Why foreign counsels not allowed in Bangladesh war crimes tribunal

The International Crimes Tribunal(ICT) has been empowered to try and punish any individual irrespective of his nationality but foreign lawyers have been barred from appearing before the ICT,due to legal complexities, to assist accused persons, concerned lawyers said. 

The matter has attracted attention of the concerned foreigners including US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J Rapp.

Beheading in KSA: HC asks Govt to report in 8 weeks

The High Court on Wednesday wanted to know what steps the government took to protect lives of eightBangladeshi citizens who were beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Over 2500 citizens in Indian jails; No govt steps to bring them back

The government is yet to bring back 189 Bangladeshi citizenslanguishing in different jails in India even after having the High Courtdirectives in this regard.

Contempt of Courts Bill-2011 placed in JS

The Contempt of Courts Bill- 2011 was introduced in the Jatiya Sangsad Tuesday with a proposal for making provision of defining specifically the contempt of court, reports BSS.

Code of Conduct for the Judges

The Supreme Judicial Council headed by their Lordship the Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mr. Justice Latifur Rahman along with two senior most Judge of the Appellate Division Mr Justice Bimendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury (B.B Roy Chowdhury) and Mr. Justice AM Mahmudur Rahman formulated the current prevailing Code of Conduct of the Judges which was published on 7th day of May, 2000. The full text of the Code of Conduct is reproduced below; 

Papers called to an HC bench; JS seat vacation hearing held up

Court proceeding on a petition ina vacation bench of the High Court Division remains suspended for about threeweeks because judges of a regular HC bench, which is closed during the ongoingvacation, have reportedly called the papers, according to sources.

Aminbazar Student Killing by Mob; Cops found 'guilty'; Judicial probe report to SC terms 6 dead innocent

A judicial probe committee has found that the six students, killed in a mob beating in Aminbazar in July this year, were innocent and not robbers, while police on duty at the spot were negligent in saving their lives, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

The committee, formed by a High Court directive, submitted a 200-page sealed report to the Supreme Court registrar yesterday for placing it to the HC bench concerned, but the sources The Daily Star talked to have knowledge of the main finding.