The High Court in the full text of its verdict in the August 21 grenade attack cases has observed that the cases should be referred to the home ministry for a fresh probe by a proper and expert investigation agency.
In a landmark verdict, the High Court yesterday scrapped a part of the 15th amendment to the constitution that abolished the non-partisan caretaker government system.
Harendranath Chandra, a 79-year-old man, has finally received justice after a gruelling four-decade legal battle. Falsely accused of embezzling funds from Sonali Bank, Harendranath endured years of hardship, including imprisonment and financial ruin.
The Appellate Division is yet to settle the issues because the parties concerned apparently remain apathetic about disposing of the appeals
The High Court yesterday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and all the others convicted in two cases over the grisly August 21, 2004 grenade attack.
Sultana Jasmine, a 41-year-old land office employee from Naogaon, was picked up by the members of Rapid Action Battalion on March 22 last year.
The Supreme Court yesterday formally proposed the formation of a Judicial Appointment Council led by the chief justice through an ordinance to select judges for recruitment to both divisions of the apex court.
Disclosing his plan, the chief justice also said specific rules will be formulated for constituting the council under the constitution and he will share all these relevant issues with the HC judges later on
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.
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.
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.
Ten years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.
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.
The High Court-appointed board of directors of controversial e-commerce platform Evaly has “resigned”, said a member of the board.
The High Court-appointed board of directors of beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly has ‘resigned’, said a member of the board.
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.
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.
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.
