The High Court on Sunday asked Home and Law Secretaries to explain in writing within June 18 as to why sanction has not been granted as posted by the designated court although four months have elapsed in a case filed…
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Rana Plaza collapse: 4 factory owners on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed the owners of four garment factories housed in the collapsed Rana Plaza on a four-day fresh remand in a murder case.
MK Anwar, Dulu get bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to BNP lawmakers MK Anwar and Barkatullah Bulu.
Shibir leader Atikur among 6 held
Law enforcers detained six leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir including its central office Secretary Atikur Rahman from Rampura’s Banasree area of the city on Friday morning.
Court’s cognizance of 5 cases against ex-Speaker
Taking cognizance of the charges of misappropriation of public fund in five separate cases filed against former Speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar and two others, a court here on Thursday set July 11 for hearing on charge framing.
Submit Tazreen probe report on June 9: HC
The High Court on Thursday directed the Home Ministry again to submit on June 9 its report on the fire incident at Tazreen Fashions Ltd that killed 112 workers in November last year.
Babunagari on life support
DhAKA: Secretary General of Hefajat-e-Islam Junaid Babunagari has been kept on life support in capital’s BIRDEM Hospital.
Tarique’s legal notice to Quamrul
Opposition BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday sent a legal notice to State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam for making “defamatory comments” against him.
MK Anwar sent to jail
A Dhaka court Monday sent BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail in a case filed for his “derogatory” comment against Swechhasebak League leader Debashish Biswas.
Mahmudur’s appeal against graft trial rejected
The High Court on Monday rejected Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman’s petition for quashing a corruption case proceedings.
Tarique’s arrest warrant ineffective: Khokan
Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan, lawyer of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, on Monday categorically said warrant against Tarique Rahman by Interpol is “ineffective”.
RAB hauls up 3 people of Chhatra Shibir
Rapid Action Battalion held three people, including literature and cultural affairs secretary of Chhatra Shibir Yasin Arafat, allegedly with huge ammunition and Jihadi books on Saturday night. A source of RAB-3 confirmed it to banglanews through a short message service…
Meet on awareness about law in C’Nawabganj
A view exchange meeting on human rights and legal awareness was arranged by Human Rights and Legal Aid Programme of the non-government organistion BRAC at the conference room of the Chapainawabganj District and Session Judge on Wednesday afternoon.
Appeal to save BGMEA complex
Ready-made garment owners association, BGMEA, on Thursday filed a petition appealing against the High Court ruling to demolish its office building at Hatirjheel on grounds of being constructed illegally.
Hefazat secretary Babunagari ‘confesses’ in custody
(Court Correspondent) Hefajat-e-Islam secretary general Junaid Babunagari on Tuesday gave confessional statement to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka in a case filed for killing a police personnel.
New BGB sector, two battalions launched
A new sector and two battalions of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have started journey in Cox’s Bazar and Khagrachhari districts to ensure better border management.
17-day fresh remand sought for Shibir chief
Police on Monday sought a 17-day fresh remand for Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delwar Hossain in two cases.
Jamuna Group chief, wife, son sued on graft charges
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday filed seven cases with a Dhaka court against Jamuna Group chairman Nurul Islam Babul, his wife Salma Islam and son Shamim Islam on charges of concealing wealth information and dodging tax.
Arrest Tazreen owner forthwith: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to immediately arrest the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd and produce him before it on May 30 in connection with the fire incident at the factory that killed 112 of its workers…
Ziauddin’s contempt rule settled
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 disposed of its rule brought against Ahmed Ziauddin, a Bangladeshi legal expert in Belgium.
Charge framing in Biswajit case May 26
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed May 26 for charge framing against 21 accused in Biswajit Das murder case. Judge of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Session Judge Court Md Jahurul Haque passed the order Sunday after taking the case into cognizance. Of…
Unauthorised pvt varsity campus shut: 2 held
Police shut down the unauthorised campus of America Bangladesh University here and arrested its two officials on Friday night.
Verdict in Nafis case May 30
Bangladesh 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 scheduled to be delivered on May 30.
Aman, Shahjahan, Jahid get HC bail
The High Court on Thursday granted interim bail for six months to BNP joint secretaries general Aman Ullah Aman, M Shahjahan and chairperson’s adviser Dr ZM Jahid Hossain in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
Shibir president on 35-day, Rana’s father 4-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delwar Hossain on another 35 days’ fresh remand in five cases filed with Motijheel and Paltan Police Stations of the capital.
HC clears way for DCC polls
The legal hurdles towards holding elections to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is over as the High Court on Monday discharged the rule it earlier issued upon a writ petition challenging the election process. Delivering the verdict on the…
2 bloggers get bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to two bloggers, arrested in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act-2006 for defaming Islam.
Jamaat leader Yusuf held, sent to jail
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sent Jamaat-e-Islami senior Nayeb-e-Ameer AKM Yusuf to jail on Sunday afternoon.
Jamaat to appeal against verdict
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will appeal against verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 that awarded death sentence to Kamaruzzaman.
Rana on 12-day fresh remand, engineer sent to jail
The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Wednesday sought another 12 days’ fresh remand of Md Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza to a Dhaka court in two separate cases.