Ashutosh Sarkar

A whopping 1,051 cases are added every day to the existing backlog, already in the millions, due to a shortage of judges in the

The High Court is likely to deliver the final decision on the legality of empowering the executive magistrates to perform judicial functions by September as it is about to finish hearing arguments on the 68-month-old writ petition regarding the matter.

The Supreme Court is now set to hear the appeal of war crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami after adjudicating the case against another war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.

He led a band of ruthless killers and teamed up with the Pakistan occupation army to massacre over a hundred unarmed civilians and loot and destroy village after village in Chittagong during the 1971 Liberation War. The brutality of the self-proclaimed brigadier gained such notoriety that people in their thousands fled the country fearing for their lives and took shelter in India.

All eyes are on the Supreme Court that is set to deliver today its verdict on an appeal of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury challenging his death penalty and other sentences.

With the majority of the hearings complete, the High Court is likely to fix by September a date to deliver verdict in the BDR carnage case, the biggest ever

The High Court should consider the feelings of vandalism and arson victims in granting bail to accused, the Supreme Court said yesterday.

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on July 29 on the appeal filed by war criminal and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury challenging death penalty and other sentences handed down on him for his wartime offences.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing a shortage of judges as vacant posts of four judges who retired have not been filled. Besides,

The High Court yesterday directed the police to accept tenants' complaints against house owners in all cities, and take immediate steps to protect them if they are forcefully evicted or their gas, water and electricity lines are disconnected illegally.

Worried over the ever-mounting case backlogs, the Law Commission has proposed appointment of at least 200 new judges every year.

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the death penalty of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for planning and instigating the killing of intellectuals and professionals at the fag end of the country's Liberation War.

Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya may face 13 years of imprisonment on graft charges as the Supreme Court yesterday scrapped the High Court verdict that cleared his name.

The Supreme Court is now set to hear and settle the appeal of war criminal and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and it could start as soon as June 16 and be done with this year.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has appointed an Administrative Tribunal member to investigate allegations that a Chandpur judge

The government is going to recruit 60 new lower court judges with the aim of reducing the existing backlog of cases.

With the election to Bangladesh Bar Council scheduled for May 20, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers has found out that

The law ministry has prepared the draft of a law, determining specific rules for removal of Supreme Court judges on grounds of

A committee led by general officer commanding (GOC) of 9 Infantry Division has recommended each family of the deceased, missing

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of a government notice that declared the posts of nine elected directors of Grameen Bank vacant.