Courts & law

CJ to retire with important cases pending

Shawdesh desk: The chief justice, Hasan Foez Siddique, will retire on September 25 with a number of cases of political and public importance having been pending with the highest court.

DIFE lawyer seeks cancellation of Professor Yunus’s bail

Shawdesh Desk: Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan on Wednesday sought cancellation of bail of Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over

Justice Obaidul Hassan made acting CJ

Shawdesh desk: Justice Obaidul Hassan will act as the chief justice from September 11 to September 18, until the current chief justice takes over the duty again. According to a

Graft case: Sabera Aman lands in jail upon surrender

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Sabera Aman, wife of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, in a case filed over acquiring wealth beyond known income source. Judge of

Rizvi, 6 others indicted in police constable Shamim murder case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court framed charges against 7 leaders and activists of BNP, including its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, in police constable Shamim murder case in 2015.

Keep judiciary free from political influence: CJ on last working day

Shawdesh desk: Chief justice Hasan Foez Siddique on Thursday urged the judges, lawyers and every responsible citizen of the state to keep the judiciary free from political influence. He made

HC rejects Khaleda’s plea to quash Niko case against her

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday rejected summarily a petition filed by main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking cancellation of the proceedings in Niko graft case

SC asks pro-BNP lawyers not to hold demos against judges, courts

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the agitating pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers not to hold rallies, processions and demonstrations against the judges and the