RUMANA CASE; Police rebuked for delay in arrest

The High Court on June 16 censured police officers for their failure to arrest Rumana Manzur's husband, accused of torturing her, until it served a ruling.

A bench comprising justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Gobinda Chandra Tagore on Thursday also said they would monitor the matter for a month.

Hearing on 8th amendment begins; amicus curiae for settlement of state religion issue in Parliament

The hearing on a writ petition challenging the validity of the insertion of Islam as state religion by 8th amendment of the Constitution began with deliberations by the amici curiae (friends of the court) in the High Court on Thursday (June 16).

All the three amici curiae expressed the identical view that the issue be left for the parliament as it enjoys the sovereign authority to amend the Constitution.

HC refrains Bogra judge from duty; Orders probe into role of 3 PPs in out-of-court settlement of murder case

The High Court (HC) yesterday (June 16) directed the district and sessions judge of Bogra to refrain from performing judicial functions for next one month for dismissing a sensational murder case on the ground of an out-of-court settlement.

During a hearing on a suo moto rule, the HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore also asked District and Sessions Judge M Mofizul Islam to explain why he would not be dismissed from service.

77 Illegal Housing Projects; HC blocks way to realtors' fair

The High Court yesterday (June 16) directed Rajuk to make sure that illegal housing projects cannot take part in the ongoing Rehab fair or display their ads.

Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (Rehab) is holding a four-day fair at the city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre with a good number of housing projects earlier declared illegal by the court.