Sex of unborn babies cannot be disclosed: HC
Sex of unborn babies cannot be disclosed: HC

The High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has ruled that the sex of an unborn child cannot be identified or disclosed. The HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque delivered the verdict on February 25, 2024. The full text of the verdict was...

SC upholds ex-chief justice Khairul Haque’s bail in five cases
SC upholds ex-chief justice Khairul Haque’s bail in five cases

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Courts order granting bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in five separate cases. A bench led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury dismissed multiple petitions seeking a stay on the bail orders and rejected...

High Court issues rule on negligence in measles vaccine procurement
High Court issues rule on negligence in measles vaccine procurement

The High Court has issued a rule asking why negligence in the procurement of measles vaccines should not be declared illegal. A bench comprising Justice Razik Al Jalil and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the ruling on Sunday. The concerned lawyer, Purnima Jahan, confirmed the issuance of...

Jamaat MP Amir Hamza granted anticipatory bail in defamation case
Jamaat MP Amir Hamza granted anticipatory bail in defamation case

The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj, reports UNB. A High Court bench comprising Justice Zahid Sarwar Kajal and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order after hearing a petition,...

High Court to run virtual courts twice a week to save energy
High Court to run virtual courts twice a week to save energy

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has decided to operate virtual courts in its High Court Division two days a week in a move aimed at conserving fuel and electricity amid ongoing global economic pressures. According to a High Court Division notification signed by Registrar Muhammad Nurul Amin...

Main Eid Jamaat to be held at Nat’l Eidgah
Main Eid Jamaat to be held at Nat’l Eidgah

The main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation will be held at 8:30am at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital on the Eid day, reports UNB. It will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 9am in case of inclement weather. The decision was taken at a recent inter-ministerial...

Former chief justice Khairul Haque granted bail, release hurdle cleared
Former chief justice Khairul Haque granted bail, release hurdle cleared

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), clearing the final legal barrier to his release. The order was issued by a High Court bench headed by Justice Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain. Following...

HC issues rules over legality of July National Charter, referendum ordinance
HC issues rules over legality of July National Charter, referendum ordinance

The High Court today issued separate rulesquestioning the legality of the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform)Implementation Order, the oath administered to members of the ConstitutionalReform Council and the Referendum Ordinance. A High Court Division bench comprising Justice...

Uncertainty over primary school holidays during Ramadan
Uncertainty over primary school holidays during Ramadan

Uncertainty has arisen over whether government primary schools will remain open during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, after a High Court directive ordered the closure of all types of secondary schools but made no reference to primary institutions. The court instructed that lower secondary...