The Judiciary Reform Commission recommends a constitutional amendment with a provision to appoint the senior-most judge of the Appellate Division as chief justice, curbing presidential discretion in the matter.

Syed Refaat Ahmed was sworn in as chief justice at the Bangabhaban today

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain’s father Advocate Syed Mustafa Ali passes away. He was 94.

Newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was sworn in yesterday as the 22nd chief justice of Bangladesh.

In an unprecedented instance, the office of the chief justice has remained vacant for 56 days. In the past, the longest period the post lay vacant was less than two weeks, that too under extraordinary circumstances.

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a new chief justice.

Law Minister Anisul Huq hopes that a new chief justice will be appointed soon.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the president certainly will not keep the post of chief justice vacant for long.

This is the first time that a Chief Justice has tendered his resignation. That we feel is the most honourable course for him to take since he was left with no other option. But the antecedents to his departure have indeed left a bad taste in the mouth.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha last night said he was not sick as he left the country for Australia, contradicting the government's claim that he went on leave on health grounds earlier this month.

Law enforcers yesterday allegedly barred the president and the secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association from meeting Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, who is on a month's leave on health grounds.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday assured acting chief justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah of the government's full cooperation.

Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, who took the charge as chief justice in the absence of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, yesterday

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha goes on a one-month leave from today on health grounds.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday called on journalists not to “misquote” him and said some of his remarks made in the

Justice ABM Khairul Haque has become the lone former chief justice who has strongly criticised a Supreme Court verdict to defend the

Some of the observations in the 16th amendment verdict may have been given “out of antipathy” towards the government and parliament although judges are bound by oath not to do anything out of antipathy or affection, Law Commission Chairman Justice ABM Khairul Haque said yesterday.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said some provisions of the mobile court law were contradictory to a few sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Terming the killing of Bangabandhu and his family members “cowardly”, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said many “big