The validity of the government's decision was challenged through a writ petition. On March 10, a division bench of the High Court comprising Justices KM Kamrul Kader and Khizir Hayat, after a preliminary hearing on a writ petition, stayed the government's decision for two months and issued a rule in this regard. As the government […]
On the other hand, the country's chief law officer Attorney General AM Amin Uddin said that he can talk on the issue after the hearing on Tuesday. In this context, various schools in Dhaka declared holiday for Tuesday only. Educational institutions said that they will take further action if they get any instructions from the […]
In January 2017, the state appealed against this decision of the High Court. On July 3 the same year, a seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by the then Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha (SK Sinha), unanimously dismissed the appeal. The full decision of the Appellate Division was published on August 1, 2017. […]
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state along with Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammed Morshed and Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy. MD Ruhul Quddus was the defense counsel. Syed Jahangir Alam was elected Mayor of Dinajpur Paurshwa for the third consecutive time. The Local Government Division issued a notification suspending Syed Jahangir Alam […]
The Appellate Division has rejected the Jamaat’s appeal against the High Court order declaring the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal. The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on Sunday as no lawyer appeared for the petitioner. *more to follow…
S Alam has appealed to stop reporting his foreign assets
For example, M Zaheer later said that the 10th and 11th elections would be held under a caretaker government, but that a constitutional amendment could be brought in so that judges were not involved. (Bangladesh News, 10 May 2011). In Bangladesh Pratidin on 2 June 2011, barrister Rafiq-ul-Haq was quoted as saying, “The next two […]
Later, advocate MA Aziz Khan filed a petition against the High Court order and the Election Commission’s gazette notification published on February 13. He also appealed to keep the post of Speaker vacant for fresh elections. The matter was taken up in the Chamber Court of the Appellate Division on 15 May. Stating that the […]
Najmul Huda, a barrister, was one of the founding members of the party formed by Ziaur Rahman, who inducted Hooda into its policy-making body, the National Standing Committee. Khaleda Zia also kept Hooda in the Standing Committee and made him a minister after forming the government in 1991 and 2001. Hooda was expelled once and […]
Two opposition leaders were arrested in connection with a clash between police and BNP men on December 7 in Naya Paltan area of the capital, which was the focus of the party’s Dhaka divisional rally on December 10 last year. The bail applications of Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas were rejected thrice in the court […]
Justice-seeking citizens will need a digital pass to enter the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court from Wednesday. They have to collect it from the Supreme Court website. A copy of the NID card and mobile phone contact will be required to be submitted for the pass. The Supreme Court announced the move through a […]
The Appellate Division has launched digital passes for litigants citing security issues. The Supreme Court administration issued a notification in this regard this morning. The notification states that no litigant can enter the Appellate Division Bench and the area adjacent to the bench without showing the entry pass.
Barrister Kaiser Kamal said that now there is no restriction on the release of the leader of the women’s party. Mo Khokon Mia’s wife Smriti of No. 3 Beradanga area of Rajbari Sadar is a member of Rajbari district unit of Racist Mahila Dal. On November 2 last year, Chamber Judge M Enayatur Rahim of […]
Ziaul Haque Mrida filed a case against the GM Quad on 4 October. After this, Dhaka’s Joint District Sessions Judge Court-1 imposed a temporary ban on GM Kader’s political activities on 30 October. On 6 October, several lawyers including Sheikh Sirajul Islam and Kalim Ullah Mazumdar appeared in the court to plead for the GM […]
On March 9 last year, a High Court division bench of Justice Mohd Moinul Islam Chowdhary and Justice AKM Zaheerul Haque, after hearing a petition filed by the ACC, upheld the trial court’s order sentencing Saleem to 10 years in prison. On February 10 this year, the HC released the full text of the judgement, […]