High Court

HC rejects writ petition challenging formation of interim govt

The High Court today summarily rejected a writ petition that challenged the formation and oath of Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government under the Supreme Court opinion which was delivered following the president's reference
13 January 2025, 09:53 AM

RTI unearths discrimination against female students

Bangladesh’s High Court has asked the authorities of a public university to allow pregnant and married female students to remain in the dormitories for the time being
15 November 2023, 03:00 AM

HC orders probe into S Alam's 'properties abroad'

Move comes following report published on The Daily Star under the headline 'S Alam's Aladdin's Lamp'
6 August 2023, 06:43 AM

Probe into allegations against BFF officials over govt fund to run: SC

The apex court also asked the HC to dispose of the rule issued over this matter in three weeks, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star.
9 July 2023, 05:34 AM

Probe into corruption allegations regarding govt fund against BFF officials to continue: SC chamber judge

The chamber judge however issued status quo on a part of the HC order that directed the agencies to probe the corruption allegations regarding FIFA's money against them.
25 June 2023, 09:46 AM

Trial courts must hold sentencing hearings: HC

In a landmark directive, the High Court has said the trial courts must hold separate hearings on sentencing in criminal cases.
20 May 2023, 01:00 AM

Writ filed with HC seeking ACC probe on BFF officials

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the ACC to probe the corruption allegation raised against the officials concerned of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) after FIFA imposed a sanction last month.
14 May 2023, 11:19 AM

Case under DSA: Prothom Alo has the right to get justice

The High Court yesterday said the Prothom Alo has the right to get justice because it had corrected the mistake it made in an online report on March 26.
2 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Keeping students' faces, ears uncovered: DU Bangla dept's move stayed for 6 months

The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why the department's decision should not be declared illegal.
28 March 2023, 07:30 AM

AG's office to submit documents on Sultana’s death before HC at 2pm

The medical certificate issued by Rajshahi Medical College Hospital mentioned "irreversible Cardio-respiratory failure due to intra-cerebral haemorrhage" as the cause of her death, a source at the AG office said
28 March 2023, 06:47 AM

Students can’t be forced to disclose marital status for admission: HC

Following a writ petition, the HC on December 11, 2017 issued a rule questioning the legality of the educational institutions' action seeking information on marital status of admission seekers
16 February 2023, 06:25 AM

Fakhrul and Abbas given division facilities, DAG tells HC

A prisoner is supposed to get a separate room, a bed, a table, a newspaper and some other facilities in jail if he or she is granted division facilities under the jail code.
13 December 2022, 12:06 PM

HC suspends Gopalganj's AC land from conducting mobile courts

The High Court yesterday suspended Gopalganj's Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Mamun Khan from conducting mobile courts for fining one Liton Mondal after "illegally" seizing his dredging machine, destroying its pipes, and uploading photos of the incident on Facebook..The HC ordered Mamun
6 December 2022, 18:10 PM

BASIC Bank loan scams: ‘A drama is all we’re watching’

The High Court yesterday expressed disappointment at the embezzlement of large amounts of money from the state-run Basic Bank and the Anti-Corruption Commission’s failure to press charges in any of the 56 cases filed over the bank’s loan scams in the last seven years.
29 November 2022, 01:50 AM

HC revives trial after 12 years for 1975 killings of 4 BTV officials

The High Court today (August 31, 2022) cleared the way for a lower court concerned to resume the trial proceedings of a sensational case filed for killing four officials of Bangladesh Television (BTV) during the mass upsurge in 1975.
31 August 2022, 15:49 PM

Assault over attire: 2 rights bodies object to the comments by HC bench

Questions raised by the High Court during a hearing of a case filed over a woman being assaulted for the dress she was wearing will encourage further harassment of women, two rights organisations said yesterday.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Assault over dress: 2 rights bodies object to the comments by HC bench

Questions raised by the High Court during a hearing of a case filed over a woman being assaulted for the dress she was wearing will encourage further harassment of women, two rights organisations said today.
17 August 2022, 16:51 PM

Petition seeks Tk 5cr compensation for Uttara tragedy victims 

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its order on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to give Tk five crore as compensation to the families of the five persons who were killed after a segment of a box girder of the project fell from a crane on a car in Dhaka's Uttara area on August 15.
17 August 2022, 05:32 AM

HC issues injunction on constructing houses under Ashrayan Project at Netrokona playground

The High Court today (August 14, 2022) issued an injunction restraining the government from constructing houses under the Ashrayan Project at a historical playground in Netrokona’s Kendua upazila for the next three months.
14 August 2022, 16:13 PM

High Court: Most serious crimes are committed in banking sector

The High Court today (July 26, 2022) observed that the most serious crimes are being committed in the banking sector of the country.
26 July 2022, 08:52 AM