Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: December Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in December 2021. Declaring denial of government jobs to the qualified ones for not having any land as a permanent address unacceptable Mim Akhter, a resident […] Written by Arman Hossain January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: November Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in November 2021. The AD seized the sessional power of a judge for violating the court’s stay order on bail The erstwhile judge of Dhaka Women […] Written by Tasnim Nusrat Reza December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: October Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in October 2021. Rejecting a writ petition where the court’s directives on the enactment of a law for the formation of Election Commission (EC) were sought After the statement made by […] Written by Sazzad Ali Sakib November 30, 2021November 30, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: September Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in September 2021. Issuing a rule on why road crash compensation fund should not be made On August 17 five SC lawyers served a legal notice to the defendants including the […] Written by Nowshin Noor October 31, 2021November 1, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: August (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in August 2021. Issuing rule to formulate policy to prevent bullying at educational institutions On 16 August 2021 Tanvir Ahmed, a HCD lawyer, filed a writ petition (WP) to stop bullying […] Written by Shah Maruf September 30, 2021October 2, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: July Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in July 2021. Ensuring health safety while arresting lockdown violators On 25 August the HCD urged the attorney general to meet with the relevant authorities to guarantee that health safety standards […] Written by Nowshin Noor August 31, 2021September 1, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: June Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in June 2021. Issuing a rule regarding the usage of derogatory phrases in Talaq notice The HCD bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman in a writ […] Written by Omar Faruque Talukder July 31, 2021July 31, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: May Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in May 2021. HCD’s direction to S Alam Group to pay tk 5 lakh each to victims’ families Two writ petitions were filed before the HCD […] Written by Tasnim Nusrat Reza June 30, 2021September 30, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 Uncategorized From the Court Corridor: April 2021 Edition This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in April 2021. Directing the United Hospital authority to compensate the families of victims of fire incident at the hospital On 27 May 2020 four men and […] Written by Shah Maruf May 31, 2021July 13, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: March Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in March 2021. Setting a maximum ten years jail period for children and banning the recording of child’s statement as evidence As grim as it sounds, in 2011 a Speedy Trial […] Written by Nowshin Noor April 30, 2021May 26, 2021
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How to Read a Judgement Reading judgments is nothing less than art, and the beauty is in the details. It takes much time and effort to navigate and comprehend the complicated passages. It is essential to know the constituents of a judgment to read it effectively. Generally, you will find the name of the court, the names of the judges […] Written by Sadika Nousheen February 2, 2024February 2, 2024
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From the Court Corridor: October 2023 This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in October 2023. HCD orders to follow guidelines at hospitals to prevent unnecessary Cesarean Sections (CS) On 12 October 2023, the HCD directed the government to […] Written by Nazia Zarin Orna April 3, 2024April 3, 2024
From the Court Corridor: September 2023 This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in September 2023. AD issued a written order prohibiting rallies on court premises Earlier on 29 August 2023, in response to a conference and rally held […] Written by Meherin Sultana Mim April 3, 2024April 3, 2024
From the Court Corridor: August 2023 This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in August 2023. No order directing surrender of the accused before the lower Court in case of anticipatory bail On 27 August 2023, a four-member bench […] Written by Tasmim Jahan Neeha March 9, 2024March 9, 2024
Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […] Written by Forhad Ahmed September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […] Written by Nishat Tasnim Hridi September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
Unravelling the Review Petition Judgment of the 16th Amendment Case Introduction On 20 October 2024, the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered the judgment of the civil review petition challenging the decision of the AD in the 16th amendment appeal case. While the review judgment primarily deals with the question of explicitly restoring Article 96(8), it also examines several other […] Written by Mohammad Foysal August 23, 2025September 22, 2025
FROM THE COURT CORRIDOR: MARCH 2024 This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in March 2024. AD stayed HCD’s order: primary and secondary schools will remain open during Ramadan On 8 February, when the government amended the holiday list […] Written by Meherin Sultana Mim August 2, 2025August 2, 2025