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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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