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Refaat Ahmed sworn in as chief justice

Syed Refaat Ahmed was sworn in as chief justice at the Bangabhaban today

Justice Obaidul Hassan takes oath as Bangladesh's 24th chief justice

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban

Chief justice’s father passes away

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain’s father Advocate Syed Mustafa Ali passes away. He was 94.

Syed Mahmud Hossain takes oath as CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was sworn in yesterday as the 22nd chief justice of Bangladesh.

56 days without chief justice

In an unprecedented instance, the office of the chief justice has remained vacant for 56 days. In the past, the longest period the post lay vacant was less than two weeks, that too under extraordinary circumstances.

Writ challenges legality of keeping CJ post vacant

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of keeping the post of chief justice vacant and not appointing a new chief justice.

Appointment of new CJ soon, Law minister hopes

Law Minister Anisul Huq hopes that a new chief justice will be appointed soon.

CJ’s post won’t remain vacant for long: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the president certainly will not keep the post of chief justice vacant for long.

Editorial / CJ's resignation

This is the first time that a Chief Justice has tendered his resignation. That we feel is the most honourable course for him to take since he was left with no other option. But the antecedents to his departure have indeed left a bad taste in the mouth.

April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016

Trials stumble on outdated laws

Many of the country's laws have become obsolete and are of little effect in doing investigation and delivering justice in modern times, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said yesterday.

April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016

Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ

Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.

April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016

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.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

Comments on CJ embarrassed govt

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government was “embarrassed” by the comments of two ministers about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.

March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016

Diatribes against CJ continue

For a second day in a row, Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque blasted Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

Comment on CJ: SCBA demands action against 2 ministers

Supreme Court Bar Association urges the apex court to take legal action immediately against two ministers for their comments about the chief justice.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

Ministers’ comments on CJ audacious: BNP

BNP today termed statements of two ministers about the chief justice ‘audacious’ and ‘threatening’.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

Qamrul for rehearing of appeal

The appeal in Mir Quasem Ali's case should be reheard by a reconstituted Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court, keeping the

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

One step forward to digitisation

After 144 years of writing down the testimonies and cross examinations by hand, 20 courts of Sylhet yesterday started doing those things digitally, a first in the country.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Follow norms, values of the judiciary

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday expressed his hopes that the judges, who enjoy state facilities, would follow the norms and values of the judiciary.