Ordinance repeal stalls HC judge appointments
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The process for appointing 20 new High Court judges has been halted following the repeal of the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, even though the court, now with only 101 judges, is struggling with a backlog of 6.6 lakh pending cases.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
After 30 years, law commission faces questions over impact
27 May 2026, 14:07 PM
Most reform proposals remain ignored, only eight accepted in three decades
27 May 2026, 14:07 PM
Justice delayed, for women in law
26 May 2026, 17:02 PM
Discrimination and structural barriers continue to restrict professional growth
26 May 2026, 17:02 PM
Pro-AL lawyers ‘shut out’ of at least 13 bar elections
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Around 200 lawyers aligned with the Awami League -- a party whose activities are currently banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act -- have been unable to contest at least 13 bar association elections since January, according to members of lawyers’ associations across the country.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Case backlog swells amid judge shortage in SC
1 May 2026, 11:04 AM
Appointments might take place under previous constitutional procedures, says Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal
1 May 2026, 11:04 AM
SC Secretariat vital for judicial independence
8 April 2026, 03:47 AM
The High Court has observed that the establishment of an independent and separate secretariat under the Supreme Court is necessary to ensure the judiciary’s autonomy and integrity.
8 April 2026, 03:47 AM
I want to come home immediately Ex-CJ SK Sinha tells Star from abroad
7 April 2026, 04:26 AM
Former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, known as SK Sinha, who was allegedly forced to leave the country by the Sheikh Hasina-led government in 2017, has said he wants to return home immediately, adding that he has been struggling abroad.
7 April 2026, 04:26 AM
Dropped ordinances: Hard-earned reforms at risk
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
Eminent rights activists have criticised the parliamentary special committee’s recommendation to drop key ordinances issued by the interim government, noting that most of them are tied to crucial reforms.
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
2003 MV Nasrin-1 Capsize: Victim families await compensation
It has been nine years since the High Court delivered a verdict directing authorities to provide compensation to families of victims of the capsize of Launch MV Nasrin-1 in 2003.
29 March 2026, 06:19 AM
Appellate Division sees surge in case disposal
4,429 cases settled in 33 working days as apex court shifts focus to timely justice and efficiency
23 March 2026, 11:16 AM
41 election petitions challenge Feb 12 national polls
High Court orders preservation of election materials
22 March 2026, 12:33 PM
47.42 lakh pending cases clog courts, stall bail
Judicial delays keep detainees behind bars despite securing bail
20 March 2026, 16:44 PM
Caretaker govt system restored automatically
The Supreme Court has observed that the system of a non-party caretaker government (NPCG), led by the most recently retired chief justice, has automatically been restored in the constitution.
16 March 2026, 02:07 AM
139 appeals over death penalty still pending
Seventeen long years have passed since the BDR carnage, but neither the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government nor Prof Muhammad Yunus-led interim government took any extensive steps to settle the appeals in the Appellate Division, leaving the death penalties of 139 convicts unexecuted.
25 February 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Bail on mere grounds of age not rational’
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a judgement has criticised the High Court Division for granting bail to the Land Ministry’s former administrative officer Md Kutub Uddin Ahmed.
26 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Appeal hearing in SC stumbles
Disposal of the appeals filed by seven convicted war criminals against their death sentences is taking time as the Supreme Court has many other urgent and important cases to deal with.
21 February 2015, 18:47 PM