A big step towards judicial independence
The government yesterday issued an ordinance to establish the long-desired Supreme Court secretariat with a view to ensuring full independence of the judiciary.
30 November 2025, 18:49 PM
Govt issues SC Secretariat ordinance
Chief justice to have overall control, financial authority
30 November 2025, 17:36 PM
Caretaker govt system revived
The non-party caretaker government system has returned to Bangladesh’s constitution, but apparently not for the national polls slated for early February.
20 November 2025, 18:17 PM
National consensus commission: ‘Proposal unconstitutional’
Some legal experts have strongly opposed the National Consensus Commission’s recommendation that constitutional reforms in the July charter be automatically incorporated into the constitution if these are not implemented within a 270-day timeframe.
31 October 2025, 18:13 PM
Sagar-Runi murder probe report: Task force may again miss HC deadline
The government-formed task force may again fail to submit its full-fledged probe report to the High Court in connection with the murders of journalists Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi.
20 October 2025, 21:25 PM
Case backlog piling up in SC
The backlog of pending cases, including appeals in some sensational murder trials, is growing at the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court due to the slow pace of hearings and disposals.
26 September 2025, 21:08 PM
Higher judiciary has 10% female judges
Systemic barriers discourage young women from pursuing judicial careers, legal experts said.
22 September 2025, 18:41 PM
Cybercrime cases pile up as trials stall for years
204 cases filed under cyber laws that have remained pending with eight cyber tribunals across the country for more than five years
12 September 2025, 19:28 PM
HC decries scrapped section of ACC law
The provision in the Anti-Corruption Commission law that required the ACC to take government permission before suing public
15 April 2015, 20:43 PM
Jailors wait for copy of judgment
Jail authorities couldn't initiate the process of executing war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday, as the Supreme Court was yet to release the judgment that upheld his death penalty.
7 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Verdicts come thru' hurdles
With the Supreme Court's dismissal of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's review petition yesterday, trial of three war criminals has
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM
SC to deliver judgment on review today
This morning the Supreme Court would deliver the judgment on the review petition of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, deciding whether
5 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to merge two war crimes tribunals into one
The government will merge the two international crimes tribunals into one as the number of pending war crimes cases has dropped recently.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Case backlog piling up
Although the number of cases disposed of in a year has increased, more than 30 lakh cases were pending with courts across the
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Business first
Most lawyers of the Supreme Court Bar Association, dominated by pro-BNP and -Jamaat advocates, are ignoring the
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Judges' shortage hampers trials
At the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, more than 15,000 cases have remained un-adjudicated for a long time, and four vacant judgeships have made the situation worse.
13 March 2015, 18:50 PM
Last chance for filing tomorrow for Kamaruzzam
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, must file a petition with the Supreme Court by tomorrow if he wants a review of his death penalty upheld by the same court for committing crimes against humanity in 1971.
3 March 2015, 18:52 PM
15 days in hand for review plea
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has 15 days to file a review petition with the Supreme Court to know the final say on its verdict that has upheld his death penalty for war crimes.
18 February 2015, 22:22 PM
Act tough even before ruling
Amid the mindless violence that has already killed at least 71 people and disrupted education and businesses, the High Court has asked the government to take all necessary steps to prevent deadly blockade and hartal.
17 February 2015, 23:24 PM