BNP joint secretary general Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Saturday said they believe they would get back BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed alive soon. “After a meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner we’ve become a bit optimistic that Salahuddin Ahmed is…
The death penalty of Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was executed at the Dhaka Central Jail at 10-31 pm on Saturday night, different sources confirmed last night. The sources said as per norms the IG Prison Brig Gen Syed Iftekharuddin, additional…
The Inspector General of Prisons entered the Dhaka Central Jail along with other officials on Saturday evening in what appeared to be the start of formalities for execution of death row convict Jamaat Leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman Bangladesh authorities are expected…
The Dhaka Central Jail authorities have called the family of death row convict Kamaruzzaman to see him on late Saturday afternoon indicating his death sentence might be executed by the same night. His son Hasan Iqbal said that they had…
The High Court has extended its stay order on the Barapukuria coal mine graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The bench of Justice Md. Nuruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed gave the order, extending the stay by six months on…
Jail authorities on Friday evening apparently postponed a decisioin to go ahead with executing the verdict given against Jamaat Leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman who has remained in a death row for sometime. Earlier two magistrates visited the Dhaka Central Jail to…
Dhaka Central Jail authorities on Wednesday afternoon received the copy of the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the review plea sought by Jamaat leader M Kamaruzzaman against death penalty. The verdict was read out to the Jamaat leader who sought time…
The Investigation Officer (IO) of the Jihad murder case on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet accusing two persons. The case was filed following the death of four-year old Jihad after falling into Wasa’s deep tubewell pipe in Shahjahanpur area. Shahjahanpur…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected bail pleas of Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s in two cases filed for sedition and inciting the army. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Kamrul Hossain Molla rejected the bail plea after hearing. On March…
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sentenced one person to death and four others to imprisonment for life in a case filed on the charge of killing Kabir Hossain of Sonargaon in Narayanganj. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected death-row war crimes convict Kamaruzzaman’s review petition against its previous verdict in favour of his death penalty that was earlier awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal-2. A four-member bench of…
The review petition of Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman, a death row convict in war crimes case, is set to be heared on Monday. A four-member appeals bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha heard the matter on Sunday. Khandaker Mahbub…
Bnp chief Begum Khaleda Zia has been ganted bail in the two graft cases on Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust in the special court that had earlier issued arrest warrant for her inabiliy to be present at hearing during the…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to return her Gulshan residence Sunday after appearing before the special judge’s court at Bakshibazar in the city today, for hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases, according to…
Lawyers of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman Jamaat-e-Islami leader and death-row war crimes convict met him at the Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday. His counsels Shishir Monir, Ehsar A Siddique, Mashiul Alam, Matiur Rahman Akhand and Maujahidul Islam Shahin entered the jail at…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred Jamaat Assistant Secretary General M Kamaruzzaman’s review petition hearing to April 5. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order. Counsels for M Kamaruzzaman…
A trial court has ordered death sentence for seven accused for the murder of Swechhasebak League leader Manir Uddin Manu. In its verdict on Monday, Dhaka’s Fourth Speedy Trial Tribunal found eight people guilty of the 2006 murder in the…
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing in the case filed against 73 people including BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for vandalism and arson June 16.
Eminent jurist Barrister Rafique-ul-Haq yesterday assured Hasina Ahmed, wife of untraced BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed that he would stand by the family and give her legal assistance. He made the assurance when he met Hasina Ahmed at her…
Samedur Rahman alias Mithu Biswas, the younger brother of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, was released early Thursday, hours after he was picked up by people masquerading as detectives. Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)…
BNP chairperson’s adviser and president of Supreme Court Bar Association Khandaker Mahbub Hossain yesterday said the Prime Minister will have to face trial if the government fails to find out whereabouts of Salahuddin.
A Dhaka court on Thursday once again deferred the argument in the case filed against Jatiya Party Chairman and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy HM Ershad and others in the case filed for corruption in connection with the purchase of ruder…
A court of Dhaka on Thursday sentenced two convicts to prison for life for killing Bikalpa Dhara leader Masun in 2004. Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 pronounced the verdict in presence of convit Babul. Another convict…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against eight accused in blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider murder case. Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Md Ruhul Amin passed the order on Wednesday morning and fixed April 21to record the depositions…
A Dhaka court on Monday took cognizance of a charge sheet in the case filed in connection with the death of Mahabubur Rahman Sujon, a garment-waste trader in police custody. Judge-in-Charge KM Imrul Kayes of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court…
The High Court has asked why aspirants would not be given a second chance to take the Dhaka University admission tests. In a rule issued by the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo on…
A Dhaka court on Monday summoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on April 13 in Barapukuria graft case. Judge Hosne Ara Begum of Dhaka Special Judges Court-2 passed the order in the afternoon.
The High Court on Monday further adjourned the hearing till April 8 on its rule asking the government to explain why directions should not be given to find out BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed and bring him before it.…
A Dhaka court on Monday granted a petition of Sonali Bank Limited to include BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the case filed against the directors of Dandy Dyeing Limited for defaulting a loan of Tk 45.49 crore.…
A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail pleas of BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mosaddek Ali and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in five separate cases filed with Motijheel, Paltan, Jatrabari and Mirpur Model Police Stations. Judge-in-Charge of Dhaka’s Metropolitan…