The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition by Matiur Rahman, former president of the National Board of Revenue鈥檚 customs, excise, and VAT appellate tribunal, seeking permission to leave the country...
The Appellate Division on Monday issued a one-month status quo on the High Court order that banned the unauthorised and unlicensed battery-run rickshaws from plying the Dhaka city streets amid protests...
The government has filed a petition seeking stay on the High Court order banning the movement of battery-powered rickshaws in Dhaka...
THE judicial system in Bangladesh is crying out for reform. No government so far has taken any effective step in this regard. Following the July-August uprising, the interim government was formed, which shouldered the high aspirations of the people and accordingly formed a number of commissions to materialise people鈥檚 aspirations, including...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers on Saturday announced to hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital today for realising their demand to scrap the High Court鈥檚 November 19 order to stop plying of battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka city roads...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked Jurain crossing for hours and clashed with the police on Friday as they continued protests for the third consecutive day since Wednesday, a day after...
The High Court on Thursday released full text of its judgment, cancelling proceedings of six cases filed against Nobel Laureate professor Muhammad Yunus.
The High Court on Thursday concluded the hearing of the death reference of 19 convicts and appeals against the trial court judgement in the case filed for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked several roads in the capital demanding access to the main roads of the city on Wednesday, a day after the High Court ordered a ban on battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets...
The High Court on Tuesday raised questions over the legality of the fourth amendment to the constitution, enacted on January 25, 1975, during the presidency of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Three High Court Division judges鈥擩ustice Salma Masud Chowdhury, Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque鈥攔esigned on Tuesday after spending five years...
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to stop plying of battery-run rickshaws on the streets of Dhaka within three days.
The High Court on Tuesday directed the interim government to establish a high-powered committee of international experts in energy, fuel and legal matters to investigate the controversial...
The High Court on Monday directed the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate the allegations of question paper leaks in the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary examination and submit a report within 60 days...
The High Court on Thursday invalidated two core provisions of the Speedy Power and Energy Supply (Special) Act 2010, dismantling the special procurement and indemnity clauses that allowed the government to bypass standard protocols in energy projects...
The High Court on Thursday declared the immunity provision in Section 9 of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act-2010 as illegal and unconstitutional...
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman argued before the High Court on Wednesday that the interim government wanted to declare the ousted Awami League鈥檚 15th amendment to the constitution largely unconstitutional, retaining only select provisions...
THE persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, especially in Rakhine State, has caused multiple rounds of forced migration into Bangladesh. This trend is rooted in long-standing exclusionary policies and military actions targeting the Rohingyas because of their ethnicity and religious differences, depriving and expelling them of their homeland...
A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive for the government to review or terminate its power purchase agreement with India鈥檚 Adani Group...
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to gather comprehensive information from the Directorate General of Health Services within 30 days and implement immediate measures...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited from appointing a receiver but upheld the High Court鈥檚 previous directive requiring the...
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.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a 2018 High Court ruling that had extended Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia鈥檚 prison sentence from...
The Supreme Judicial Council has initiated a review of information regarding several High Court judges, following a series of meetings, according to a press release from the Supreme Court administration on Thursday.
The High Court on Wednesday stayed a 2010 lower court order that had allowed the withdrawal of the names of 13 accused, including the then Awami League lawmaker...
The High Court has issued a rule of contempt of court against the Daily Jugantor鈥檚 editor, publisher, and the writer of an article titled 鈥楢 retrospective view of judicial separation鈥� that was...
The High Court on Tuesday asked the interim government to explain why a National Independent Investigation Committee should not be formed to thoroughly investigate the massacre at the then...
The High Court on Sunday directed the authorities to investigate alleged irregularities in sanctioning a Tk 3,859 crore loan to Bashundhara Group four days before the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising.
The High Court on Sunday accepted for hearing Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia鈥檚 appeal against her conviction and sentence in the Zia Charitable Trust case.
The High Court on Thursday dismissed a sabotage case lodged in 2015 against former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and cleared the way for the...