High Court
Market’s legality near Baldha Garden questioned
The High Court questions the legality of constructing a kitchen market on a residential area near Baldha Garden in the capital’s Wari area.
14 December 2015, 08:44 AM
HC questions legality of gas, power price hike
High Court questions the legality of the government's latest decision to hike gas and electricity prices. The court issues a rule upon the Energy Regulatory Commission to explain why the decision to hike the prices of gas and electricity would not be declared illegal.
14 December 2015, 07:13 AM
Include provision to try 7-murder conspirators: HC to lower court
The High Court asks the trial court concerned in Narayanganj to include relevant section of penal code for trying the offences of criminal conspiracy in sensational seven murder case.
14 December 2015, 05:56 AM
Petition seeks stay on municipal polls
A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court for staying the December 30 municipality elections.
13 December 2015, 12:50 PM
HC questions icddr,b top official’s holding office
The High Court issues a rule asking the authorities of icddr,b to explain under what authorities the human resource director has been holding her office.
13 December 2015, 08:42 AM
Don't parade detainees before media, HC tells police chief
The High Court asks the inspector general of police to prohibit the law enforcement agencies from parading any detainees before the media before producing him or her to a court.
10 December 2015, 13:40 PM
HC scraps Manna’s remand order
The High Court scraps a lower court order that placed Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on a seven-day remand in a sedition case.
10 December 2015, 09:54 AM
HC summons 2 high-ups of education directorate
The High Court summons two top officials of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) to appear before it on January 5 for violating its order on cancellation of monthly payment orders (MPOs) of five college teachers.
9 December 2015, 11:15 AM
7-murder: HC order on further probe now Dec 14
The High Court defers the date to Dec 14 for passing an order on a revision petition seeking further investigation into Narayanganj seven-murder case.
9 December 2015, 06:17 AM
Niko graft: Khaleda challenges HC verdict
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court verdict that cleared the way for a lower court to run the trial proceedings of Niko corruption case filed against her in 2007.
7 December 2015, 09:47 AM
Draft verdict leak: SQ Chy’s lawyer gets bail
The High Court grants bail to AKM Fakhrul Islam, a lawyer for executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, for one year in a case filed for leaking draft of Salauddin’s verdict a day before a tribunal delivered the judgment.
7 December 2015, 07:54 AM
Cops fail to nab ‘sex offender nurse’
Law enforcers failed to arrest Saiful Islam, a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka who was accused of sexually harassing a female patient, police informs the High Court.
7 December 2015, 07:29 AM
Killing parents: Oishee seeks acquittal
Oishee Rahman, who was sentenced to death for killing her parents, files an appeal with the High Court seeking acquittal of the charges.
6 December 2015, 09:06 AM
Construction of structure at Pantha Kunja illegal: HC
The High Court declares illegal the construction of secondary transfer station (STS), a structure for waste management, at Pantha Kunja park in capital’s Karwan Bazar area.
2 December 2015, 14:30 PM
Fakhrul released on bail
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur.
1 December 2015, 14:15 PM
Offenders may get benefit if 7-murder trial delayed: HC
The High Court observes that the culprits behind Narayanganj seven-murder may be benefited if the trial proceedings of the case are delayed for a long period.
1 December 2015, 12:43 PM
Take action for charging extra fees from SSC candidates, HC asks govt
The High Court orders the government to take appropriate action against the managing committees of schools that are charging extra fees from Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidates.
30 November 2015, 11:24 AM
7-murder: Revision plea seeks further probe
A revision petition is filed with the High Court seeking its order on police to conduct further investigation into the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case.
29 November 2015, 14:29 PM
Robi-Airtel merger needs 1 year more
Mobile operator Robi says they need 12 months for completion of the merger with Airtel to become the second largest mobile operator in the country, while the High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to assess the market impact of the proposed merger.
29 November 2015, 13:29 PM
HC urged to uphold death penalty of 152 BDR mutiny convicts
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam prays to the High Court to uphold the lower court verdict that sentenced 152 convicts for killing 74 people including 57 army officials in the 2009 Pilkhana mutiny.
29 November 2015, 12:13 PM