Bangladesh Supreme Court

Statue of Lady Justice reinstalled before SC annex building

The statue of Lady Justice is being reinstalled in front of the annex building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka.
27 May 2017, 17:29 PM

Police foil demo over removal of statue of Lady Justice from SC premises

Law enforcers foil a procession to the Supreme Court in protest of removal of the statue of Lady Justice from the apex court premises.
26 May 2017, 06:19 AM

Statue of Lady Justice on SC premises removed

Supreme Court authorities take down the statue of the Lady Justice on the SC premises. Gonojagoron Mancha and several leftist students’ bodies stage demonstrations at Dhaka University and Shahbagh protesting the removal of the statute.
26 May 2017, 04:43 AM

SC stays HC verdict on mobile court till May 18

The Supreme Court stays till Thursday the High Court verdict that declared unconstitutional the rules under which the executive magistrates run mobile courts.
14 May 2017, 05:08 AM

Writ seeks removal of Greek goddess from SC premises

A writ is filed with the High Court seeking removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises.
9 April 2017, 14:15 PM

Poultry, fish firms can't use tannery waste, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upholds its earlier verdict asking the government to stop functioning of the poultry and fish feed factories that are using tannery waste in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka.
9 April 2017, 05:10 AM

SC orders Nahar Garden Ltd’s chief to surrender

The Supreme Court directs Nahar Gardens Limited’s Managing Director Md Shafiul Islam alias Siaful Islam to surrender before a lower court immediately in a Basic Bank loan scam case.
30 March 2017, 15:51 PM

SC for ensuring security of courts, judges

The Supreme Court administration issues a notice asking the authorities concerned of the government to ensure security of all the courts including the apex court and its judges, officials and staff.
27 March 2017, 06:46 AM

Pro-BNP lawyers sweep SCBA polls

Pro-BNP lawyers win in eight posts including that of president and secretary out of 14 posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election.
24 March 2017, 04:46 AM

No bar to run FBCCI polls process

The Supreme Court allows the authorities concerned to continue the process for holding the FBCCI election until further order.
23 March 2017, 09:39 AM

SC stays 154 tanners’ fine till July 17

The Supreme Court stays till July 17 a High Court order that had ordered 154 tanners of Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area to pay Tk 50,000 per day each in compensation for damaging the environment.
28 June 2016, 06:16 AM

SC stays Nur’s bail order over Ctg cocaine haul case

The Supreme Court stays a High Court order that granted bail to Nur Mohammad, chairman of Khan Jahan Ali Ltd, in the case filed over the liquid cocaine that was seized from a container carrying sun-flower oil at Chittagong port in May last year.
20 June 2016, 11:08 AM

Zia charitable graft: SC to hear Khaleda’s plea Aug 1

The Supreme Court fixes August 1 for hearing two appeals filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking stay on the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against her.
16 June 2016, 12:28 PM

HC stays transfer order of civil cases

The High Court directs authorities concerned not to take any steps for transferring pending civil cases from the High Court to the lower courts for next three months.
30 May 2016, 11:32 AM

SC lawyer sends legal notice for not holding cabinet meeting at Secretariat

A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the cabinet secretary requesting him not to hold the cabinet meeting at Secretariat saying that the prime minister’s movement for this meeting creates traffic jam in the city.
19 May 2016, 05:10 AM

Verdict read out to death row war criminal Nizami

The Dhaka Central Jail authorities last night received a copy of the Supreme Court judgment that confirmed the death penalty of war
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nizami’s review plea hearing likely tomorrow

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold the hearing tomorrow on the review petition filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
2 May 2016, 13:37 PM

SC to rehear 161 cases dealt with by Justice Manik

Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik issued judgements and orders after his retirement. The apex court will also rehear seven such cases dealt with by former chief justice Muzammel Hossain.
28 April 2016, 14:19 PM

Bomb attack at Laxmipur court: HC upholds death for JMB man

SC upholds death penalty of JMB leader Masumur Rahman Masum in 2 cases filed for killing a man and injuring few others in a bomb attack at Laxmipur in 2005.
6 April 2016, 13:14 PM

Supreme Court’s instructions on judges’ code of conduct

The Supreme Court comes up with 40 observations about the code of conduct of its judges.
3 April 2016, 14:43 PM