HC rejects plea over enacting law for EC formation

The High Court Sunday rejected a writ petition seeking its directions on formulating a specific law for the formation of the Election Commission. A division bench of Justice Mujibur Rahman Mia and Justice Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order. Advocate Md Earul Islam appeared for the petitioner while Attorney General AM Amin

HC forms board to assess Evaly’s liabilities

The High Court on Monday formed a 5-member board to manage, control and assess the liabilities of e-commerce platform Evaly. Former justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik will lead the board. Other members of the board are former secretaries Mohammad Rezaul Ahsan and Mahbubul Karim, chartered accountant Fakhruddin Ahmed and lawyer Barrister Khan Mohammad

HC for actions against illegal lending institutes

The High Court (HC) has asked the central bank to take legal actions against unauthorized institutions and people involved in lending money on usurious interest rates across the country. A High Court Division bench of Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Md Zakir Hossain came up with the direction

HC orders closure of illegal microcredit institutions

The High Court (HC) on Monday ordered the closure of unregistered microfinance institutions and cooperatives across the country. The HC bench of Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Zakir Hossain passed the order. The court also directed Bangladesh Bank to form a special committee to investigate the activities of unauthorised

Pori Moni’s Remand: HC not satisfied with judges’ reply

The High Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the explanation of two lower court judges, who had placed actress Pori Moni in police remand for multiple times in a drugs case. A division bench of Justices Mustafa Zaman Islam and KM Zahid Sarwar fixed September 29 as the next date of

HC orders to shut unregistered online news portals

The High Court (HC) Tuesday ordered authorities concerned to shutdown all the unregistered online news portals in the country. A HC division bench comprising Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after holding a hearing on a  supplementary plea filed in the regard. The court

HC orders introducing biometric system in all jails

The High Court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to introduce biometric systems at all jails and police stations across the country, aiming to prevent the jailing of innocent people and identify the real accused. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order

HC issues rule on ethics code for news media

The High Court Monday issued a rule questioning why inactivity to introduce an effective and efficient ethical code of conduct for media according to subsection 2 of section 11 in Press Council Act, 1974 should not be considered illegal. The court also issued a rule on why direction will not be

HC orders govt to ban PUBG, TikTok, Free Fire

The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to take steps to remove harmful games including PUBG and Free Fire from online platforms in Bangladesh. Justice Mojibur Rahman Mia and Justice Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after hearing of a writ. The court also issued a rule seeking explanation as

HC for progress regarding e-judiciary, e-court

The High Court (HC) Wednesday passed an order, asking authorities concerned to inform it about the progress in implementing e-judiciary and e-court systems. A High Court division virtual bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after holding a hearing on a writ petition filed