- BB cuts reverse repo rate by 50 percent
- 14 NBR officials suspended for ‘publicly defying transfer orders’
- Dollar rebounds against taka after BB intervention
- Shanti's hattrick hands 3rd win for Bangladesh after venue change
- Canada keen to expand trade, investment in Bangladesh
- State Mourning declared on July 16
- Ukrainians unimpressed by Trump's 50-day ultimatum to Putin
- Trump reportedly asked Zelensky if Ukraine could strike Moscow
- BSB Global Network chairman Bashar placed on 10-day remand
- Consensus reached on holding referendum for amending caretaker government provision: Ali Riaz
- Archbishop invites Prof Yunus to attend interfaith dialogue in Sept
- BNP firmly opposes PR system of elections
- Govt is prioritizing efforts to prevent erosion along the Teesta: Adviser Rizwana
- Rain halts Bangladesh-Bhutan clash after first half
- Proud to stand with Bangladesh in empowering youth through skills: EU
- E-sports get as official 'Sport' recognition
- 51 EC officials transferred at a time
- None of 144 parties 'passed', get another 15 days
- Dr Yunus doesn’t intend to be declared as "national reformer": Govt
- Palestinian MP killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City
Power deals signed under ousted AL govt to be reviewed: Finance adviser
Interim governments finance adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has announced that all power-related contracts signed during the tenure of the recently ousted Awami League government will be reviewed. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, he said several agreements made under the previous...
HC orders reinstatement of ACC official Sharif, dismissed without cause
The High Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday issued a landmark ruling, ordering the reinstatement of Sharif Uddin, a Deputy Assistant Director at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), who was dismissed without a show-cause notice in 2022. The court, comprising Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice...
Judicial activities to begin in 49 HC benches on Sunday
Judicial activities in 49 benches of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will begin from Sunday morning after the end of the vacation. Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed constituted these benches with specific jurisdictions and it has already been published in the website of the...
Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman acquitted
High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNPs acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in a long-standing corruption case and accepted the appeal of his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, against a three-year jail sentence. The single bench of Justice Md. Khasruzzaman delivered the verdict on Wednesday. Earlier, after...
First-ever public notice issued to appoint HC addl judges
A public notice has been issued inviting applications for the appointment of additional judges to the High Court (HC). This is the first time such a notice has been issued in line with the newly enacted Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025, reports UNB. According to the notice...
Govt awaits court verdict on Ishraque’s swear-in
The Local Government Division has said it is awaiting a court decision regarding the swearing-in of Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), following the latest legal developments surrounding the matter. In a media release issued on Tuesday, the Legal Wing of the...
HC order rejecting writ on Ishraque’s mayoral post published
The High Court on Saturday published the order issued rejecting a writ petition on Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral post. The seven-page order was published on the website of the Supreme Court. The writ petition is not maintainable as the petitioner is not a Locus Standi, the HC...
Sarjis Alam served legal notice over alleged contempt of court
Sarjis Alam has been served with a legal notice by Supreme Court lawyer Md Jasim Uddin over a social media post allegedly disrespecting the High Court. The notice, sent on Saturday, accuses Sarjis Alam of making contemptuous remarks following the dismissal of a writ petition related to the Dhaka...
Govt to form independent board to oversee Nagad operations
The interim government has announced plans to form a new independent board to oversee mobile financial service provider Nagad, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed confirmed on Sunday. The move was decided during a high-level meeting at the secretariat, aimed at restoring proper governance and...
High Court waives 587-day delay in Zubaida's appeal against prison sentence
The High Court of Bangladesh has waived a 587-day delay in the appeal filed by Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, clearing the way for her to challenge her three-year prison sentence. The order was passed on Tuesday (May 13) by a High Court bench led by Justice Md....
HC releases full verdict of Abrar Fahad murder case
The High Court on Saturday released the full verdict that upheld the death penalty of 20 students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) and life imprisonment for five others in Abrar Fahad murder case. The 131-page full verdict was published on the Supreme Courts website....
HC stays DMP order requiring permission for arrests in Uprising cases
The High Court today (April 23) suspended a directive for three months, issued by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) that required higher authorities approval before arresting any accused named in the FIRs related to the July-August Mass Uprising. A High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and...
HC grants six-month extension to probe Sagar-Runi murder case
The High Court has granted another six months for the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. The bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Shikdar Mahmudur Razi passed the order on Tuesday following a time extension petition filed by the state....
PTI, Imran Khan’s sisters file contempt petition against jail authorities
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have filed a contempt petition against Adiala Jail authorities, accusing them of denying meetings with the PTI leader despite court orders. The petition, filed at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday,...