Murder of Parents / Oishee’s acquittal appeal stuck for nine years
15 September 2026
Final justice is yet to be delivered in the 2013 murder case in which police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman were killed by their daughter Oishee Rahman.
15 September 2026
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE / Five law officers resign amid row over appointment
8 September 2026
Five state law officers, including Additional Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, resigned yesterday, citing “professional and personal reasons” amid unrest over recent appointments and cancellation of recruitments at the attorney general’s (AG) office.
8 September 2026
Few judges, mounting cases at SC
27 July 2026
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is again facing a shortage of judges after three, including a chief justice, retired over the past seven months upon reaching the constitutional retirement age of 67.
27 July 2026
Mahasthangarh: Government moves SC to lift HC bar on development work
18 July 2026
Many of the appellants say they were unaware
18 July 2026
Holey Artisan Case / Final justice may still take years
1 July 2026
The wait for justice is likely to grow longer in the case of the Holey Artisan militant attack that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals, nine years ago.
1 July 2026
Death in Rab Custody / Three years on, no justice for Jasmine
12 May 2026
More than three years have passed since the death of Naogaon’s Sultana Jasmine in Rapid Action Battalion custody, but no criminal case has been filed yet.
12 May 2026
SC regrets earlier ruling upholding Azharul’s death sentence in 1971 crimes against humanity case
11 May 2026
Full verdict says the earlier judgement failed to properly consider evidentiary deficiencies
11 May 2026
Sagar-Runi Murder Case / No headway in probe even 1.5yrs since HC directive
23 April 2026
Even after around one and half years since a High Court directive, the taskforce formed by the government has yet to come up with any breakthrough in its investigation into the killings of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi.
23 April 2026
Such brutal crimes must not recur
The High Court has stressed the need for a strong message to avert brutal crimes like the abduction and killing of seven men in Narayanganj in 2014.
19 November 2018
Conviction for Graft: Khaleda may file appeals this week
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may file separate appeals this week challenging her conviction and jail sentence in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases with an aim to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls.
17 November 2018
2012 Ramu Violence: High Court yet to act on probe reports
The High Court is yet to hear the probe reports on the 2012 communal attacks on Buddhists in Ramu of Cox's Bazar although five years have elapsed since their submission.
15 November 2018
Justice for 4 National Leaders: As elusive as ever
More than 14 years have passed since a trial court handed punishment to 11 perpetrators for the killing of four national leaders inside the erstwhile Dhaka central jail, but their sentence is yet be implemented.
2 November 2018
Zia Orphanage Graft Case: Khaleda's jail term raised to 10 years
The High Court enhances the punishment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from five years of imprisonment to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust Corruption case.
30 October 2018
Disposal of Graft Appeals: Three years on, little progress on Supreme Court order
In June 2015, the Supreme Court ordered the High Court to quickly hear and dispose of 27 appeals that had challenged verdicts in as many corruption cases.
6 October 2018
Section 16(2) Of Special Powers Act: Scrapped yet used for arrest
Nearly three decades ago, section 16(2) was dropped from the Special Powers Act, 1974. But strangely, police filed a case under the section and even arrested two accused in Manikganj's Singair this May.
23 July 2018
4 judges, 16,000 cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing an acute shortage of judges as no new judges have been appointed to the court for more than two years despite the retirement, resignation and death of some judges.
22 June 2018
BASIC Bank Scam Probe: HC raps ACC
The High Court yesterday expressed utmost dissatisfaction and disappointment with the Anti-Corruption Commission for the long delay in completing investigations in the cases over BASIC Bank loan scams.
30 May 2018
Rape, Sexual Assault: Chemical or DNA tests mandatory
Chemical or DNA tests must be conducted in all rape or sexual assault cases, and the DNA and other samples should be sent to lab within 48 hours of the occurrence.
27 May 2018
'Enemy Property' Cases: HC for quick settlement
The High Court has issued directives for properly and quickly settling the “enemy property” cases and ordering public officials not to make any attempt in future to include any property in the official gazette as “vested” one.
1 April 2018
Justice Mahmud Hossain made CJ
Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed the 22nd chief justice of the country yesterday, superseding Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, who had been discharging duties of the chief justice for the last four months.
2 February 2018
Zubair Killing: HC confirms death for 5 ex-BCL men
The High Court yesterday upheld the death sentences of five former Chhatra League activists and acquitted four others in the Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed murder case.
24 January 2018
Legality of Article 70: HC delivers split order
The High Court yesterday gave a split order on the legality of article 70 of the constitution, which deals with the cancellation of membership of MPs for voting against their political party.
15 January 2018
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.
4 January 2018
SC authority over lower courts intact
The Supreme Court yesterday accepted the disciplinary rules formulated by the government for the lower court judges.
3 January 2018
Final say stays with president
The law ministry has finally issued a gazette notification on the discipline of the lower court judges, keeping the president's authority to control their conducts in consultation with the Supreme Court.
11 December 2017
Lower Court: Govt finalises disciplinary rules for judges
The law ministry has finalised the disciplinary rules for lower court judges in line with article 116 of the constitution, which allows the president to control their postings, promotions and leaves in consultation with the Supreme Court.
29 November 2017
Gallows only recourse
The High Court has confirmed death penalty for 139 out of 152 accused who were given capital punishment by a lower court for their involvement in the massacre during the BDR mutiny in 2009.
27 November 2017
HC Judge's Observation on BDR Mutiny: Plot to destabilise country, govt
The 2009 BDR mutiny had posed a serious challenge to the 48-day-old government and a grave threat to democracy and the rule of law, a High Court judge observed yesterday while delivering the verdict in the sensational BDR carnage case.
26 November 2017