2nd International law Fest 2020 organised by NILS Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Chapter of the Network for International Law Students (NILS) with the event support of Liberation War Museum organised the 2nd International Law Fest 2020 from 17 to 19 December 2020. Due to the pandemic situation, this year s Law Fest was held virtually. The theme of this year s event was International Conflict & Human Rights . The 2nd International Law Fest 2020 was dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of our great Liberation War 1971.
Luthfunnahar Shancyi, Vice President (Advocacy), NILS Bangladesh with cooperation of the national board members and a team comprising of 40 organisers and volunteers organised the event. Firstly, the International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition was held where 30 teams participated including a team from Nepal. Secondly, a poster presentation competition on gender-based violence & justice for the rape victims took place where 47 participant/teams presented their
Abrar Death Case: SC upholds HC order staying trial of Matiur
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that stayed the trial proceedings of a case filed against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat.
Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed no order on a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the HC order.
The HC stay order on the trial proceedings of the case will now remain in force, Matiur s lawyer Mustafizur Rahman Khan told The Daily Star.
Death of Naimul Abrar: SC upholds HC’s stay order on trial against Prothom Alo editor
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman Star Online Report Star Online Report
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that stayed the trial proceedings of a case filed against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat.
Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed no order on a petition filed by the state, seeking stay on the HC s stay order.
Following the apex court s no order , the HC s stay order on the trial proceedings against Matiur Rahman will remain in force, his lawyer Mustafizur Rahman Khan told The Daily Star.
Hridoy abduction and murder: Appellate Division stays acquittal of 3 convicts Star Online Report Star Online Report
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today stayed for eight weeks a High Court verdict that acquitted three convicted accused who were sentenced to death by the trial court concerned in a case filed for abducting and killing a six-year-old in Cox s Bazar in 2013.
Chamber judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the stay order following a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the HC judgment.
Deputy Attorney General Dr Md Bashir Ullah told The Daily Star that the three convicts of Md Hridoy abduction and murder case will have to remain in condemned cell following the apex court s stay order.
This has happened for the first time in Bangladesh s history. Last week, a group of conscientious citizens called on the President of the Republic to form the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to investigate allegations of graft and other misdeeds committed by the incumbent Election Commission (EC). An eight page memo was attached to the appeal, detailing the alleged gross irregularities committed by the chief election commissioner (CEC) and other members and high officials of the Commission.
Article 96 of Bangladesh s Constitution provides for the formation of the SJC, comprising of the chief justice and two other senior-most judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, to probe allegations against Supreme Court judges, the Election Commission and other constitutional bodies, and recommend removal of individuals involved in the allegations. The concerned citizens were firm in their conviction that the allegations against the present EC will be found true in the probe .