Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
HC rejects writ challenging legality of keeping CJ post vacant
The High Court rejects a writ petition filed challenging the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a new CJ.
SK Sinha's resignation accepted
President Abdul Hamid accepted the resignation of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Monday evening.
Judiciary relieved of burden
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's resignation has relieved the judiciary of a burden, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said yesterday.
Chief justice steps down
Amid flak from the ruling quarters over different issues including the 16th amendment verdict, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned yesterday. Now abroad, he sent his resignation letter to the Bangabhaban, the official residence of President Abdul Hamid, in the morning, President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told The Daily Star.
CJ Sinha to be considered absent if he doesn’t rejoin office tomorrow: Law minister
If the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha does not rejoin his office tomorrow the senior most judge of the Appellate Division (Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah) will be appointed as acting chief justice of Bangladesh under Article 97 of the constitution, Law Minister Anisul Huq told The Daily Star tonight.
Sinha’s corruption allegations must be probed: Khasru
The corruption allegations brought against Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha must be investigated, Abdul Matin Khasru, president of parliamentary standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs, says.
Sinha’s rejoining a far cry: AG
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s rejoining after returning home from abroad is a far cry, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says.
CJ faces 11 charges including ‘graft, money laundering’
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is facing 11 charges including “graft and money laundering”, the Supreme Court says in a press statement.
I am completely well, says Chief Justice SK Sinha as he leaves country
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says that he is not sick and will come back home after his leave. He told this to reporters at his official residence on the city's Hare Road around 10:00pm before leaving for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to travel to Australia.
Facebook users sued for demeaning SC, CJ
Supreme Court administration sues some unknown persons for demeaning the judiciary and Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in Facebook posts.
PM for consensus among three organs of state
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays high importance on coordination and good relations among three organs of the state and working together as supplementary to each other.
Judiciary has been taken hostage: CJ
Expressing unhappiness with the government’s repeated time plea to issue a gazette, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says that the judiciary has been taken hostage.
SC issues directives for easing fine payment process of the convicts
The Supreme Court issues directives for easing the process of paying fines of the convicts to be released from jail.
SC admin urges govt to beef up security at courts
The Supreme Court administration requests the government to tighten security of judges, lawyers, court officials and litigants at the courts across the country.
SC upholds tariff hike on int’l incoming calls
The Supreme Court upholds a decision to hike the tariff on international incoming calls from 1.5 cents to 2 cents (Tk 1.60) per minute.
NO to Jamaat war criminal NIZAMI'S plea
The legal battle in the war crimes case against Motiur Rahman Nizami has finally drawn to a close after 69 long months. The man, who led the ruthless militia Al-Badr in the massacre of Bangalees including intellectuals and professionals during the 1971 Liberation War, has now only one option left -- seeking presidential clemency by confessing to the crimes he committed during the nine-month war.
SC won’t rehear most of 168 settled cases
SC will not rehear most of 168 cases, in which former chief justice Md Muzammel Hossain and former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik wrote judgments and orders after their retirement.
Nizami’s review plea hearing likely tomorrow
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold the hearing tomorrow on the review petition filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
SC to rehear 161 cases dealt with by Justice Manik
Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik issued judgements and orders after his retirement. The apex court will also rehear seven such cases dealt with by former chief justice Muzammel Hossain.