Bangladesh Judiciary

An ex-chief justice on the dock: How Hasina broke the judiciary

Restoring public faith in the judiciary is now more urgent than ever.

Make wealth disclosure mandatory for judges

Transparency is key to ensuring judicial integrity

A misguided approach to justice

Concerns about judges must follow due process

For true democracy, we need checks and balances of power

When the constitution and laws of a country of 170 million people allow and enable one individual to have complete control over the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government, can that country genuinely be considered democratic?

Did Dr Yunus deserve such denigration?

Human rights defenders have rightly expressed concerns about his conviction

Judiciary must be above politicisation

We need concrete actions, not mere acknowledgements, to keep the judiciary free of corruption and interference.

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing

We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.

Huge case backlog only hurting citizens

Urgent solution is needed to this longstanding problem in Bangladesh's judicial process

Delayed bail is delayed justice

Why will Bushra have to languish in jail if she’s innocent?

July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025

An ex-chief justice on the dock: How Hasina broke the judiciary

Restoring public faith in the judiciary is now more urgent than ever.

January 7, 2025
January 7, 2025

Make wealth disclosure mandatory for judges

Transparency is key to ensuring judicial integrity

October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024

A misguided approach to justice

Concerns about judges must follow due process

August 18, 2024
August 18, 2024

For true democracy, we need checks and balances of power

When the constitution and laws of a country of 170 million people allow and enable one individual to have complete control over the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government, can that country genuinely be considered democratic?

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Did Dr Yunus deserve such denigration?

Human rights defenders have rightly expressed concerns about his conviction

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Judiciary must be above politicisation

We need concrete actions, not mere acknowledgements, to keep the judiciary free of corruption and interference.

September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing

We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.

April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023

Huge case backlog only hurting citizens

Urgent solution is needed to this longstanding problem in Bangladesh's judicial process

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

Delayed bail is delayed justice

Why will Bushra have to languish in jail if she’s innocent?

October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022

Apex court hamstrung by a judge crisis

Appointing more judges key to clearing huge case backlogs