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Ashutosh Sarkar

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BDR explosives case: 161 languish in jail as trial drags on

For the family of ex-BDR member Mollah Sayeed Hossain, the wait for his release is likely to get longer.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM
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Judiciary in 2025: Key reforms rolled out but case backlog persists

Over the past year, the judiciary has seen several key reforms, including the establishment of the Supreme Court Secretariat aimed at safeguarding its autonomy, but no progress has been made in reducing the case backlog.
25 December 2025, 18:00 PM
25 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Appointment of next CJ: Absence of specific constitutional provision fuels speculation

With Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed set to retire on December 27, the absence of a specific constitutional provision has led to speculation about who will succeed him.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Judiciary independence

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
30 November 2025, 18:49 PM
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Govt issues SC Secretariat ordinance

Chief justice to have overall control, financial authority
30 November 2025, 17:36 PM
30 November 2025, 17:36 PM
Supreme Court of Bangladesh

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
20 November 2025, 18:17 PM
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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
31 October 2025, 18:13 PM
Sagar Runi murder case update

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
20 October 2025, 21:25 PM
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Fakhrul, Abbas may have to wait 9 more days to seek HC bail

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas may have to wait for at least nine more days to seek bail from the High Court in the case filed over the December 7 clash between party activists and police.
23 December 2022, 15:18 PM
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BNP rally: Crowd spills over to nearby streets as Golapbagh overcrowded

The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.
9 December 2022, 20:43 PM
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Cht Peace Accord: 25 years on, legal tangles still unsolved

Though 25 years have passed since the signing of the historic Chattogram Hill Tracts Peace Accord, some legal complexities involving the issues of CHT Regional Council still remain unresolved at the apex court.
2 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Drugs case against Pori Moni

2013 contempt of court law discriminatory

The High Court yesterday released the full text of the judgment that scrapped the Contempt of Court Act, 2013, and restored the Contempt of Court Act, 1926, nine long years after the pronouncement of the verdict.
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Drugs case against Pori Moni

Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
13 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Press should be a fearless watchdog on democracy: HC

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that corruption pervades the society, and the press should act as an efficient and fearless watchdog on democracy.
13 November 2022, 16:50 PM
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Jail killing day: Commission to find all killers by end of year

The government is planning to set up a commission to identify all those who were involved in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, including the conspirators, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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E-orange founder, her relatives bought assets with customers’ money

She took advance payment from customers luring them with hefty discounts and then purchased a plot and flat with over Tk 9 crore. Her relatives also purchased property with the customers’ money. 
3 November 2022, 02:10 AM
Drugs case against Pori Moni

Ongoing Enquiry: 3 HC judges kept away from judiciary for over 3 years

Three High Court judges out of 95 have been excluded from judicial functions for over three years in the wake of an enquiry against them.
29 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Five judges, 17,500 cases

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is once again facing a shortage of judges, which means more time to dispose of cases, and in turn, a longer wait for justice.
28 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Journalists not bound to divulge sources

The High Court has observed that journalists and the media are constitutionally and legally authorised to expose corruption, including money laundering, in public interest, and they are not legally bound to disclose their sources.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Stakeholders’ consultation mostly ignored in final draft of social media, OTT regulation

Even though Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) had invited feedback on the draft of its new social media regulation, the finalised version shows that little or no heed was paid to the major stakeholders.
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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BTRC draft rules on OTT: Govt given indemnity for its actions

The final draft of BTRC’s regulations for digital, social media, and OTT platforms allows the government to order individuals to take down content, empowers it to order social media companies to block content, and grants it indemnity for its actions under the law.
20 October 2022, 02:30 AM
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Violence in Ramu: 10 yrs on, justice still pending

Ten years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
28 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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EVALY Scam: Swindling was the goal all along

The outgoing board of directors of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly yesterday submitted a report to the High Court, alleging the company’s sole intention was to embezzle money.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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HC-appointed Evaly board ‘resigns’

The High Court-appointed board of directors of controversial e-commerce platform Evaly has “resigned”, said a member of the board.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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HC-appointed Evaly board resigns

The High Court-appointed board of directors of beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly has ‘resigned’, said a member of the board.
20 September 2022, 16:07 PM
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A commission with little to no activities

The Law Commission, which has been established 26 years ago as a research organisation to modernise the country’s laws and judicial system, is now running without its chairman and a member, resulting in facing difficulties in taking policy decisions.
18 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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Prof Taher Murder: Mohiuddin killed him to secure his promotion at RU

Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin, then associate professor of Rajshahi University, plotted to kill S Taher Ahmed, the then senior-most professor of its geology and mining department.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Apex court overturns SK Sinha’s order

The Appellate Division in the full text of a verdict overturned an order delivered by a Supreme Court bench, led by former chief justice SK Sinha, that directed the ACC to take action against its officials for frequently asking for wealth statements of suspects.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM

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