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Quasem’s counsel ends arguments
Counsel for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali concludes arguments on an appeal filed with the Supreme Court by Quasem challenging his death penalty for wartime offences.
17 February 2016, 06:51 AM
Writ seeks bar on retd HC judges from practicing law at SC
A writ petition is filed the High Court seeking restriction on retired HC judges from practicing law at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
15 February 2016, 05:34 AM
Mahmudur gets SC bail, no bar to release
Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that granted bail to Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, in a sedition case; thereby lifting bar on his release from prison.
14 February 2016, 12:47 PM
Trump, Bush go head to head in debate
Republican candidates for president trade sharp blows over foreign policy and the future of the Supreme Court in an often unruly and chaotic debate.
14 February 2016, 04:41 AM
Case backlog falls greatly
The case disposal rate at courts across the country increased remarkably last year as the Supreme Court authorities have taken some measures to update court and case management.
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Law minister for proper code of conduct
The code of conduct for the Supreme Court judges should be one that every judge follows ensuring their accountability, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
CJ hopes sitting, retired judges will abide by norms
Chief Justice SK Sinha expresses hopes that the sitting and retired judges who enjoy state facilities will abide by the norms and values.
10 February 2016, 06:26 AM
Justice Manik submits judgments
Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik submits 65 judgments and orders he has written after his retirement as an Appellate Division judge along with their files to the apex court.
8 February 2016, 12:32 PM
SCBA demands appointment policy for SC judges
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today has demanded to the government for formulating a guideline immediately for appointing Supreme Court judges.
8 February 2016, 09:22 AM
3 Appellate Division judges take oath
Three judges, latest additions in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, have taken oath this morning at the apex court premises.
8 February 2016, 04:34 AM
Tangail-4 by-polls: Kader Siddique files appeal against scrapping candidacy
Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique files a petition with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court order that had upheld cancellation of his candidacy for Tangail-4 by-polls.
7 February 2016, 10:35 AM
3 HC judges appointed to Appellate Division
Three High Court judges are appointed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. The judges -- Justice Mirza Hossain Haider, Justice Md Nizamul Huq and Justice Md Bazlur Rahman -- will be sworn-in tomorrow morning.
7 February 2016, 08:58 AM
CJ hopes Justice Manik will return files of pending verdicts
Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik sends a letter requesting the chief justice to accept all the judgments and orders he wrote after his retirement.
7 February 2016, 07:29 AM
End Ekram murder trial by 6 months: SC
Supreme Court directs a trial court to finish by 6 months the trial proceedings of the murder case of Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque.
4 February 2016, 07:28 AM
War trial: Hearing on Mir Quasem plea deferred
The Supreme Court defers for a week the hearing on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty.
2 February 2016, 07:22 AM
Mir Quasem’s appeal hearing begins tomorrow
The Supreme Court will start hearing tomorrow on an appeal challenging death penalty of war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity.
1 February 2016, 12:47 PM
SC upholds injunction on Kalyanpur slum eviction
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on eviction of the Kalyanpur Pora Slum.
31 January 2016, 05:39 AM
HC’s online cause list from Feb 16
The system of printed cause list, a roll of cases to be heard by the High Court on a day, is to run run till February 15.
28 January 2016, 14:44 PM
Allow review plea of Farmers Bank, SC asks BB
The Supreme Court directs Bangladesh Bank to allow Farmers Bank to seek review of the central bank’s order that fined the bank Tk 10 lakh for concealing information.
28 January 2016, 05:12 AM
Court summons Khaleda on Mar 3 following sedition suit
A Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on March 3 over a sedition suit filed by a Supreme Court lawyer for her statement regarding the number of martyrs in Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
25 January 2016, 04:05 AM