Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha

"I’ll walk to office if necessary": CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha joins in the Dhaka city campaign and requests South’s Mayor Sayeed Khokon to take necessary measures in this regard.
12 January 2016, 09:05 AM

ACC commissioners to stay free of chairman’s control

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that scrapped the provision of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) law which tied its commissioners under the control and supervision of its chairman.
29 November 2015, 05:12 AM

SC may hear Nizami’s appeal 5 days more

The Supreme Court may have five more dates left to hear the appeal of Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for war crimes.
25 November 2015, 07:52 AM

Murdering parents: Oishee’s death reference reaches HC

The death reference in the sensational murder case filed over the killing of police official Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife reaches the High Court to examine the verdict that sentenced their daughter Oishee Rahman to death.
19 November 2015, 12:15 PM

Security beefed up at chief justice’s village home

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s village home in Moulvibazar is put under beefed up security since this morning ahead of two war trial verdicts.
18 November 2015, 05:22 AM

SC upholds president’s order removing addl HC judge

The Supreme Court upholds then president Iajuddin Ahmed’s order removing an additional High Court judge, Syed Sahidur Rahman, from his office in 2004.
16 September 2015, 09:09 AM

SC upholds HC order on Brazil wheat

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order on the authorities to take back the Brazilian wheat if any department desires to return the grains.
20 August 2015, 06:50 AM

SC seeks Ekattor TV videos of report, talk show on ‘sub-judice’ matter

The Supreme Court orders private satellite television channel Ekattor TV to submit the video recording of a report and a talk show on conversation between two judges.
11 August 2015, 09:31 AM

Contempt: SC hearing on Janakantha tomorrow

A larger bench of Supreme Court’s Appellate Division will tomorrow hear the contempt of court rule against Janakantha editor and publisher and its executive editor.
9 August 2015, 07:01 AM

Contempt rule against Janakantha editor, journo

The apex court issues a contempt rule against the editor and a journalist of daily Janakantha over a report published on Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
29 July 2015, 04:47 AM

Order on Fakhrul’s bail Jul 5

The Supreme Court fixes July 5 for passing orders on three government petitions against the High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases.
2 July 2015, 05:28 AM

SC seeks concise statement on Mir Quasem verdict

Supreme Court asks defence to submit a concise statement before it by May 20 on an appeal filed by convicted war criminal Mir Quasem Ali against his death penalty.
22 April 2015, 04:19 AM

Fewer holidays may reduce backlog of cases: CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha stresses the need for reducing traditional long vacations of the Supreme Court in order to increase disposal of cases and lessen the backlogs.
17 April 2015, 12:05 PM

SC to hear Mojaheed, SQ Chy appeals Apr 28

Supreme Court fixes April 28 for starting hearing on appeals of convicted war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
15 April 2015, 04:30 AM