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.
Qamrul apologises for comment on CJ
Food Minister Qamrul Islam has offered unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for his “contemptuous” comment regarding Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. He has moved an application through his lawyer urging the court to reschedule the contempt rule's hearing after March 19.
Narayanganj 7-murder: Judge embarrassed to hear Tareque Sayeed’s plea
A judge of a High Court bench feels embarrassed to hear a petition of sacked Rab official Lt Col (retd) Tareque Sayeed Mohammad seeking scrapping of the proceedings of his trial in the Narayanganj seven-murder case.
AG urges all not to comment on CJ
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges all not to make any comment on Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to keep judiciary above controversy.
War crimes: Prosecution, investigators’ performance irks SC
The Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over prosecution and investigators dealing with the war crimes cases for their ‘incompetence’.
BNP for CJ’s intervention to release Amar Desh editor
BNP seeks Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s interference for immediate release of Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh.
CJ hopes sitting, retired judges will abide by norms
Chief Justice SK Sinha expresses hopes that the sitting and retired judges who enjoy state facilities will abide by the norms and values.
CJ hopes Justice Manik will return files of pending verdicts
Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik sends a letter requesting the chief justice to accept all the judgments and orders he wrote after his retirement.
Allow review plea of Farmers Bank, SC asks BB
The Supreme Court directs Bangladesh Bank to allow Farmers Bank to seek review of the central bank’s order that fined the bank Tk 10 lakh for concealing information.
SCBA seeks caretaker restoration, terming its scrapping illegal
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demands restoration of the caretaker government system saying the judgement, which scrapped the provision, has no constitutional basis as it was written by a retired judge.
Khandaker Mosharraf released on bail
BNP’s senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is released from jail three days after the Supreme Court upheld his bail order in a money laundering case.