The high-powered task force, led by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) chief Additional Inspector General Md Mustafa Kamal, has failed to submit any report to the High Court in connection with the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, despite the six-month deadline given by the court expiring over two weeks ago.
The Judicial Reform Commission has recommended abolishing the mobile court’s power to impose jail sentences on people for committing offenses, saying that the imposition of imprisonment by such a court is contradictory to the constitution.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.
Twenty-four long years have passed since the bomb blasts at Ramna Batamul during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, yet justice remains out of reach for the victims.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended that any judge showing political allegiance or expressing political views be considered guilty of misconduct and face disciplinary measures under the relevant code of conduct.
To this day, several high-profile criminal cases, like the BDR mutiny, Narayanganj seven-murder, and the killings of Bishwajit Das and Awami League lawmaker Ahsan Ullah Master, remain pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed new provisions requiring the full text verdict of Supreme Court judgements to be signed and released within six months of the delivery of a verdict.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the formation of a separate Independent Criminal Investigation Service and a permanent Government Attorney Service to ensure proper investigations and prosecution of criminal cases.
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.
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.
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.
It has been 48 years since, on this very day in 1975, four national leaders were assassinated at the Dhaka Central Jail.
Eleven years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan yesterday said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust.
Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust
Justice continues to elude the family members of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, whose custodial torture and death in 2014 sparked outrage and led to the country’s sole case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.
The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to allow the SSC and HSC candidates to mention the names of their fathers or mothers or legal guardians while filling in student information form (SIF) for examinations.
The August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims are yet to receive justice for the horrifying tragedy that took place at an Awami League rally, in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue.
