Minar’s bail stayed

The Supreme Court stays for four weeks a High Court order that granted bail to Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, the prime accused of Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque killing case.
30 October 2017, 15:37 PM

Golam Rabbani made new HC registrar

Golam Rabbani, judge of the Nari O Shishu Nirjaton Daman Tribunal of Narsingdi, has been appointed as the registrar of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
29 October 2017, 13:03 PM

SC upholds HC bail of industrialist Ragib Ali

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that granted bail to industrialist Ragib Ali and his son Abdul Hye who were convicted of forging legal papers for grabbing an endowed land of Tarapur Tea Estate in Sylhet.
26 October 2017, 11:10 AM

CJ faces 11 charges including ‘graft, money laundering’

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is facing 11 charges including “graft and money laundering”, the Supreme Court says in a press statement.
14 October 2017, 11:44 AM

Govt for legal challenge on 16th amendment verdict: Anisul

Law Minister Anisul Huq says that his government must go for a “legal challenge” to reinstate the 16th amendment to the constitution protecting independence of the country’s judiciary.
23 September 2017, 13:24 PM

SC upholds HC stay order against Fakhrul in defamation case

The Supreme Court have upheld a High Court order that stayed the trial proceedings of a defamation case filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in 2014.
21 September 2017, 11:06 AM

Writ seeks specific refugee law in Bangladesh

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to formulate a specific law regarding the refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh.
17 September 2017, 12:19 PM

Govt doesn’t believe independence of judiciary: Moudud

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says the government’s stance against the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution proves it “does not believe in independence of the judiciary”.
21 August 2017, 15:42 PM

AL talking about Zia’s regime to divert people’s attention from 16th amendment verdict: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the ruling party is talking about Ziaur Rahman’s regime deliberately to divert people’s attention from the observations of the 16th constitutional amendment verdict.
19 August 2017, 14:10 PM

Remark carefully on constitutional posts: Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has urged caution while commenting on constitutional posts like the president, prime minister or the chief justice.
15 August 2017, 09:52 AM

War crimes: SC likely to hear Qaiser, Azharul’s appeals tomorrow

Supreme Court is set to hear appeals of death row war crimes convicts former Jatiya Party minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam tomorrow.
12 August 2017, 10:48 AM

DU teacher’s appointment illegal, SC rules

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that declared the appointment of a philosophy department teacher of Dhaka University illegal.
3 August 2017, 06:53 AM

Take the SC's comments to heart

We hope that instead of a knee-jerk reaction, the present ruling leadership will see the merit of the criticisms made and do their own homework so that all the vital organs of our constitution can work together and establish a functional state under law.
2 August 2017, 18:00 PM

UNO harassment: Law ministry recommends Barisal CMM’s transfer

The law ministry sends a proposal to the Supreme Court for transferring Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barisal Md Ali Hossain, who has dealt with the defamation case of Barguna Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tariq Salman.
25 July 2017, 13:07 PM

Bangladesh’s first female judge goes into retirement tomorrow

Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, the first female judge of Bangladesh, also the first female judge of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court and High Court, says she has not failed in discharging her duties as she attends her last day at office.
6 July 2017, 07:52 AM

Attorney general disappointed over 16th amendment verdict

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses disappointment at the Supreme Court verdict which upheld illegality of the 16th amendment of the constitution.
3 July 2017, 06:16 AM

SC verdict on 16th amendment tomorrow

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.
2 July 2017, 12:59 PM

Facebook users sued for demeaning SC, CJ

Supreme Court administration sues some unknown persons for demeaning the judiciary and Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in Facebook posts.
4 June 2017, 15:04 PM

SC verdict on Moudud’s residence June 4

Supreme Court fixes June 4 for passing order on two separate review petitions filed against its verdict which declared the Gulshan residence, where senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed has been living, an abandoned property.
31 May 2017, 14:58 PM

No bar for DU Prof Reazul to join office

Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that has stayed the suspension of Dhaka University Professor Md Reazul Haque, clearing the way for him to discharge his duties.
28 May 2017, 10:54 AM