High Court
Prothom Alo ordered to compensate for misreporting
The High Court directs the daily Prothom Alo to give Tk 1 lakh to a female worker of Apex Footwear Limited within a month for publishing a wrong report on her abortion.
26 May 2015, 09:05 AM
New bench denies Abbas’ bail
The High Court rejects bail petitions of senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with two vandalism and arson cases.
25 May 2015, 10:36 AM
Ask cops to take rape complaints: HC to govt
High Court orders government to make sure that police accept any rape complaint and give services to all victims without discrimination.
25 May 2015, 07:53 AM
HC orders post mortem on Nargis' corpse
The High Court orders government to exhume and examine body of the Bangladeshi citizen who was allegedly killed after rape in India two months ago.
24 May 2015, 08:55 AM
Appeal orders on bar council poll freeze May 28
The apex court sets May 28 to deliver verdicts of three appeals filed challenging the High Court freeze on Bangladesh Bar Council elections.
24 May 2015, 08:09 AM
HC freezes bar council polls for 3 months
The High Court places a three-month stay on the election of Bangladesh Bar Council, the ace body for lawyer regulation in the country.
21 May 2015, 04:34 AM
HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs
High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.
19 May 2015, 07:14 AM
Why not forming taskforce to address rights violation by cops: HC
High Court asks government to explain why it should not direct to form a permanent task force to address the incident of violation of human rights by law enforcers.
14 May 2015, 12:35 PM
Destiny MD Rafiqul denied bail
High Court denies bail to two Destiny high officials including its owner Rafiqul Amin in two money laundering cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
13 May 2015, 12:14 PM
Report on action against assaulter cops: HC
High Court today asks authorities to report by June 14 the action taken against policemen who assaulted demonstrators near Dhaka police headquarters recently.
12 May 2015, 11:01 AM
Indian cops arrest Salahuddin for intrusion
Indian police arrests BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was missing for the last two months, in Shillong district of Meghalaya on charge of entering the country without travel documents.
12 May 2015, 08:10 AM
HC asks Buet to allow expelled BCL men to attend classes
The High Court directs Buet authorities to allow its four expelled students, also leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, to avail all student facilities including attending classes and examinations.
11 May 2015, 12:42 PM
Writ challenging cop brutality on activists
Writ petition moved with the High Court challenging legality of police brutality on women activists protesting the April 14 sexual assault.
11 May 2015, 10:31 AM
SC says no to national anthem as ringtone
The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that declared using national anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla ami tomay valobashi” illegal as mobile ringtone.
11 May 2015, 10:26 AM
Stop pornography in social media: HC
The High Court directs government to stop uploading and sending pornography by service providers through mobile phones and social media in seven days.
10 May 2015, 14:25 PM
Return Salahuddin to family: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expresses deep concerns over the fate of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, and says the law enforcement agencies are yet to find out her party’s joint secretary general in spite of High Court directives.
10 May 2015, 13:32 PM
Arrest ‘torturers’ of Narail woman in 48hrs: HC
The High Court directs the police to arrest in 48 hours the persons responsible for torturing a woman after tying her to a tree in Narail.
10 May 2015, 10:26 AM
Child born in toilet: 3 factory officials summoned
A day after a woman gave birth to a baby in a toilet of a factory as she was not granted leave, the High Court summons three officials of a footwear factory in Gazipur asking them to appear before it on May 24
10 May 2015, 09:59 AM
Writ seeks judicial probe into city polls ‘irregularities’
Writ petition is filed with High Court seeking directives on Election Commission and government to form judicial inquiry commission for investigation into "irregularities" during city polls.
7 May 2015, 04:19 AM
BNP leader Shamser Mobin gets High Court bail
The High Court grants bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in two vandalism and arson cases, clearing his way to get released from jail.
6 May 2015, 11:42 AM