In a major recruitment drive, Bangladesh's Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has appointed 1,299 government law officers to courts across 25 districts from November 3 to 13. This includes Government Pleaders (GPs), Additional Government Pleaders, Assistant Government Pleaders, Public Prosecutors (PPs), Additional Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors. Besides, the
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Zia Orphanage Case: SC stays Khaleda’s 10-year jail sentence
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the High Court verdict that had sentenced BNP chairperson Khaldeda Zia to 10-year jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust case. A three-member Appellate Division bench led by Senior Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the order after hearing Khaleda's leave to appeal petition against the High
HC rules on forming probe body
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to dispose of a writ petition within 10 days filed for formation of an independent investigation commission to unveil the facts behind the BDR carnage that occurred in Pilkhana in 2009. A HC division of Justice Farah Mahbub
Six get life-term jail for 2006 murder of man in Sylhet
A court in Sylhet on Sunday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2006. The court also fined them Tk 50,000 each, in default, they will have to serve one more year of rigorous imprisonment, said Court bench assistant Md Kabir Hossain. Judge Shayla Sharmin of Sylhet Additional
HC scraps sedition case against Tarique Rahman
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and three others on sedition charges in 2015. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain acquitted them after scrapping the case. Three others acquitted by the court are-Ekyshey TV chairman Abdus Salam,
Writ seeking ban on AL’s political activities withdrawn
A writ petition seeking to ban the political activities of 11 parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League and the Jatiya Party, has been officially withdrawn. The petition, which had also called for the 10th, 11th, and 12th national elections to be declared illegal, was dismissed at the High Court on Tuesday. The
HC allows BNP to file writ on 15th amendment
The High Court on Tuesday allowed a plea of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to become party in a writ petition challenging the legality of the 15th amendment of the constitution with pleading to scrap it. A High Court Division bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury granted
HC scraps 4 extortion cases against Tarique Rahman
The High Court has scrapped four extortion cases filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in 2007. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order after hearing a rule. Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Barrister Kaiser Kamal and Barrister Sanjid Siddique stood for Tarique. Barrister Mahbub Uddin
SC accepts petition to restore Jamaat’s registration
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has granted a petition to restore the appeal made against the verdict that declared the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal. The Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed and consisting of four judges, issued this order on Tuesday. Barrister Ehsan Abdullah Siddique
Judges can be removed thru’ Judicial Council: SC
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that judges can be removed through the Supreme Judicial Council. In a landmark ruling on Sunday, the six-member Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, upheld its earlier decision that declared the 16th Amendment to the Constitution invalid. This ruling