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Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media

Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday outside the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred and one was injured, the judiciarys Mizan Online website reported, adding that the assailant...

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...

Verdict on Khaleda Zia’s appeals tomorrow

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the appeals of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC verdict that on October 30, 2018, enhanced the five years imprisonment handed by the trial court to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case....

No legal weakness found in scrapping 5 cases against Dr Yunus: SC

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) said that there was no legal weakness or interference in scrapping five cases against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus by the High Court. Advocate Mustafizur Rahman Khan, lawyer of Dr Muhammad Yunus, disclosed this observation of the Appellate Division of...

US SC rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in hush money case

A sharply divided US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected US President-elect Donald Trumps final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The courts 5-4 order allows Judge Juan M. Merchan...

Supreme Court launches another helpline number for litigants

The Supreme Court has launched another helpline number to extend quick and uninterrupted judicial services to the litigants. Along with the previous helpline number (01316154216), the litigants or service seekers can submit their complaints and suggestions to the new helpline number over...

SC helpline receives 1000 phone calls in three months

The Supreme Court Helpline has received a total of 1003 phone calls from people across the country in three months since the launch of the helpline services in September last, reports UNB. Out of the total calls, 604 people sought legal advice, while 344 inquired of case-related information....

Judicial activities of SC to remain suspended Thursday

No judicial activities will take place at both the divisions of the Supreme Court on Thursday as a mark of respect for late AF Hassan Ariff, adviser to the ministries of land, and civil aviation and tourism. Hassan Ariff, a former attorney general, died at a private hospital in the capital after...

Writ filed to impose strict measures for New Year festivities

A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking strict measures, including the imposition of Section 144, to prevent fireworks and public gatherings on rooftops, open spaces, and parks in Dhaka on New Years Eve, reports Dhaka Tribune. Supreme Court lawyer Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman filed...

Trump asks Supreme Court to Delay TikTok Ban Law

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay a law that could ban TikTok or require it to be sold. He argues that he needs time after taking office to work on a political resolution to the matter. The court is set to hear arguments in the case on Jan 10, reports Reuters....

Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Courts order granting bail to former state minister for aviation, Mahbub Ali, in connection with the murder of one Siam under Dhakas Mirpur police station, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led...

SC stays HC verdict declaring “Joy Bangla” as national slogan

The Appellate Division imposed a stay on the High Courts ruling that declared Joy Bangla as the national slogan. A four-judge appellate bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed gave the order on Tuesday after hearing the states petition in this regard. Earlier, the state had filed a...

Hearing on stay petition regarding 'Joy Bangla' as national slogan tomorrow

The full bench of the Appellate Division has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday to address the states petition seeking a stay on the High Court verdict declaring Joy Bangla as the national slogan, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member Appellate Division bench led by Justice Ashfaqul Islam set the...

SC upholds HC judgment scrapping 5 cases against CA

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday upheld a High Court judgment that scrapped five labour law cases against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, also the incumbent Chief Adviser of the interim government, reports BSS. A three-member apex court bench headed by Justice Md...

Supreme Court Bar Association demands ban on ISKCON

The Supreme Court Bar Association has demanded a ban on the International Krishna Consciousness Association (ISKCON). In a written statement at a press conference at the Supreme Court Bar auditorium on Thursday, acting secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Mahfuzur Rahman Milon, said,...

SC helpline receives 723 calls in 2 months of launching

The Supreme Court (SC) helpline got 723 calls from justice seekers within two months of its introduction by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, official sources said on Thursday. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Md Shariful Islam told BSS that a total of...

CJ submits Supreme Court's annual report to President

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed submitted the Supreme Courts Annual Report-2023 to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday (November 26). Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam was present at that time. The Chief Justice briefed the President on various...

Ex-chief Justice Ruhul Amin passes away

Former chief Justice Ruhul Amin passed away at the age of 83 early Sunday. He breathed his last at 4:30am while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). In accordance with the traditions of the Supreme Court (SC), judicial activities in both of its divisions will remain...

Strict anti-pollution measures in Delhi to remain in effect for at least 3 more days

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that GRAP-IV, the fourth stage of anti-pollution measures for Delhi and the National Capital Region, will remain in effect for the next 72 hours. The air quality index (AQI) in the city and surrounding areas remained at 371 this morning, still within the very...

Supreme Court stays ex-Addl AG Mehedi’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed a High Court order that granted bail to former additional attorney general Mohammad Mehedi Hassan Chowdhury in a case lodged over a murder took place during the July-August mass uprising. Stay till filling of the regular leave...

No receiver appointment for Beximco Pharma

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the appointment of a receiver to manage Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. However, the court upheld the High Courts decision to appoint receivers for other companies within the Beximco Group. A three-judge bench led by Justice Md Ashfaqul...

Supreme Court to hear Khaleda Zia's petitions on 10 Nov

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed 10 November for hearing two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that doubled her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division...

SC exempts 7 pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charges

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday exempted seven pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charges brought against them for holding press conference against two the then judges of the apex court and bringing out procession on the court premises, reports BSS. Dismissed as...

Chief Justice called full court meeting on November 4

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has called a full court meeting with the participation of all justices from the Supreme Courts Appellate and High Court Divisions. The meeting will take place on Monday afternoon, November 4, in the conference room of the administrative building. A document...

Legal notice sent to ACC asking investigation over ECs and MPs elected without vote

A Supreme Court Lawyer sent legal notice to ACC asking investigation over all the members of parliament (MPs) who were elected without vote in the previous elections and the election commissioners (ECs) who conducted those faulty elections. The legal notice asked to start investigation under the...

Jamaat too files review plea for restoration of caretaker govt system

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has filed a plea seeking a review of the Supreme Court judgment that declared illegal the 13th amendment to the Constitution that had introduced the caretaker government (CG) system. Jamaat counsel Advocate Mohammad Shisier Manir said Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General...

SC restores Jamaat's appeal against verdict declaring registration illegal

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday restored Jamaat-e-Islamis appeal against the High Court verdict that had declared its registration as a political party, illegal, reports BSS. Restored, said the apex courts four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed...