Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday submitted the draft of the rules of the discipline and code of conducts for the subordinate court judges to Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha.
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Argentina sentences 4 judges for dictatorship-era crimes
Buenos Aires, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – Four former federal judges in Argentina have sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s last dictatorship in a ruling human rights groups are calling historic for punishing the…
Thailand: Trafficking Convictions Important Step Forward
A Thai criminal court’s sentencing of 62 people, including a military general, too long prison terms for their mistreatment of Rohingya migrants is a major step in combatting human trafficking in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities should…
HC rule against DU decision to send a teacher on forced leave
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday issued a rule on the legality of a Dhaka University (DU) syndicate decision that has been taken to send Assistant Professor Rushad Faridi on forced leave.
Death sentence of two JMB activists commuted to life in prison
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentences of two activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh to life imprisonment in connection with a case filed for their involvement in the series bomb blasts in…
Polish President Andrzej Duda to veto controversial court laws
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he will veto a controversial legislative package that would have given the government more control over the judiciary, in a surprise move that appears to have caught his own allies in the ruling Law…
Sohel confesses to involvement in Gulshan Café attack
Dhaka – Sohel Mashfuz arrested from Chapainawabganj, a “Neo JMB” militant on Sunday made a confessional statement before a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in supplying bombs for July 1 Dhaka cafe attack.
SC allows another week for Judges’ conduct rues Gazette
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday again allowed the government one more week for issuing the gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules of the subordinate court judges.
N’ganj 7 murders death reference hearing at HC on
Dhaka, July 23 – Describing the sensational seven murders of Narayanganj as a planned incident, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday said people’s confidence in the law enforcement agencies should be reinstated through the verdict in the cases filed over…
Withdraw case filed against students: BNP
Condemning the filing of an attempt-to-murder case against the demonstrating students of seven colleges here, BNP on Saturday demanded the government immediately withdraw it. “Police charged batons and fired bullets on the students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University…
Egyptian court sentences 28 to death over prosecutor killing
An Egyptian court has sentenced 28 people to death for their involvement in the assassination of the country’s prosecutor general in 2015.Saturday’s sentences come after consultation with the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top religious authority, over preliminary death sentences handed to…
Defamation case against UNO: AL leader suspended
Dhaka, July 21 – Barisal Awami League leader Obaidullah Saju, who filed a defamation case against a UNO for publishing a ‘distorted’ photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an official invitation card, was suspended from the party on Friday.
Anisul meets CJ again over Judges’ conduct rules
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq met Chief Justice Surendra Kuman Sinha in connection with issuing a gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for the subordinate court judges.
6 get life imprisonment for murder in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, July 21 – A court here on Thursday convicted six people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2012.
Saudi women arrested for wearing mini scart in public freed
A woman named Khulood was interrogated yesterday in Riyadh and handed over for prosecution. Her transgression? Wearing “indecent” clothing. But the same night, Saudi authorities released her without charge. A brief Snapchat video of Khulood appeared over the weekend with…
Man who raped daughter awarded 30 years in jail
A court on Thursday sentenced a man to 30 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping his 14-year old daughter in Sadar upazila.The convicted man was identified as Hanif Uddin, 42, son of late Abdul Khaleq, resident of Dhopaghat Hodipara village in…
Youth gets life term for killing aunt in Chandpur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for killing his aunt in 2014.The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000.
HC scraps Haimchar UP chairman’s bail
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped the bail of Chandpur’s Haimchar Upazila Chairman Nur Hossain Patwary in a case filed for walking over a so-called ‘human bridge’.
Bribe taker BSC Chief Engineer put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed chief engineer of shipping department AKM Fakhrul Islam on a two-day remand in a case filed against him for taking a bribe.
Angolan Constitutional Court upholds freedom of association
Angola’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a presidential decree that imposed severe restrictions on civil society groups violates the constitution. The ruling provides a big boost to nongovernmental organizations that operate in a politically contentious environment in which the courts…
Three to die for killing boatman
A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila.The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district, Rasel Mollah…
Housewife convicted for torturing domestic help
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday sentenced a housewife to life term imprisonment in a case filed for torturing an 11-year- old domestic help and dumping her into a dustbin assuming her dead in…
Mobile court to continue for 2 more weeks
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court High Court order for two more weeks that declared mobile courts, conducted by executive magistrates contradictory to the Constitution of the country.
SC extends time for Judges’ Conduct Rules gazette
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday allowed one week for the government to publish the gazette notification on the disciplinary and conduct rules for the sub-ordinate court judges.
HC summons Akhaura Thana OC
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Akhaura Police Station in Brahmanbaria district to appear before it on July 23 for mentioning a businessman as dead although he was alive.
Biswajit murder death ref verdict Aug 6
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed August 6 to deliver its verdict on the death references and appeals in the Biswajit Das murder case.
Day of international criminal justice
Today, July 17, is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute: the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is the only permanent criminal court that holds perpetrators of…
Govt to finalise by Judges’ conduct rules next week
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday afternoon said that the government will finalise the rules determining the discipline and code of conduct for the sub-ordinate court judges by the next week.
Arrest warrant issued against cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued arrest warrant against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed by a woman, who claimed herself as his wife.
Indian SC slams Centre for defying its conservation of wetlands order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday blasted the Centre for not complying with its order to frame rules for preservation of wetlands and warned that it would send the environment secretary behind bars if the government failed to give…