- Bangladesh to chair BIMSTEC for 2 years
- CA joins breakfast meeting on BIMSTEC sidelines
- Holding polls at earliest possible time top priority: CA
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- Deadly fire on Gaza ambulances possible Israeli 'war crimes': UN official
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- Dhaka weather to stay consistent until noon
- White House releases AFTP report, signaling major shift in US trade policy
- South Korea's Constitutional Court ousts impeached President Yoon
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- Turkiye condemns Israel as greatest threat to regional peace
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- Elizabeth Strout, Miranda July shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction
- Mymensingh youth who participated in Ukraine war for Russia dies
- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
6,531 selected assistant teachers to join by March 12
A Supreme Court order on Monday has cleared way for appointing 6,531 candidates as assistant teachers of government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, reports BSS. Following the order, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has granted administrative approval for the...
Supreme Court assists 28,611 people with legal service
The Supreme Court Legal Aid program has provided legal services to 28,611 people at government expense, according to a report published by the National Legal Aid Services Organization, reports BSS. The report covers legal assistance provided from 2009 to January 2025, highlighting the...
Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro over 2022 coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro knew of and approved a plot to assassinate his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as part of a coup attempt, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said Tuesday. Bolsonaro and 33 others have been formally charged with trying to overturn the 2022 election...
JRC recommends no signing on judgements after retirement
Judgments or order of the Supreme Court must be published with the signature of the judge within a maximum of six months after its announcement, aiming at reducing the suffering of litigants and lawyers. No judge including the chief justice will sign any judgment or order after retirement, the...
Proposal to increase retirement age of judges to 70
Judicial reform commission recommended increasing the retirement age for chief justice and Supreme Court judges to 70, raising 3 additional years. Besides, the minimum age for the appointment of additional judges to the High Court has been set at 48 years. The report of the judicial reforms...
Everyone should have ID card to enter Supreme Court
Everyone should have identity cards to enter the Supreme Court of Bangladesh for ensuring overall safety and security of the apex court, official sources said on Saturday. A circular in this regard signed by Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Registrar of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, said...
No alternative of Supreme Court Secretariat
Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed said there is no alternative to establishing an independent prosecution service and a Supreme Court Secretariat to institutionalize the independence of the judiciary. According to a Banglanews24.com report, the Chief Justice made this statement as the chief...
Graft allegation against NCTB chairman: Writ filed
A writ was filed at the High Court on Tuesday, pleading for its direction to probe allegations of corruption against National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) chairman. Supreme Court lawyer Md Kamal Hossain filed the writ, making officials concerned, including the Anti-Corruption Commission...
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...