Apex court to resume regular judicial proceedings on Sunday
The Supreme Court, the apex court of the country, will resume its judicial activities on Sunday after a month-long vacation, including the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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UK top court rules definition of 鈥榓 woman鈥� based on sex at birth
Britain鈥檚 Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a 鈥榳oman鈥� is based on a person鈥檚 sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights...
Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum SC unit formed
The Supreme Court unit of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a platform for pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers, has been formed with Bodruddoza Badal as convener and Gazi Tauhidul Islam as member secretary...
Two new SC judges meet president
Two newly-appointed justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub, have paid a courtesy call on the president, Mohammed Shahabuddin, at Bangabhaban....
Draft of 鈥楽upreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025鈥� prepared
Delegating the overall control to the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, the draft of the 鈥楽upreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025鈥� has been prepared....
CJ administers oath to two new Appellate Division judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Tuesday administered the oath of newly appointed Appellate Division judges, Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub...
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...
HC set to hear petition against SC judge appointment council today
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...
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...
SC acquits Tarique, Mamun in Tk 20cr money laundering case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a Tk聽20-crore money laundering case filed during the ousted Awami League government...
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...
PRY TEACHER APPOINTMENT:聽SC stays HC order for fresh results
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court verdict that had scrapped the November 20, 2024 appointment of 6,531 recommended assistant teachers in government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram.
Khaleda cleared of all 37 cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court verdict acquitting former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in the Zia Charitable Trust case...
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 defers appeal hearing in Zia Charitable Case to Monday
The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred to Monday the hearing on two petitions filed challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case...
Justice Manik, Sohail interrogated in Sagor-Runi murder case
Former judge of Supreme Court鈥檚 appellate division AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and retired rear admiral Mohammad Sohail have been interrogated in the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case...
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...
SC in full control over judges鈥� appointment, discipline: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that the Supreme Court had assumed full control over the appointment and discipline of its judges over the past six months.
SC reinstates jobs of 27th BCS candidates disqualified in second interview
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the jobs of candidates who were disqualified in the second interview of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service under the army-led caretaker government, despite having qualified in the first interview during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule in 2006...
RECOMMENDED PRIMARY TEACHERS: SC posts full-court hearing for Mar 2, protests on
The assistant teachers of government primary schools who had their appointment cancelled because of a court order vowed on Tuesday to continue with their protests demanding their reinstatement while the Supreme Court has posted the full-court hearing of a government review appeal for March 2...
CJ asks DCs to strengthen judicial cooperation
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday instructed the deputy commissioners to take firm measures in maintaining law and order, ensuring public safety and upholding judicial directives.
SC tightens security amid vandalism threats
The Supreme Court authorities have tightened security in the court compound, deploying army, Border Guard Bangladesh and law enforcement members following intelligence reports that a group of lawyers might attempt to vandalise a mural of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman installed in the court鈥檚 inner garden...
3 journalists injured by BNP activists at SC
At least three journalists were injured in an attack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on the Supreme Court premises...
JUDICIARY REFORM COMMISSION: Separate secretariat under SC to be suggested
The judiciary reform commission is set to recommend key reforms including establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary under the Supreme Court, aiming to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the state.
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...
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....