High Court

HC ‘to finish’ delivering verdict in compensation case over Tareque Masud’s death

The High Court is likely to finish Sunday delivering verdict on a case seeking Tk 9.94 crore as compensation for the demise of filmmaker Tareque Masud in a road accident in 2011.
1 December 2017, 13:32 PM

BDR carnage case verdict proceedings roll into tomorrow

The High Court continues delivering judgment on the death reference and appeals in the BDR carnage case.
26 November 2017, 05:14 AM

HC's order against holding deceased's body

The High Court on Sunday ordered hospitals and clinics not to hold any deceased's body to realise treatment costs. It also directed the health secretary and the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services to issue a
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Hosuewife Shammi murder: HC summons forensic doctor

The High Court summons Dr Sohel Mahmud, head of forensic medicine department at Dhaka Medical College, to appear before it on December 3 to hear his statement about the postmortem of Shamima Laila Arjumanna Khan Shammi.
21 November 2017, 14:42 PM

Don't hold bodies for unpaid bills

The High Court yesterday ordered hospitals and clinics not to hold any deceased's body if his or her family fails to pay the medical bill.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

HC verdict on MP Rana’s bail Sunday

The High Court will deliver its verdict on the rule issued asking the government whether Tangail’s Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana will be granted bail in freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case.
16 November 2017, 15:20 PM

Graft case: No legal bar to run trial proceedings of Mirza Abbas

The High Court clears the way for the lower court concerned to run the trial proceedings of former BNP housing and public works minister Mirza Abbas in a corruption case.
16 November 2017, 13:07 PM

Form separate dept for helpless citizens, HC to govt

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to create a separate department for providing shelter and food for the helpless citizens of the country.
13 November 2017, 14:07 PM

Verdict on ex-judge Joynul Abedin tomorrow

The High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on the rule issued over the legality of the Supreme Court administration’s letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission about former Appellate Division judge Md Joynul Abedin.
13 November 2017, 06:06 AM

8-month old child returns to mother’s lap following SC order

An eight-month-old child, who was deprived of his mother’s breastfeeding for around one and a half months, returns to his mother’s lap following a Supreme Court order.
12 November 2017, 15:44 PM

HC commutes death of SC lawyer Sayma murder convict

The High Court commutes the death sentence of convict Md Faizul Islam to life imprisonment in the sensational Supreme Court lawyer Sayma Khanum murder case.
12 November 2017, 11:45 AM

Conviction in Bribery Case: HC commutes jail term of Huda

The High Court yesterday commuted the jail term of former BNP communication minister Nazmul Huda to four years from seven years
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Basic Bank scam: HC rebukes ACC

The High Court rebukes the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for dillydallying and weakness of its investigation into the cases filed for Basic Bank loan scam.
8 November 2017, 13:20 PM

Murder trial of MP Rana to go on

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for the lower court concerned to run the trial proceedings against Tangail's ruling Awami
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Arrest Patuakhali fake doctor, HC to cops

The High Court directs police to immediately arrest Rajon Das, an alleged fake doctor of a clinic in Patuakhali, for conducting surgery on a woman leaving cotton inside her abdomen in March 2017.
6 November 2017, 15:32 PM

HC orders nationwide pneumatic horn ban

The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop the use of pneumatic horns in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country.
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM

HC imposes restriction on demolition of Khamarbari historic lab building

The High Court imposes restriction on demolition of the historic structures including century-old laboratory building in Khamarbari area in Dhaka.
1 November 2017, 16:11 PM

SC Letter to ACC: HC verdict any day on its legality

The High Court is set to deliver a verdict any day on the rule that questioned the legality of a letter from the Supreme Court authorities
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

HC wants explanation from govt in stopping child marriage

The High Court issues a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why union parishad chairmen and members, ward councilors of city corporations and municipalities will not be held responsible for the child marriage in their respective areas.
30 October 2017, 10:46 AM

Womb stitched with fetus inside: Comilla civil surgeon summoned

The High Court summons the civil surgeon of Comilla and two others to appear before it on November 7 to explain their role regarding the incident of stitching a woman’s womb leaving a fetus inside following a surgery.
29 October 2017, 06:33 AM