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Independent panel to probe complaints against law enforcers yet to be a reality

No final hearing of HC rule for two years

Muhammad Yeasin

Independent panel to probe complaints against law enforcers yet to be a reality

Although a High Court Division issued a rule two years back over the formation of an independent commission to investigate the complaints against the law enforcement agencies members, but the final hearing is yet to take place.Refereeing to many cases, lawyers concerned opined that in sometimes the probe body of law enforcers do not find ...

Attachment Of Benazirs Properties

Two ways open for ex-IGP: To move HC or wait for exoneration of ACC

Muhammad Yeasin

There are two ways open for former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed to move against the lower court order that ordered police to confiscate all the moveable and immovable properties of former IGP. One is Benazir could move the High Court seeking a stay on the lower courts order an the other is ...

HC orders fitness test of vehicles twice a year

Muhammad Yeasin

The High Court in a full text ordered the authorities concerned to conduct the fitness test of buses, minibuses and trucks compulsorily twice a year besides controlling the speed of vehicles.The High Court verdict also ordered the authorities concerned to fine the drivers and assistants of buses and mini buses if they board and disembark ...

Architects of false cases remain untouched

Sufferers seldom file counter cases

Muhammad Yeasin

Architects of false cases remain untouched

Ekramul Ahsan Kanchan, a resident of Shantinagar, whose life became miserable in moving from one court to another seeking bail in connection with 49 false cases filed against him by a Pir syndicate, has finally got relief after filing writ petition with the High Court.He filed the writ with the High Court on June 7 ...

Labour Appellate Tribunal running without chairman

Muhammad Yeasin

The Labour Appellate Tribunal is being run without a chairman since March 9 causing immense sufferings for the justice seekers. A labour court consists of a chairman and two members -- one representing the worker and the other representing the employer.The chairman, who is a judge, picks the two members to constitute the court for ...

HC directives on road safety ignored

Muhammad Yeasin

Despite the High Courts specific directives to ensure road safety across Bangladesh, the governments initiatives are not visible, resulting in unwanted deaths following unabated road accidents.In a report released by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on Saturday stated that at least 407 people were killed and 1,398 others injured in 399 road crashes in just 15 ...

Road safety inadequate despite HC directives

Muhammad Yeasin

Though the High Court issued 22 specific directives in 2015 to ensure road safety across Bangladesh, the governments initiatives are not visible, resulting in unwanted deaths following unabated road accidents.They expressed their concern about the growing number of deaths due to unstoppable road accidents and blamed the lack of firm determination on the part of ...

Issue: Executive Magistrate’s Role

Six-year drag on appeal over mobile court operations

Muhammad Yeasin

The state appeal against the High Court orders that declared the mobile court operation by the executive magistrate as illegal and unconstitutional have been pending before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for more than six years for disposal. Neither the government nor the petitioners are yet to take any step before the apex ...

50 appeals on war crimes pending with SC for disposal

Muhammad Yeasin

At least 50 appeals filed by convicted war criminals or the government challenging the tribunals verdict have been pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for disposal.Legal experts, investigators, prosecutors opined that the cases pending in the Appellate Division should be disposed of expeditiously.The International Crimes Tribunal was formed in 2010 for the ...

Conviction, disposal rate of ACC cases drops

Muhammad Yeasin

Both the conviction and the disposal rate of the corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission have fallen in the last one year, according to a commission statistics. The lower courts disposed of only 341 cases in the last year. With this, the rate of disposal of ongoing cases stands at 10 percent.The data shows ...