High Court
Officially acknowledge Nazrul as National Poet: HC to govt
The High Court today (July 20, 2022) issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why they should not be directed to issue a gazette notification, officially declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam as “National Poet of Bangladesh”.
20 July 2022, 11:17 AM
Hijab row in Karnataka: Indian Supreme Court to hear Muslim students’ pleas
India’s Supreme Court today (July 13, 2022) agreed to hear next week pleas challenging the Karnataka state high court ruling – refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the southern state.
13 July 2022, 09:16 AM
False Padma Bridge corruption stories: HC orders to form commission for identifying culprits
The High Court today (June 28, 2022) ordered the government to form a commission in 30 days in order to identify people who made up false stories about corruption involving the Padma Bridge project.
28 June 2022, 08:39 AM
Embezzling Tk 176cr from AB Bank: HC blasts ACC, police for not arresting 15 accused
The High Court today (June 14, 2022) blasted the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and police administration for their failure to arrest all the 15 accused of a case filed for embezzlement of Tk 176 crore from AB Bank.
14 June 2022, 16:33 PM
Laundering Tk 2,000cr: Khandaker Mosharraf’s brother mastermind, says HC
The High Court today observed that Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD minister engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, is the mastermind behind laundering Tk 2,000 crore.
14 June 2022, 15:51 PM
Immediately arrest fugitives in Destiny Group money laundering case: HC
The High Court today directed the home ministry to immediately take necessary steps to arrest the 39 fugitive convicts in the case filed for embezzling money from Destiny Group subscribers and money laundering.
9 June 2022, 08:44 AM
Children's death from syrup: DGDA asked to give Tk 15 lakh to each family
The High Court today directed the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to give Tk 15 lakh as compensation to each of the families of the 104 children, who died after taking toxic paracetamol syrup in 1991 and 2009.
2 June 2022, 09:03 AM
Case filed against 32 BCL men over clash with JCD
Thirty-two leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra league, including its Vice-President Tilottama Sikder, have been sued on charges of attacking Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men at High Court area in the capital on May 26.
29 May 2022, 13:28 PM
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda Zia gets permanent bail from HC
The High Court has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla arson case.
24 May 2022, 07:08 AM
HC orders arrest of 4 NSU trustees in Tk 304cr laundering case
The High Court today (May 22, 2022) rejected anticipatory bail petitions filed by four members of North South University's (NSU) trustee board in a Tk 304 crore money laundering case.
22 May 2022, 11:02 AM
HC cancels "casino kingpin" Samrat’s bail
The High Court today cancelled the bail granted to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a corruption case.
18 May 2022, 06:06 AM
HC halts waste dumping in Moulvibazar Eco Park following Daily Star report
The High Court today imposed an injunction on dumping waste in Borshijora Eco Park of Moulvibazar for the next six months.
28 April 2022, 09:51 AM
BTRC failing to stop hatred on Facebook: HC blasts regulator
The High Court yesterday blasted BTRC for its failure to prevent the spread of hateful contents on Facebook, which has caused disruptions in social and communal harmony in the country.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
HC seeks list of coronavirus and non-coronavirus hospitals
The High Court today sought a list of coronavirus and non-coronavirus hospitals in the country.
31 August 2020, 13:41 PM
SC upholds HC orders on staying trial proceedings against 6 BNP leaders
The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against six BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in nine separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.
27 August 2020, 11:01 AM
Suspended DIG Prisons Bazlur denied bail
The High Court denies bail to suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Department of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in connection with a corruption case filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond the known source of his income.
29 January 2020, 12:56 PM
2009 Pilkhana Carnage: Intent was to dislodge the AL govt
The intention of the massacre and atrocities at the BDR Pilkhana headquarters in 2009 was to depose the newly formed Awami League-led government, create a political crisis, and damage democracy, said the High Court in the full text of the BDR mutiny case verdict.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM
HC rejects writ challenging Menon’s lawmakership
The High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s lawmakership being elected in the December 30 Jatiya Sangsad elections in 2018 from Dhaka-8 constituency.
6 January 2020, 09:57 AM
Stop sand extraction from river near Sheikh Hasina Titas Setu: HC
The High Court orders the government to stop sand extraction from Titas river near Sheikh Hasina Titas Setu (bridge) at Banchharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria in 48 hours in order to protect the eye-pleasant bridge and flow of the river.
5 January 2020, 11:21 AM
HC directs Buet to allow 3 suspended students to sit for exam
The High Court (HC) directs the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to allow its three students, who were suspended for different terms for their alleged involvement in ragging, to sit for the term final examination to be started on December 28.
26 December 2019, 15:30 PM