Ashutosh Sarkar

Set up separate secretariat for judiciary

The Supreme Court has proposed establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary to make it truly independent and effectively separate it from the executive branch.

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Separate secretariat for judiciary: SC sends proposal to law ministry

The Supreme Court has proposed establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary to make it truly independent and effectively separate it from the executive branch

5d ago

Violence in Ramu: 12 years on, justice remains elusive

Twelve years after the communal attacks on the Buddhist community in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, justice remains elusive as no trial has been completed in any of the 18 cases filed over the incident.

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Custodial Torture And Death: Justice still eludes Jonny’s family

Four years have passed after the concerned lower court finished the trial proceedings and delivered its verdict in a case filed for the custodial torture and death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, 10 years ago.

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ICT Act amendment: Draft proposes banning political parties up to 10yrs

The government has prepared a draft to amend the International Crimes (Tribunals) 1973, keeping the provision that allows banning of a political party for 10 years for committing crimes against humanity and genocide.

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Appoint receiver to manage Beximco’s firms, attach assets

The High Court in the full text of an order has directed the Bangladesh Bank to appoint a receiver to manage the companies of Beximco Group and attach all the properties belonging to the companies for six months.

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Apple in talks to invest in OpenAI

iPhone juggernaut Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and the biggest name in generative artificial intelligence, a news report said Thursday.

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One judge, 7,250 cases

The High Court Division of the Supreme Court is now facing a shortage of judges after five of its judges have been elevated to the Appellate Division including one as chief justice.

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March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024

Schools to stay open in Ramadan

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government’s decision to keep the primary and secondary schools open for the first 10 and 15 days respectively during Ramadan.

March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024

Confusion over school closure in Ramadan

With Ramadan beginning today, confusion remains among the students, parents and teachers over whether the schools will be shut during the fasting month as the authorities are yet to make a final decision in this regard.

March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024

SCBA polls Violence: Kazal sent on four-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed pro-BNP lawyer  Ruhul Quddus Kazal on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed over Friday’s violence centring the Supreme Court Bar Association election.

February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024

Pilkhana Carnage: 15 years on, justice yet to be meted out

Fifteen years have passed since the BDR mutiny that killed 74 people, including 57 army officials, but the victim families are yet to get final justice and the accused their due punishment, as both the cases filed over the incident have not yet been disposed of due to lengthy legal processes and courts being overburdened with cases.

February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024

10 years on, justice remains elusive

It has been 10 years since the brutal custodial torture and death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Dhaka’s Mirpur, and his family is still waiting for ultimate justice.

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Same case, 16 granted bail, Fakhrul kept waiting

Sixteen accused have secured bail in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice’s residence on October 28 last year, but in the same case, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is yet to get bail from lower courts or the High Court.

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

Custodial Death of Sultana Jasmine: HC rule on Rab action remains unresolved

Sultana Jasmine, 41, a land office employee in Naogaon, was picked up and detained by Rapid Action Battalion on March 22 last year. She died in Rab custody at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital two days later. Rab officers told doctors Jasmine had suffered a fall.

January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024

Basic Bank Scam: Bacchu at large as arrest warrant ever elusive

Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu, the former BASIC Bank chairman accused in 58 cases of embezzling Tk 2,265 crore, remains at large due to delay in issuing the arrest warrant by the court.

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

Legal tangles still unresolved

Twenty-six years have passed since the signing of historic CHT Peace Accord took place between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and the government on this day in 1997.

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

For now, no chance for Jamaat to join polls

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging a 2013 High Court verdict that declared illegal the party’s registration with the Election Commission.