A Dhaka court on Thursday heard the further submission on behalf of the prosecution in the case filed over killing of 10 persons in the gruesome Ramna Batamul blasts on Pahela Baishak about 13 years back and fixed February 13…
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Zubair murder: Recording depositions deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred recording the depositions of witnesses in the case filed over the murder of Jahangirnagar University (JU) student Zubair Ahmed, as none of the remaining witnesses appeared to the court on the scheduled day (Thursday).…
Inqilab journalists’ bail petitions rejected
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petitions two journalists of the Daily Inqilab after hearing. Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Jahurul Haque passed the order at noon after hearing on two separate bail petitions.
Moudud, Fakhrul, Mahbub among 8 BNP leaders get HC bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday granted bail to eight BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in separate cases while the Supreme Court upheld the HC bail for two other stalwarts of the party.…
Moudud, Mahbub get HC bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday granted bail to BNP leaders Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Khandker Mahbub Hossain in separate cases. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the order following two bail petitions…
HC dismisses Sohel Rana’s bail pleas
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday dismissed the bail pleas of Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a case filed by Rajdhahi Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
4 senior BNP leaders’ bail upheld by SC
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the bail granted by the High Court to four BNP leaders, including its standing committee members Barrister Moudud Ahmed and MK Anwar, in two cases filed with Motijheel…
Bail prayers of Moudud, 4 others rejected
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail pleas of five top BNP leaders, including party’s Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed, in five cases involving Hifazat-e Islam’s mayhem in Dhaka last year.
ACC sues Tarique’s mother-in-law
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, on graft charges. ACC deputy director RK Majumder filed the case with city’s Ramna Police Station in…
Owner 39 others to be charged in Rana Plaza collapse case
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday fixed February 19 to submit the charge sheet in two cases filed in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza of Savar, near the city. The investigation was completed in the two cases,…
HC stays BRTA circular on test for driving license renewal
Dhaka -The High Court on Wednesday stayed a circular issued by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) allowing renewal of professional driving license without the approval of Driving Competency Test Board (DCTB). A joint HC bench comprising justice Salma Masud…
Journalist admits involvement in Satkhira operation news
The Daily Inqulab journalist Atiqur Rahman on Wednesday made confessional statement admitting his involvement in a case filed in connection with the publication of a report titled ‘Indian Forces Cooperation in the operation of Satkhira’.
ACC grills Bashundhara Group DGM in Judge Motahar inquery
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated a deputy general manager (DGM) of Bashundhara Group for three hours in connection with the alleged accumulation of illegal wealth by former judge Motahar Hossain.
2 to die, 3 get life in Barisal 5-murder case
Barisal – A court here on Tuesday sentenced two siblings to death and three other people to life term imprisonment for the killing of five members of a family in Mehendiganj upazila in 2008.
Khandker Mahbub denied bail, sent to jail
Dhaka – A CMM court here on Tuesday sent BNP chairperson’s adviser Khandker Mahbub Hossain, also the vice chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council, to jail after rejecting both his bail and the IO’s remand prayers in a case filed in…
ACC questions driver, gunman of judge motahar
Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday quizzed the gunman and the driver of the retired special judge Motahar Hossain, who had acquitted the BNP’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman of charges in a money laundering case. ACC deputy director Harun-ur-Rashid questioned driver Shohrab…
Yusuf Trial: Systematic killings by Razakars at Shakharighati in ’71, says PW
“Razakars had perpetrated the systematic killing of Hindus at Sakharighati village of Bagerhat during the Liberation War in which my converted Muslim husband was also a victim of the massacre,” said Ullashini Das as prosecution witness No. 26 while facing…
VoIP haul: 37 foreigners remanded again
A Dhaka court has remanded 37 foreigners, arrested for running illegal VoIP business, in four days’ police custody for further interrogation.
Probe of alleged graft by ex-judge who aquitted Tarique
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz two court stenographers on Thursday in connection with the allegation of illegal wealth accumulation by former judge Motahar Hossain. The Commission has recently sent letters, signed by ACC deputy director and…
Gen Manzoor murder verdict Feb 10; Ershad key accused
Dhaka – After over three decades of his murder in captivity, a Dhaka court on Wednesday set February 10 for delivering its verdict in the Maj Gen Manzoor killing case.
Two ex-ministers sue ‘Jugantar’ for defamation
A defamation case has been filed against Bengali daily ‘Jugantor’ for carrying a ‘false’ report on former ministers MK Alamgir and Dipu Moni. Juba League leader of Chandpur’s Kochua chapter Kazi Enamul Haque Shamim filed the case at Chandpur Senior…
102 crude bombs recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 102 crude bombs from Chowdhury crossing in Chapainawabganj town on Sunday night.
15 sued over Jubo League man killing in Jessore
A case was filed on Friday against 15 people in connection with the killing of Rafiqul Islam Shipon, organising secretary of Jessore town unit of the ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League.
2 students held with crude bombs, bomb ingredients in Ctg
Police arrested two students of an Islamic university in possession of six crude bombs and some bomb making materials at Madambibi in Sitakunda upazila early Friday. –UNB, Chittagong.
12 Jamaat-Shibir activists arrested in Ctg
Chittagong district police arrested 12 activists of Jamaat-Shibir in an overnight drive in Sitakunda and Satkania upazilas of the district last night.
HC to hear Sunday BNP petitions over harassment
The High Court on Thursday fixed January 19 for hearing on the writ petitions filed Wednesday seeking to refrain police from harassing top five BNP leaders, including Barrister Moudud Ahmed, MK Anwar and Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, without due process…
HC’s whipping to give adequate protection to Hindus
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide adequate protection to Hindus after widespread attacks on the minority community during and after the January 5 general election. The court also sought a report from authorities about the…
Policeman killed in Ctg
A police constable was killed by miscreants in the city’s Agrabad area under Double Mooring thana on Monday night.
Court denies bail to Hannan, Rizvi
A court here on Monday rejected the bail petitions of two BNP leaders, including BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) Hannan Shah and its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in two cases filed with Motijheel and Paltan police…
2 held with 14 Molotov cocktails, crude bombs in Chandpur
Police here on Sunday night arrested two people along with eight Molotov cocktails and six crude bombs raiding a medicine store in Natun Bazar area of the town.