Justice Shahed Nuruddin resigns amid SJC probe
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
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Trump shakes up Justice Department he accused of 鈥榳eaponisation鈥�
Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling 鈥� US president Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him...
BRAC University holds lecture on crimes against humanity in Myanmar
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
CJ for forming HC benches outside Dhaka, more additional judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the suffering of justice seekers...
CJ calls for HC benches outside Dhaka, more additional judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the struggles of justice seekers...
CJ stresses functional press council
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised the need for making the Bangladesh Press Council fully functional by reconstituting it with all 14 members immediately.
CJ forms 9-member taskforce to enhance fire safety on SC premises
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...
Independent judiciary: struggle for justice
THE judiciary stands at a crossroads, grappling with the dual challenges of maintaining independence while navigating the turbulent waters of political influence. The essence of a robust judicial system lies in its ability to function free of fetters of the executive, ensuring that justice is not merely an abstract ideal but a tangible reality for all citizens. This...
BDR massacre: a call for justice
THE massacre at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, on February 25, 2009, stands as harrowing tragedy in Bangladesh鈥檚 history. Fifty-seven army officers were murdered by the border guards. Alongside the officers, several civilians fell victim to the barbarity. The crime was marked by unimaginable...
鈥楬uge disappointment鈥� at ICJ climate hearings: global south representative
As marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world鈥檚 top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced 鈥榟uge disappointment鈥� at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to...
JU students give 7-day ultimatum demanding justice
Jahangirnagar University students have issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding justice for those, including activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, responsible for attacks on their fellows during the July-August student-led mass uprising...
Govt should define amnesty in voluntary fake FF doc return
THE government鈥檚 announcement for the people who did not take part in the liberation war but have managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return their credentials on their own is a welcome step forward towards ensuring justice for the people who took part in the war and for citizens who have so far been led to believe that a number of such people...
Principles of judgement, values of justice destroyed in past years: CJ
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday said that the people鈥檚 principles of judgement and values of justice were destroyed and distorted under the judicial process in the past years...
Reforms aim to make justice more accessible: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that works were underway to make justice more accessible through maximum use of technology, procedural reforms and legal aid.
CJ calls for justice as a universal right
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Friday urged legal professionals to stay committed to ensuring justice as a universal right in society.
Judiciary committed to uphold human rights: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday said that the judiciary was highly committed to give maximum protection to the human rights in Bangladesh.
Broken justice system of Bangladesh needs to be fixed: Shafiqul Alam
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Bangladesh needs to fix a lot of things, including its 鈥榖roken鈥� criminal justice system so that they can ensure justice to every suspect...
Conduct on court premises often falls short of ideals: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday emphasised the need for upholding the dignity of the legal profession, pointing out that conduct on court premises has often failed to meet the high ideals expected of it.
CJ concerned over security breaches at courts
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday expressed deep concern over the recent security breaches at courts across Bangladesh, describing the incidents as 鈥榬are,鈥� 鈥榰nprecedented,鈥� and 鈥榓larming.鈥�
Justice for mass killing demanded
The Democratic Students鈥� Alliance on Wednesday afternoon held a demonstration demanding justice for mass killings during the July uprising, and financial assistance for families of the martyrs...
Eggs hurled at HC judges for remarks on Zia
A group of lawyers disrupted a High Court session of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and his fellow judge Kazi Waliul Islam hurling eggs and shouting at them that compelled them to leave the courtroom on Wednesday...
CJ submits Supreme Court annual report to president
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Tuesday submitted the 鈥楽upreme Court Annual Report-2023鈥� to president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban...
Ex-CJ Ruhul Amin dies
Former chief justice Md Ruhul Amin died of old-age complications at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka at 4.30am Sunday. He was 83.
Reform should attend to class bias in justice delivery system
THIS is unfortunate that 12 years after the Tazreen Fashions fire that left at least 119 workers dead and 176 more workers injured on November 24, 2012, the victims and affected families are still denied justice. After the fire, the media reported violations of labour law, including the storage of flammable substances on factory premises, a lack of fire exits...
Family wants justice over beating JL activist to death
Family members and relatives of a Jubo League activist who was beaten to death on October 26 urged the government to ensure justice for the murder...
Ex-CJ Fazlul Karim dies
Former chief justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim died of old-age complications at a Dhaka hospital early Saturday. He was 81.
Man freed after 12 years at CJ鈥檚 intervention
After spending 12 years in Kashimpur High Security Central Jail despite a High Court acquittal, Shukur Ali, a man from Bikrampur of Munshiganj, finally walked free on Monday.
CJ orders probe into 12-year detention of acquitted man
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Friday directed an investigation into the prolonged detention of Shukur Ali, a man from Munshiganj who has been languishing in Kashimpur High Security Central Jail...
Ireland to join South Africa ICJ 鈥榞enocide鈥� case against Israel
Ireland intends to join South Africa鈥檚 case against Israel at the International Court of Justice before the end of the year, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
Commission demanded for ensuring justice
Families of the victims of the February 25鈥�26, 2009 rebellion in the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles and sacked BDR members on Saturday demanded a commission to ensure punishment for actual perpetrators...