HC trashes another sabotage case against Khaleda
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...
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HC scraps sedition case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a case filed against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and three others on sedition charges in 2015...
鈥楢ny killing needs to be investigated鈥�: Volker Turk
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday laid emphasis on investigating all killings and freedom of assembly and expression.
HC scraps 11 cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia
The High Court on Wednesday dismissed the proceedings in 11 criminal cases filed against former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson聽 Khaleda Zia during the Awami League government...
HC allows Fakhrul, Parwar to intervene in 15th Amendment case
The High Court on Tuesday permitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general to make submissions supporting a rule that questions the...
Human rights condition in Bangladesh better than many countries: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the human rights condition in Bangladesh was much better in comparison with many countries.
Writ petitions seeking ban on political activities of AL, allies withdrawn
Three key leaders of the Students Movement Against Discrimination on Tuesday withdrew two writ petitions they filed on Monday with the High Court seeking a ban on the political activities of...
Ban on political activities of AL, allies sought
Three key coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination on Sunday filed two writ petitions seeking ban on political activities of the Awami League and its 10 allies...
Appellate Division stays Rana Plaza owner Rana鈥檚 bail in murder case
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed for six months the bail granted by the High Court to Sohel Rana, the owner of Rana Plaza that collapsed in 2013, leaving 1,138 RMG workers dead, in a murder case over the deadly incident...
HC questions Ctg port鈥檚 power to fill river
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule, asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not scrap a sub-section of Chittagong Port Authority Act 2022 that permitted the port authority to recover, fill and excavate river bank, river bed, surround and raise boundary...
HC forms probe committee over irregularities in Rajuk plot allocation
The High Court on Thursday formed a three-member committee led by former High Court judge to investigate alleged irregularities in the allocation of Purbachal plots to deposed prime minister...
Demolish shrimp projects to protect Sonadia mangrove forest: HC
The High Court on Wednesday directed the government to demolish all shrimp projects in Sonadia and its surrounding areas, including Gatibanga, Taziakata, and Hamidardia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, to prevent...
India seeks stable relationship with Bangladesh: high commissioner
The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, said India would continue to seek a 鈥榮table, positive and constructive鈥� relationship with Bangladesh built upon their interdependencies, in which people of both countries remain the main stakeholders.
HC acquits Babar, scraps eight-year jail sentence in corruption case
The High Court on Wednesday overturned the eight-year jail sentence imposed on former state minister for home affairs, Lutfozzaman Babar, in a case lodged in 2008 over amassing...
Hearing on legality of 15th amendment Oct 30
The rule hearing on the legality of the 15th amendment that scrapped the provision of caretaker government system in the constitution of Bangladesh will be held at the High Court in Dhaka on October 30.
SC revives Jamaat鈥檚 appeal against party registration cancellation
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the appeal of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami challenging the High Court verdict that had...
CJ to keep 12 HC judges off court amid student protests
The Supreme Court administration announced on Wednesday that 12 High Court judges would be kept out of the court and placed on leave starting from October 20, following...
Students block entire SC demanding resignation of HC judges
Several thousand students under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Wednesday blocked the Supreme Court Annex Bhaban demanding the resignation of High Court judges loyal to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
HC asks authorities to complete Sagar-Runi murder probe in 6 months
The High Court has issued an order directing the authorities to conclude the long-pending investigation into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi within six months...
Ghana envoy pays farewell call on president
The non-resident high commissioner of Ghana to Bangladesh Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh paid a farewell call on president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in...
Anticipatory bail seekers left stranded as HC bench abandons hearing
Hundreds of anticipatory bail seekers were left in limbo on Tuesday after a two-judge High Court bench abruptly left the courtroom without hearing any of the 811 cases scheduled for the day, amid chaotic scenes.
ICT reconstituted with Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder as chair
The government has reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal with the appointment of Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder of the High Court as its chairman, according to a gazette notification issued by the law ministry on Monday...
No case filed over theft of goddess Kali鈥檚 crown
No case was filed until Friday evening in the incident of theft of goddess crown, which was gifted by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, at Jeshoreshwari Temple in...
Interim govt appoints 23 new High Court judges
Twenty-three additional High Court judges were sworn in on Wednesday...
Steps being taken to hear appeal in Abrar murder case: AG
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Monday said the state is taking steps to hold hearings on jail appeals and death references in the BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case.
Khurshed Alam resigns as maritime affairs secy, Khastagir鈥檚 appointment as envoy to Poland cancelled聽
Foreign ministry鈥檚 secretary for maritime affairs unit retired rear admiral Md Khurshed Alam, whose contractual appointment was extended on occasions, has resigned...
Death reference of killers of Abrar pending with HC for 3 years
The death reference of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 20 expelled students, sentenced to death in 2022 for the murder of fellow student Abrar Fahad, remains pending in the High Court for over two years....
HC withdraws verdict on Grameen Kalyan鈥檚 tax dispute
The High Court has withdrawn its August 4 ruling that ordered Grameen Kalyan, an organisation founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to pay Tk 666 crore in taxes to the National Board of Revenue.
HC clears way for Sohel Rana鈥檚 release
The High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Sohel Rana, a former leader of Awami League鈥檚 youth organisation Juba League and the owner of the eight-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed...
HC removes RAB, orders high-level task force聽for probe Sagar-Runi murder
The High Court on Monday removed the Rapid Action Battalion from the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and directed the...