Bolsonaro supporters attack Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court in Brasilia

Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia on Sunday, according to television images. In an echo of the January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Capitol by supporters of former US President Donald Trump, several thousand protesters vandalized buildings and […]

Supreme Court bans bail of BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul and Abbas, hearing on Sunday

When asked about the status of the High Court’s bail order, he said, “The High Court’s judgment was not stayed. So, for now, their judgment is in effect.” “We told the Chambers Court that we will not grant bail within this time period.” A High Court panel comprising Justice Mohammad Salim and Justice Riyaz Uddin […]

Mexico elects first female Supreme Court president

A December media report alleged that another contender for the top job, Justice Yasmin Esquivel, had plagiarized her graduate thesis, amid a debate about who should lead the court. She takes over from Arturo Zaldivar. Esquivel vehemently denied the allegations, which prompted an investigation by his alma mater, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). […]

Iran’s Supreme Court accepts appeals of two protesters sentenced to death

Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted appeals by two protesters sentenced to death because of flaws in the investigation of their cases, the country’s judiciary said on Saturday. “The Supreme Court has accepted the appeals of Mohammad Kubdlu and Saman Saidi Yasin, accused of the recent riots,” the Mizan news agency of the judiciary reported. “Due […]

Bangladeshi lawyer Sara Hussain to head UN panel to probe human rights violations in Iran

The members of the fact-finding mission, who will act in their individual capacities, were requested to present an oral update during an interactive dialogue at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council in June 2023 and present a comprehensive report to the Council. Its findings during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-fifth session to […]

Using the Constitution in the interest of individuals, groups and parties can never be good: President Hamid

He called upon all, irrespective of party affiliations, to play their due role in establishing democracy and rule of law in the country by showing due respect to the Constitution. He said that the Bangladesh Supreme Court since its inception has been playing a very important role as the guardian and protector of the Constitution […]

Government says no to deputy commissioners

According to the Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers, political authority should be divided into three parts; executive, legislative and judiciary. The constitution of Bangladesh also supported this theory. But consecutive governments failed to implement this. Later the Supreme Court directed the government to separate judiciary from the executive.   Two elected governments delayed the […]