32,000 cases pending聽with AD
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted two more benches in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in an effort to ease the growing backlog of pending cases.
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Justice Asaduzzaman, Farah Mahbub elevated to Appellate Division
Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, the senior-most High Court judge, and Justice Farah Mahbub, the fourth in seniority among High Court judges, have been elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court...
MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGE: AG, ACC say Yunus wrongly sued
The Appellate Division on Wednesday set April 23 for delivering its verdict on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus鈥� appeal to quash a money laundering case against him...
Pry school headteachers must get salary as Class聽II officers: SC
The Appellate Division on Thursday ruled that headteachers of all government primary schools must receive salaries as Class II officers under the Selection Grade X pay scale, effective from March 9, 2014.
MONEY LAUNDERING: SC verdict on Tarique, Mamun鈥檚 sentence tomorrow
The Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 lawyer on Tuesday conceded to the arguments presented before the Appellate Division by businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun鈥檚 lawyer seeking Mamun鈥檚 acquittal in a Tk 20-crore money laundering case...
SC adjourns hearing on FF age till Mar 12
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till March 12 its hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters...
SC clears way for 11 independent directors to join three Beximco companies
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had halted the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission鈥檚 directive to appoint 11 independent directors to three financially troubled companies of the Beximco Group, where detained businessman Salman F Rahman is a shareholder...
No bar on demolition of structures in Karnaphuli
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court directive to remove illegal structures built by Bangladesh Jatiya Matsyajibi Samity Ltd inside the boundary of the Karnaphuli River, clearing the way for long-delayed action against encroachment on one of the country鈥檚 most vital waterways...
SC restores jobs of 82 Upazila election officers, orders appointment with seniority
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 82 upazila election officers who were dismissed on September 3, 2007 when the army-backed caretaker government was in power...
SC adjourns review hearing on Jamaat leader Azhar鈥檚 death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
AD stays anticipatory bail to SK Sur's wife, daughter
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to Suparna Sur Chowdhury, wife of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, and their daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for failing to submit an asset statement within the stipulated time...
SC sets Feb 25 for review hearing of death row Jamaat leader Azharul Islam
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
Bangla still largely out of public sphere
The use of Bangla is still largely out of the public sphere despite legal mandates...
SC orders recruitment of 1,134 BCS candidates after 18 years
The Appellate Division on Thursday ordered the reinstatement of candidates who were disqualified in a controversial second round of interviews for the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service recruitment process in 2005, conducted under the army-backed caretaker government...
SC clears way for 3,173 instructors to join work
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a High Court stay on the recruitment of 3,173 junior instructors (technical) and physical education instructors under the Technical and Madrassah Education Division of the Ministry of Education, paving the way for their appointments....
2010 FREQUENCY CANCELLATION: SC allows Channel One to seek appeal
The Appellate Division on Thursday permitted One Entertainment Company, the parent company of private broadcaster Channel One, to seek permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict that upheld the cancellation of its broadcasting frequency by the then Awami League government...
SC stays HC bail for journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order granting bail to Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and his wife Farzana Rupa, the television鈥檚 principal correspondent, in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August 2024 student-led mass uprising...
13th Amendment review hearing deferred to February 9
The Appellate Division has deferred the scheduled hearing of a review petition filed challenging the cancellation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which introduced the caretaker government system, to February 9 next...
ZIA ORPHANAGE TRUST CASE: Judgment of Khaleda鈥檚 appeal today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set Wednesday to pronounce its judgment on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case...
SC adjourns Jamaat registration appeal to Jan 21
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami till January 21, challenging the judgment of the High Court that declared the registration of the party illegal....
Labour dispute: No legal infirmity in quashing cases against Yunus: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court judgements that quashed the proceedings in five labour law violation cases against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Khaleda Zia鈥檚 appeal hearing in Zia Orphanage case adjourned till Jan 14
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till January 14 its hearing on an appeal filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in Zia Orphanage Trust case.
SC directs employees, dependents to submit wealth statements
The Supreme Court has instructed all employees of its High Court Division, along with their dependents, to submit detailed wealth statements for assets held both at home and abroad by February 15, 2025.
SC stays bail for ex-AL MP Jannat Ara Henry, husband in Aug murder cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order granting bail to former Awami League lawmaker Jannat Ara Henry and her husband, Shamim Talukder, until January 6.
SC stays Mahbub Ali, Shomi Kaiser鈥檚 bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed a High Court order granting six months鈥� bail to actress and former e-CAB president Shomi Kaiser...
Allegations of judicial corruption often reach me unexpectedly: Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim
Outgoing Appellate Division judge Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, in his farewell speech on Wednesday, addressed claims of corruption within the judiciary, noting that such allegations often reach him unexpectedly.
SC stays HC verdict on Tarique, Mamun
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed seven-year jail sentence of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a case lodged over money laundering...
Appellate Division stays HC order declaring Joy Bangla as nat鈥檒 slogan
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court verdict, which had paved the way for the Awami League government to declare Joy聽 Bangla as the national slogan on March 2, 2022...
SC to hear plea against 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� slogan today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Tuesday on a state petition, pleading to stay the High Court order that declared 鈥楯oy Bangla鈥� as the national slogan of Bangladesh...
SC upholds HC鈥檚 stay
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order halting the recruitment of 6,531 assistant primary school teachers in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions under the previous Awami League government, based on a June 14, 2023, notification...