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.
Gazette on rules for lower court judges by next week: Anisul Huq
The government will finalise the rules determining the discipline and code of conduct for lower court judges by next week, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
It’s the last chance: Chief justice to government
The Supreme Court gives a two weeks time to the government for issuing a gazette notification on the rules determining the discipline and code of conduct for lower court judges.
Vested quarter creating distance between govt and judiciary: Chief justice
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha alleges that a vested quarter is out there creating a distance between the government and the judiciary.
3,99,303 cases pending with HC till March 2016: Anisul
The number of total pending cases lying with the High Court Division till March 31, 2016 were 3,99,303, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
Bangladesh HC likely to pass judgment soon on executive magistracy
The High Court is likely to deliver a final decision on the legality of empowering administrative officials to perform judicial functions this month, as it is about to finish hearing arguments on the seven-year-old relevant writ petition.
Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ
Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
Ministers’ comments on CJ audacious: BNP
BNP today termed statements of two ministers about the chief justice ‘audacious’ and ‘threatening’.
How to make the judiciary more independent?
It has been a long settled principle across the globe that without upholding the independence of the judiciary, no country will be able to strengthen democracy. It is because independent courts are the hallmark of a strong democratic society.
HC drops Abbas' bail plea from hearing list
A High Court bench drops a bail petition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with a corruption case from its hearing list.
Why Ghulam Azam’s family gets VIP status: HC
The High Court questions the legality of the action of authorities concerned for giving VIP status to war criminal Ghulam Azam’ wife and two other family members at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.