High Court

Goyeshwar gets bail

High Court grants ad-interim bail to BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed on charge of planning subversive acts in December last year.
6 May 2015, 10:10 AM

Death, life top penalties for rape and killing

Both death and life term can be awarded as highest punishment for rape and killing under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. Now, Section 6(2) of Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special) Act 1995 will become void.
5 May 2015, 05:24 AM

HC questions acceptance of charges against Moudud

The High Court questions the legality of a lower court order that accepted charges against former BNP minister Moudud Ahmed in a land related case.
4 May 2015, 11:45 AM

Stop dam construction on Gumti in 24hrs: HC

The High Court asks the government to stop construction of a dam and earth filling on the Gumti river in Muradnagar upazila of Comilla in 24 hours.
4 May 2015, 07:33 AM

Abbas’ bail hearing deferred again

High Court defers again the bail hearing of senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas until May 24 in two criminal cases.
4 May 2015, 06:09 AM

ICT contempt ruling can be challenged: HC

The High Court observes that a person can move an appeal before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the conviction handed down by the International Crimes Tribunal for contempt of court.
29 April 2015, 08:28 AM

Abbas' bail petitions forwarded to chief justice

A High Court bench has sent the bail petitions filed by Mirza Abbas in connection with two criminal cases along with its split orders on them (petitions) to Chief Justice SK Sinha for a decision.
23 April 2015, 12:18 PM

Khaleda’s Niko plea hearing adjourned

The High Court adjourns a hearing on a seven-year-old writ petition challenging the legality of Niko corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
23 April 2015, 11:36 AM

SC upholds Falu’s bail

Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that granted bail to BNP leader Mosaddak Ali Falu in a vandalism case.
23 April 2015, 07:44 AM

HC starts hearing Khaleda’s plea against Niko graft case

The High Court starts a hearing on a seven-year-old writ petition challenging the legality of Niko corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
22 April 2015, 13:40 PM

Why Ghulam Azam’s family gets VIP status: HC

The High Court questions the legality of the action of authorities concerned for giving VIP status to war criminal Ghulam Azam’ wife and two other family members at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
22 April 2015, 11:03 AM

HC summons industries secretary over tannery relocation

The High Court summons the industries secretary to appear before it on May 19 for not relocating tannery industries from Hazaribagh in the capital in line with its directive.
21 April 2015, 11:41 AM

Mirza Abbas’ bail hearing shifted to Apr 27

High Court defers until April 27 the hearing on a bail petition of Mirza Abbas, BNP-blessed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation polls, in a corruption case.
21 April 2015, 05:25 AM

Why not party symbols, identities in local govt polls: HC

The High Court today asked the Election Commission and government to explain in two weeks as to why they will not be ordered to allocate or use electoral symbols and identities of political parties in local government elections.
20 April 2015, 12:06 PM

Writ seeks arrest of sexual assaulters in 24hrs

The High Court is stimulated for an order on the government to arrest assaulters on women at Dhaka University within 24 hours.
20 April 2015, 08:35 AM

Rana Plaza collapse: HC seeks progress report on trial proceedings

High Court directs officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station to submit a progress report before it by April 26 on trial proceedings of the cases filed over incident of Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,135 people in April 2013.
20 April 2015, 08:28 AM

HC asks cops to continue search for Salahuddin

Asking police to continue their search for missing BNP leader Salahuddin, High Court orders the law enforcers to submit reports on progress in this regard to home ministry for next six months.
20 April 2015, 06:41 AM

Bangladesh High Court orders probe into sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to investigate the incidents of sexual assault on women on the Dhaka University campus on Tuesday evening during the Pahela Baishakh celebration.
16 April 2015, 12:21 PM

HC bench accepts Abbas’ graft case bail plea

A High Court bench accepts to dispose of a bail plea of BNP-blessed mayor candidate Mirza Abbas in connection to a graft case.
16 April 2015, 10:18 AM

Why not bail for Fakhrul: HC

High Court gives interim bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam in violence case and issues four rulings regarding his bail
16 April 2015, 07:37 AM