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.
DMP info collection: SC wants decision on legality by May 31
Supreme Court asks High Court to give its decision by May 31 on a ruling over the legality of collecting information from the tenants by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Trial in Tonu killing case as per existing law: PM
The government will hold the trial in Tonu killing case according to the country’s existing law, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a cabinet meeting today.
SC upholds Manju’s acquittal in corruption case
The Supreme Court today upholds a High Court verdict that acquitted Forest and Environment Minister Anwar Hossain Manju of a corruption charge.
Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ
Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
Evening courts ‘soon’ to cut case backlog: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says initiatives will be taken to introduce evening shift at courts in order to reduce the backlog of cases.
2 ministers didn’t violate oath: law minister
The two ministers who were found guilty of passing contemptuous comments about the chief justice neither violated the constitution nor their oath as ministers, the law minister says.
Qamrul, Mozammel attend cabinet meeting
Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, who were found guilty of passing contemptuous comments against the chief justice, attended today’s regular cabinet meeting.
Stay on SC lawyer Shakila’s bail extended
Supreme Court today extends the stay order on the bail of Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana, accused of funding militancy, for another round of remand.
Ekramul murder: Stay on Minar’s bail extended
The Supreme Court extends for two weeks its earlier stay order on bail of BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Minar in Feni’s Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder case.
SC asks 2 ministers to reappear before it Mar 27
The Supreme Court seriously criticises two ministers for their comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in relation to the hearing of an appeal of war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali.