[1] In September 2003, Hasnain and Justice M. A. Matin rejected a contempt of court suit filed by Magistrate Khandker Fatema Begum against United News of Bangladesh, Bhorer Kagoj, and The Daily Star.
[2] The news organizations had reported that the magistrate saluted Mirza Abbas, minister for housing and public works, when he entered her court room as an accused in a defamation case.
[2] Hasnain and Justice Mir Hasmat Ali declared the Voluntary Disclosure of Information Ordinance-2008 which created the Truth and Accountability Commission illegal in November 2008.
[3] The Truth and Accountability Commission was established on 30 July 2008 by the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government to increase the speed of corruption cases.
[4][5][6] The caretaker government had arrested numerous politicians including former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia on corruption charges.