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HC seeks list of prisoners pardoned by president

The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the list of the convicts whose imprisonment or punishment had been commuted or suspended by the president under section 49 of the constitution over the past 33 years should not be published...

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High Court questions 30-day detention of Meghna Alam

The High Court on Sunday ordered the government and the police to justify within four weeks the 30-day detention of model and 2020 Miss Bangladesh Foundation chairperson Meghna Alam, citing insufficient clarity regarding the grounds...

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HC questions EC preconditions for party registration

The High Court on Tuesday issued a four-week rule asking the government and the Election Commission to explain why the commission’s recent notice — requiring new political parties to maintain offices in at least 22 districts and 100 upazilas for registration — should not be declared unlawful...

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HC for fresh list of brick kilns

The High Court on Monday directed divisional commissioners to take decisive action in ensuring a pollution-free environment, emphasising their duty to enforce environmental laws...

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HC upholds death sentences for 20 ex-BCL leaders in Abrar murder case

The High Court on Sunday confirmed death sentences for 20 former leaders and activists of the Awami League-backed student body Bangladesh Chhatra League on the charge of murdering fellow student Abrar Fahad at a Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology hall in 2019.

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HC directs DIP DG to issue Michael Chakma’s passport

The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days...

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HC grants bail to Shomi Kaiser

The High Court On Wednesday granted bail to actress and ex-president of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh Shomi Kaiser in an attempted murder case...

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Action over Tk 53,000cr Beximco loans ordered

The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Bank and other relevant authorities to take legal action against individuals and institutions responsible for approving Tk 53,000 crore in questionable loans to Beximco Group...

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Patients suffer due to doctors’ strike

Many patients seeking treatment at public hospitals in the capital Dhaka and other districts returned home without medical services on Wednesday as doctors staged protests to press for their demands...

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HC questions administering president’s oath by speaker

The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain within four weeks why transferring the authority to administer the president’s oath from the chief justice to the speaker through the 15th amendment to the constitution should not be declared unconstitutional.

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HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners in CHT

The High Court on Thursday fined the owners of 54 illegal brick kilns Tk 4 lakh each for continuing operations in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in violation of Supreme Court orders...

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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...

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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’s directive to appoint 11 independent directors to three financially troubled companies of the Beximco Group, where detained businessman Salman F Rahman is a shareholder...

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HC cancels Mahmudur’s 3-yr jail term

The High Court on Monday overturned a lower court’s three-year jail sentence against Amar Desh publisher and editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed over failing to submit his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2010.

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