supreme court

Nizami’s review plea hearing defers till May 3

The Supreme Court defers till May 3 hearing on the review petition filed by convicted war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
10 April 2016, 04:23 AM

Graft case: SC upholds 3-yr jail for Alamgir’s son

The Supreme Court upholds the three-year jail sentence of former Awami League lawmaker Dr Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir’s son Joy Alamgir in a corruption case.
7 April 2016, 07:33 AM

DMP info collection: SC wants decision on legality by May 31

Supreme Court asks High Court to give its decision by May 31 on a ruling over the legality of collecting information from the tenants by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
7 April 2016, 05:46 AM

SC upholds Manju’s acquittal in corruption case

The Supreme Court today upholds a High Court verdict that acquitted Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju of a corruption charge.
4 April 2016, 07:28 AM

Writ seeks judicial probe

With no visible progress in the Tonu murder probe, a Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking directives to the government to launch a judicial inquiry and arrest the killer(s) in 24 hours.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Judges must sign verdicts promptly

The Supreme Court has ruled that its judges must sign the judgments or orders in normal cases promptly and within six months of delivering them in exceptional cases.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

SC to hear review plea next week

The Supreme Court is set to hear next week a petition filed by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of the judgement
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Supreme Court’s instructions on judges’ code of conduct

The Supreme Court comes up with 40 observations about the code of conduct of its judges.
3 April 2016, 14:43 PM

Sign judgement by 6 months of delivering order: SC

The Supreme Court tells its judges to sign the judgements or orders within six months after delivering them, even in the case of any special cases.
3 April 2016, 14:14 PM

SC lawyer Shakila, 32 others charged with funding militancy

Rapid Action Battalion presses charges against Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana and 32 others in a case filed for funding a Chittagong-based militant group.
3 April 2016, 07:29 AM

Writ seeks judicial probe into Tonu killing

A writ petition is filed with High Court seeking its directives upon the government to constitute a judicial committee to launch an enquiry into the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
3 April 2016, 06:01 AM

SC to hear Nizami’s review plea next week

The Supreme Court will hear next week the petition filed by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for his wartime offences.
3 April 2016, 04:47 AM

Evening courts ‘soon’ to cut case backlog: CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says initiatives will be taken to introduce evening shift at courts in order to reduce the backlog of cases.
1 April 2016, 11:03 AM

Rafiur Rabbi gets bail after leave to appeal plea

The Supreme Court grants bail to Rafiur Rabbi, father of slain schoolboy Tanvir Mohammad Toki, till January 5 next year in a cheque bounce case.
31 March 2016, 10:43 AM

SC to hear govt plea for early hearing on April 3

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed April 3 for dealing with a government application that prayed for early hearing on war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's review petition.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Newspaper owners must pay staff’s income tax: SC

The Supreme Court upholds a wage board provision that instructs the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay the income tax of their employees.
30 March 2016, 08:25 AM

Fakhrul walks out of jail

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is freed on bail from prison hours after a Dhaka court sent him to prison in two arson cases.
30 March 2016, 07:21 AM

Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty

Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.
29 March 2016, 06:43 AM

Two ministers fined for contempt

The Supreme Court yesterday convicted Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq and fined them Tk 50,000 each for committing contempt of court by making contemptuous and derogatory comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Fakhrul for resignation of Qamrul, Mozammel

Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq should resign for moral reason as they were found guilty of contempt of court, Supreme Court Bar Association president says.
27 March 2016, 08:28 AM