Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ordinance
Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ordinance

The Interim Government has cleared the draft of Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025 in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the Chief Justice. The Council of Advisers, in a meeting on Thursday (January 16), gave the approval and also the final clearance to the proposed...

Three to die for killing EUB student
Three to die for killing EUB student

A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three people to death for killing Ismail Hossain Jisan, a Civil Engineering student of European University of Bangladesh (EUB). Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court-5, Farzana Yeasmin delivered the verdict. The condemned convicts are --...

50 more judges to visit India for training
50 more judges to visit India for training

Another 50 judicial officers from subordinate courts will attend in a training program at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and a State Judicial Academy in India. The ministry of Law has approved the participation, following the Supreme Courts recommendations. Judges at various levels,...

Elon Musk pushes to turn SpaceX's Starbase into a Texas City
Elon Musk pushes to turn SpaceX's Starbase into a Texas City

SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has formally requested to turn its South Texas facility, known as Starbase, into an incorporated city. The company sent a letter to local officials on Thursday, asking for an election to move forward with the plan. Residents of the area, located at Boca Chica...

US judge won't resuscitate rule capping credit card late fees at $8
US judge won't resuscitate rule capping credit card late fees at $8

A federal judge in Texas on Friday denied a request by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to lift an injunction blocking a new U.S. regulation capping credit card late fees at $8. The rule, part of the Biden administrations broader push to eliminate junk fees, has faced opposition from...

Three HC Judges resign
Three HC Judges resign

Three Judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court have submitted their resignation letters to President Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu. The Ministry of Law issued a notification on Tuesday (November 19) stating that the President has accepted the resignations of the three Judges. The...

Travel ban imposed on ex-MPs Mirza Azam, Nixon, Wadud
Travel ban imposed on ex-MPs Mirza Azam, Nixon, Wadud

A Dhaka court on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on former lawmakers Mirza Azam, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon) and his wife Tarin Hossain and Md Abdul Wadud and his wife Marjina Wadud, reports BSS. Acting judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, Ibrahim Miah passed the orders,...