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Keeping students' faces, ears uncovered: SC upholds DU Bangla dept's move

The Supreme Court today upheld a notice issued by the Dhaka University's Bangla department asking its students to keep their faces, including their ears, uncovered during exams and presentations.

SC grants Haji Salim bail in graft case, no bar to his release

The Supreme Court today granted bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case.

SC denies Haji Salim’s bail in corruption case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1, 2022) refused to grant bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case in which the High Court has upheld his conviction and 10 years of jail sentence.

SC stays case against Prof Yunus

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (June 13, 2022) stayed for two months the proceedings of a case filed against Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus on charge of violating labour law.

SC scraps HC order for recommending recruitment of 2,500 petitioners as teachers

The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court directive that asked the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 contempt of court petitioners, who qualified relevant exams, as teachers of private educational institutions.

Attacking Navy officer: SC to hear on Sunday Erfan’s petition to vacate stay order on bail

The Supreme Court today fixed Sunday for hearing a petition filed by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League MP Haji Md Salim, for vacating its stay order on the High Court bail for him in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.

‘Crimes by law enforcers’: 102 SC lawyers file petition for independent probe

A total of 102 Supreme Court lawyers today collectively filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its directive on the government to constitute an independent commission to investigate allegations of crimes committed by law enforcers.

Torching buses in Dhaka: SC upholds HC’s bail orders for 65 BNP men

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to 65 BNP leaders and activists including Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Ishraque Hossain in seven cases filed for torching buses in Dhaka on November 12.

May 27, 2017
May 27, 2017

Statue of Lady Justice reinstalled before SC annex building

The statue of Lady Justice is being reinstalled in front of the annex building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka.

May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017

Police foil demo over removal of statue of Lady Justice from SC premises

Law enforcers foil a procession to the Supreme Court in protest of removal of the statue of Lady Justice from the apex court premises.

May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017

Statue of Lady Justice on SC premises removed

Supreme Court authorities take down the statue of the Lady Justice on the SC premises. Gonojagoron Mancha and several leftist students’ bodies stage demonstrations at Dhaka University and Shahbagh protesting the removal of the statute.

May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017

SC stays HC verdict on mobile court till May 18

The Supreme Court stays till Thursday the High Court verdict that declared unconstitutional the rules under which the executive magistrates run mobile courts.

April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017

Writ seeks removal of Greek goddess from SC premises

A writ is filed with the High Court seeking removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises.

April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017

Poultry, fish firms can't use tannery waste, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upholds its earlier verdict asking the government to stop functioning of the poultry and fish feed factories that are using tannery waste in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka.

March 30, 2017
March 30, 2017

SC orders Nahar Garden Ltd’s chief to surrender

The Supreme Court directs Nahar Gardens Limited’s Managing Director Md Shafiul Islam alias Siaful Islam to surrender before a lower court immediately in a Basic Bank loan scam case.

March 27, 2017
March 27, 2017

SC for ensuring security of courts, judges

The Supreme Court administration issues a notice asking the authorities concerned of the government to ensure security of all the courts including the apex court and its judges, officials and staff.

March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017

Pro-BNP lawyers sweep SCBA polls

Pro-BNP lawyers win in eight posts including that of president and secretary out of 14 posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election.

March 23, 2017
March 23, 2017

No bar to run FBCCI polls process

The Supreme Court allows the authorities concerned to continue the process for holding the FBCCI election until further order.