Bangladesh Judiciary
A misguided approach to justice
Concerns about judges must follow due process
For true democracy, we need checks and balances of power
When the constitution and laws of a country of 170 million people allow and enable one individual to have complete control over the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government, can that country genuinely be considered democratic?
Did Dr Yunus deserve such denigration?
Human rights defenders have rightly expressed concerns about his conviction
Judiciary must be above politicisation
We need concrete actions, not mere acknowledgements, to keep the judiciary free of corruption and interference.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing
We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.
Huge case backlog only hurting citizens
Urgent solution is needed to this longstanding problem in Bangladesh's judicial process
Delayed bail is delayed justice
Why will Bushra have to languish in jail if she’s innocent?
Apex court hamstrung by a judge crisis
Appointing more judges key to clearing huge case backlogs
Trial drags on for 24 years: Man has no strength left for legal battle
As his name was called out, Ahad Ali stepped inside the courtroom and stood in the dock with both hands pressed together in a gesture of mercy, staring at the judge with pleading eyes.
40 judges transferred in judiciary resuffle
The government has brought a reshuffle in the judiciary through transferring 40 assistant and senior assistant judges.
Only 13pc prefer courts for justice
Only 13 percent people of Bangladesh prefer going to courts to get justice, and the rest, despite having faith in the judiciary, would rather have community leaders solve their issues, according to Justice Audit Bangladesh 2018.
SC asks lower court judges to write Bangla dates with English ones
The Supreme Court administration directs the lower court judges to write the Bangla years and dates along with English ones in their judgments from now in order to show honour to the mother tongue -- Bangla.
SCBA demand of separate secretariat for judiciary unrealistic: Law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq rules out the demand of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary.
Respect to judiciary has to be ensured: Justice Wahhab
Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, who is carrying out responsibilities of the chief justice, says establishing rule of law is a precondition for a democratic state and for that an environment of unlimited respect to the judiciary has to be ensured.
Govt issues gazette notification on chief justice’s going abroad on leave
The law ministry issues a gazette notification on the government order about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s leaving for Australia on leave.
Quader meets president, conveys party stance on 16th amendment verdict
Awami League’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader meets President Abdul Hamid at the latter’s official residence and conveys the party's stance on the verdict in the 16th amendment case.
16th amendment verdict: Govt to seek review for expunging CJ’s remarks, says Anisul
The government will seek a review for expunging some of the remarks of the chief justice in the Supreme Court verdict of 16th amendment case, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.
Reason for scrapping 16th amendment unacceptable: Anisul
The reason on which the Supreme Court has scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution is not acceptable to the government, Law Minister Anisul Huq says. “We have decided to take initiative to expunge the objectionable and irrelevant observations made by the chief justice in the judgement,” Anisul Huq said at a press conference.
Take the SC's comments to heart
We hope that instead of a knee-jerk reaction, the present ruling leadership will see the merit of the criticisms made and do their own homework so that all the vital organs of our constitution can work together and establish a functional state under law.