Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Ordinance was later substituted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (with effect from 1 November 2007). [5] While Judicial Magistrates are appointed from the persons employed in Bangladesh Judicial Service, [6] Executive Magistrates are appointed from the members of Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration). [7]
The Bangladesh Code is an official compilation and codification of laws in Bangladesh, which is published by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The code was initiated in 1973 and first published in 1977. It has 47 volumes, of which 24 are in English and 23 are in Bengali. The code includes ...
The code was amended in 1976 with the introduction of the metropolitan police and came to effect in 1979. [4] This amended ordinance made it essential for the government to establish the separate metropolitan session courts for metropolitan areas. [3] [5] Currently, there five Metropolitan courts are in function in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Code has been published since 1977. Most of its laws, dating between 1836 and 1987, are in English. Following a government circular in 1987, the code has been published primarily in Bengali. The language of the Supreme Court and High Court is English. However, most magistrates courts and district courts use Bengali. The lack of a ...
The jurisdiction of the High Court is described in Article 101 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. The High Court Division will deal with original cases, appeals and other judicial functions. Also, under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, writ petitions and company and army divisions have original jurisdiction in certain limited ...
Metropolitan Magistrate Court is special type of magistrate court which is only found in metropolitan areas of Bangladesh. [1] The 1976 instruct the government of Bangladesh to establish separate type of courts only for the metropolitan area. Metropolitan Magistrate Court is the second tier of court which is presided by Judicial Magistrates. [2]
The Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the appellate court in Bangladesh. [1] The Appellate Division is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases, with appellate review authority over judgements of the High Court Division. [2] [3] The Court is composed of 6 judges, led by its Chief Justice, Syed Refaat Ahmed.
Bangladesh has a huge backlog of unresolved cases both civil and criminal. [23] Political clout is believed to be the main factor behind most of the unsolved murder cases. [24] According to Global Impunity Index of CJP published on 27 October 2016, Bangladesh occupies 11th position in the list where journalists are slain and killers go free. [25]