Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha

DMP info collection: SC wants decision on legality by May 31

Supreme Court asks High Court to give its decision by May 31 on a ruling over the legality of collecting information from the tenants by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
7 April 2016, 05:46 AM

Trial in Tonu killing case as per existing law: PM

The government will hold the trial in Tonu killing case according to the country’s existing law, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a cabinet meeting today.
4 April 2016, 10:50 AM

SC upholds Manju’s acquittal in corruption case

The Supreme Court today upholds a High Court verdict that acquitted Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju of a corruption charge.
4 April 2016, 07:28 AM

Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ

Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
2 April 2016, 08:40 AM

Evening courts ‘soon’ to cut case backlog: CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says initiatives will be taken to introduce evening shift at courts in order to reduce the backlog of cases.
1 April 2016, 11:03 AM

2 ministers didn’t violate oath: law minister

The two ministers who were found guilty of passing contemptuous comments about the chief justice neither violated the constitution nor their oath as ministers, the law minister says.
28 March 2016, 14:43 PM

Qamrul, Mozammel attend cabinet meeting

Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, who were found guilty of passing contemptuous comments against the chief justice, attended today’s regular cabinet meeting.
28 March 2016, 08:38 AM

Stay on SC lawyer Shakila’s bail extended

Supreme Court today extends the stay order on the bail of Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana, accused of funding militancy, for another round of remand.
27 March 2016, 07:54 AM

Ekramul murder: Stay on Minar’s bail extended

The Supreme Court extends for two weeks its earlier stay order on bail of BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Minar in Feni’s Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder case.
24 March 2016, 07:29 AM

SC asks 2 ministers to reappear before it Mar 27

The Supreme Court seriously criticises two ministers for their comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in relation to the hearing of an appeal of war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali.
20 March 2016, 06:15 AM

Qamrul apologises for comment on CJ

Food Minister Qamrul Islam has offered unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for his “contemptuous” comment regarding Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. He has moved an application through his lawyer urging the court to reschedule the contempt rule's hearing after March 19.
14 March 2016, 06:58 AM

Narayanganj 7-murder: Judge embarrassed to hear Tareque Sayeed’s plea

A judge of a High Court bench feels embarrassed to hear a petition of sacked Rab official Lt Col (retd) Tareque Sayeed Mohammad seeking scrapping of the proceedings of his trial in the Narayanganj seven-murder case.
7 March 2016, 12:07 PM

AG urges all not to comment on CJ

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges all not to make any comment on Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to keep judiciary above controversy.
6 March 2016, 07:03 AM

War crimes: Prosecution, investigators’ performance irks SC

The Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over prosecution and investigators dealing with the war crimes cases for their ‘incompetence’.
23 February 2016, 09:35 AM

BNP for CJ’s intervention to release Amar Desh editor

BNP seeks Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s interference for immediate release of Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh.
15 February 2016, 09:28 AM

CJ hopes sitting, retired judges will abide by norms

Chief Justice SK Sinha expresses hopes that the sitting and retired judges who enjoy state facilities will abide by the norms and values.
10 February 2016, 06:26 AM

CJ hopes Justice Manik will return files of pending verdicts

Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik sends a letter requesting the chief justice to accept all the judgments and orders he wrote after his retirement.
7 February 2016, 07:29 AM

Allow review plea of Farmers Bank, SC asks BB

The Supreme Court directs Bangladesh Bank to allow Farmers Bank to seek review of the central bank’s order that fined the bank Tk 10 lakh for concealing information.
28 January 2016, 05:12 AM

SCBA seeks caretaker restoration, terming its scrapping illegal

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demands restoration of the caretaker government system saying the judgement, which scrapped the provision, has no constitutional basis as it was written by a retired judge.
20 January 2016, 11:18 AM

Khandaker Mosharraf released on bail

BNP’s senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is released from jail three days after the Supreme Court upheld his bail order in a money laundering case.
13 January 2016, 11:24 AM