A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 17 years’ rigorous imprisonment for an attempt to kill a person in 2004.
Category: Courts law
21 BNP activists sent to jail in Comilla
A court here on Monday sent 21 local activists of the main opposition BNP to jail rejecting their bail prayer in a case filed for subversive activities.
Section 144 clamped in Natore
The local administrations have imposed section 144 in Boraigram upazila and Gurudaspur upazila for today (Tuesday) as the local Jamaat-e-Islami and ruling party Awami League called separate programmes at the same venue and time.
‘Strengthening village courts for ensuring justice at grassroots stressed’
Speakers at a participatory meeting have stressed for strengthening the village courts through enhancing capacities of all stakeholders including public representatives to ensure justice to the grassroots level rural people.
Appeals for Oishy rejected
All of the pleas filed on behalf of Oishy Rahman, arrested over the murders of her parents, have been scrapped.
Nine ‘ABT Islamists’ on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed nine members of the Islamist outfit ‘Ansarulla Bangla Team’ on a five-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorist Act.
Prosecution Witness testifies against Nizami in ICT
A freedom fighter prosecution witness on Sunday said Pakistan occupation army in association with Razakar and Al Badr, led by Motiur Rahman Nizami, had launched a horrendous operation at three villages in Pabna on May 14, 1971, killing 450 unarmed…
4 held in Lalmonirhat for distributing Jihadi books
Police arrested five people, including four women, along with huge banned books on Jihad from the district town on Saturday.
Ideal Cooperatives MD lands in jail
A court here on Friday sent managing director of Ideal Cooperatives Ltd (ICL) HNM Shafiqur Rahman to jail in a case filed for embezzling Tk 84.50 lakh.
G Azam report: Prosecutors fire broadside at HRW
The prosecutors fired a broadside at the New York-based global rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) for publishing a ‘contemptuous’ report over the International Crimes Tribunal’s judgment on former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam, a 1971 war crimes convict.
MK Anwar secures bail
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member MK Anwar in a case filed under the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Act, 2006.
Rony’s no objection to final report in Salman case
Awami League MP Gulam Maula Rony on Wednesday declared his no objection about the final report of police in the case he filed against the chairman of The Independent TB Salman F Rahman and two journalists of the private TV…
Fakhrul 18 other opposition leaders secure bail
Dhaka,s Additional Metropolitan Session Judges Court on Wednesday granted bail to 19 opposition BNP leaders including its Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other leaders Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Amanullah Aman and Gayes Chandra Roy in a case,…
9 held with arms in 4 dists
Nine people were arrested along with arms and ammunition in Jessore, Bagerhat, Pabna and Madaripur districts on Saturday night and Sunday.
Milky Murder: Chanchal’s aide Shahidul on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed M Shahidul Islam, a close associate of Jubo League leader Sakhawat Hossain Chanchal, on a four-day remand in the Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case.
Rony’s again refused bail
Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Tuesday denied bail to Awami League MP Gulam Maula Rony in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of The Independent Television.
Rony’s bail plea rejected again
A Dhaka court on Tuesday again rejected the bail petition of ruling party MP Golam Maula Rony in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of Independent Television.
Bhola blackout: engineer suspended
The Executive Engineer of Bhola’s Power Development Board (PDB) Mohmmad Ali has been put under temporary suspension for dereliction of duty as the district’s 1800,000 residents have been without power since Saturday night due to some technical snag.
ICT defers Nizami’s trial hearing till Aug 19
DHAKA – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today deferred the hearing in the trial of Matiur Rahman Nizami, charged with committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation, till August 19.
Mojahid files appeal
Dhaka – Convicted Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid on Sunday filed an appeal with the Appellate Division against his capital punishment in the case of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
Verdict against Nafis in US on Eid day likely
Dhaka – Bangladeshi national Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, now detained in the USA for his alleged plot to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan, is awaiting the verdict which is likely to be delivered on Friday, the…
‘Khude Gaanraj’ Jhuma Akhter in police custody.
The first runner-up of the 2008 version of ‘Meridian Channel I Khude Gaanraj’ has been staying at the Victim Support Center of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) near Tejgaon Police Station premises for the last two days.
Jahangir confesses in Milky murder case
Accused Jahangir Mandal made confessional statement while witness Maruf Reza Sagar made depositions in the Milky murder case on Wednesday.
Blogger Asif secures bail again
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to blogger Asif Mohiuddin in the case filed for making alleged derogatory comments in his write-ups about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Pakistanis testify for SQ Chowdhury
ISLAMABAD – A group of Pakistani people filed statements on oath before a Bangladeshi war crime tribunal to save the life of a former member of Bangladeshi parliament.
SC stays HC order on Hajj flights
The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that allowed the Hajj pilgrims to go to Saudi Arabia by any airlines of their choice.
Hall mark chairpersosn Jesmiun gets conditional bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairperson Jesmin Islam subject to payment of Tk one billion every month until their outstanding loan payment of Tk 2,600 crore is completed.
Manning acquitted of aiding enemy, still faces jail term
A military judge on Tuesday found US soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced for handing over documents to WikiLeaks, but he still likely faces a long jail term after being found…
Mahmud sent to jail again
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent back the acting editor of the Daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman to jail on completion of his three-day remand in a case filed in connection with publishing a news…
Seek police help to avert extortion: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday urged the city dwellers to inform the nearest police station if any extortionist demands money over phone ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.