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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.
1 April 2016
Rafiur Rabbi gets bail after leave to appeal plea
The Supreme Court grants bail to Rafiur Rabbi, father of slain schoolboy Tanvir Mohammad Toki, till January 5 next year in a cheque bounce case.
31 March 2016
SC to hear govt plea for early hearing on April 3
The Supreme Court yesterday fixed April 3 for dealing with a government application that prayed for early hearing on war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's review petition.
30 March 2016
Newspaper owners must pay staff’s income tax: SC
The Supreme Court upholds a wage board provision that instructs the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay the income tax of their employees.
30 March 2016
Fakhrul walks out of jail
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is freed on bail from prison hours after a Dhaka court sent him to prison in two arson cases.
30 March 2016
Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty
Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.
29 March 2016
Two ministers fined for contempt
The Supreme Court yesterday convicted Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq and fined them Tk 50,000 each for committing contempt of court by making contemptuous and derogatory comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
27 March 2016
Fakhrul for resignation of Qamrul, Mozammel
Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq should resign for moral reason as they were found guilty of contempt of court, Supreme Court Bar Association president says.
27 March 2016
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.
27 March 2016
CJ comments: Ministers Qamrul, Mozammel fined Tk 50 thousand each
Supreme Court fines Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq Tk 50 thousand each for committing contempt of court by making contemptuous statements about the chief justice.
27 March 2016
Pro-AL candidates bag SCBA polls
Awami League-backed panel Sammilita Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad (SASP) wins eight posts including president among 14 posts in the Supreme Court Bar Association election.
25 March 2016
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.
24 March 2016
Legal notice served to AG for his age
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the attorney general asking him to explain under what authority he has been holding the office as he is beyond 67 years of age.
21 March 2016
Qamrul asked to give fresh explanation
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque to reappear before it on March 27 over a contempt rule against them.
20 March 2016
Charges pressed against SC lawyer Shakila, 27 others
Law enforcers submits a charge sheet against 28 people including Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana, arrested for funding militants, in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.
20 March 2016
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.
20 March 2016
Nizami to seek SC review
Convicted war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami would seek a review of the Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty handed down by a special tribunal in October 2014.
16 March 2016
Court asks 2 ministers to appear on March 20
The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned the hearing until March 20 on the contempt rule against two ministers for
15 March 2016
Contempt rule hearing on 2 ministers Mar 20
The Supreme Court has adjourned the contempt rule hearing against Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque for their comment against the chief justice and sets March 20 for hearing the rule.
15 March 2016
Qamrul offers apology to SC
Food Minister Qamrul Islam yesterday offered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for his remarks over the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.
14 March 2016