SC hearing on review pleas over CG system Feb 9

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today fixed February 9 for hearing on three review petitions pleading for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government (CG) system. A four-member apex court bench headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the

SC acquits Khaleda Zia, others in Zia Orphanage Trust case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today acquitted all including Begum Khaleda Zia of graft charges in the Zia Orphanage Trust case. The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed this morning pronounced the verdict unanimously acquitting them who were convicted and sentenced by the lower court

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