Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia six-month interim bail in a murder case filed over the death of eight people in an…
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UK has no comment on cases, Field about Tarique
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) – British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field has reiterated his government’s position not to comment on individual cases though Bangladesh seeks the UK support to bring back convicted BNP leader Tarique…
BNP’s hunger strike for Khaleda’s release – Manna supports
Dhaka, Apr 7 – BNP on Sunday started a six-hour token hunger strike in the capital demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and her proper treatment. The programme began at the auditorium of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh at…
313 more courts, 346 new magistrates to reduce BD case-jam
Dhaka, Apr 5 – The BD government has planned to set up 313 more courts across the country and appoint 346 judicial magistrates, aiming to reduce the plight of justice-seekers and ease the pressure of mounting cases, official sources said.…
Judge orders mental health tests for accused mosque shooter
Christchurch, April 5 (AP/UNB) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. High Court judge…
Police seek 10-day remand for Wahed Mansion owner
Dhaka, April 04 – City’s Chawkbazar Police on Thursday sought a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of devastating Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed about the death of 70 persons. Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of…
Outgoing Supreme Court Bar president wants Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, April 03 – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) outgoing president Advocate Zainul Abedin yesterday demanded the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been languishing in jail since February 2018. After citing his achievement during his two years…
Case filed over Chattogram case documents theft
Chattogram, Apr 3 (UNB) – A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am…
BD HC wonders over courage by cops to set up courts at night
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday wondered how police can set up courts at night at their desired places to settle disputes. “They take up cases if they find it suitable, or else not. No GD…
Kiron’s bail cancellation hearing in defamation case, April 15
Dhaka, April 02 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed April 15 for hearing on the cancellation of bail granted to Bangladdesh Football Federation’s women wing Chairperson and FIF Council member Mahfuza Akter Kiron in…
Sri Lanka: Don’t end death penalty moratorium – HRW
The Sri Lankan government should drop plans to resume executions, which would end an unofficial 43-year moratorium in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 31, 2019, President Maithripala Sirisena said that a date had been set to resume carrying out…
Chawkbazar fire: Manson owner’s 2 sons sent to jail
Dhaka, April 2 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday sent two sons of the owner of Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar, from where a devastating fire originated on the night of February 20 that killed at least 71 people, to…
Ex-Customs Commissioner sent to jail on illegal property charge
Dhaka, April 01 – A Dhaka court on Monday sent a former Customs Commissioner and former member of Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal to the jail in a graft case filed for acquiring illegal property. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge…
BD High Court asks for report on highrise building fire
Dhaka, April 01 – The High Court (HC)on Monday directed the authorities concerned to submit a detailed report before it about fire suppression systems and fire safety measures in high-rise buildings in the capital city Dhaka. The mayors of Dhaka…
Niko graft case next hearing against Khaleda after 9 days
Dhaka, April 01 – A special judge court of Dhaka on Monday shifted the charge hearing in Niko corruption case to April 10. BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia could not be placed before the court for hearing on charge framing…
SC upholds Ex-MP Rana’s bail in FF Faruk murder case
Dhaka, Apr 1 (UNB) – The Appellate Division on Monday upheld the High Court order that granted bail to former Awami League MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over the killing of freedom fighter and…
SC stays Khaleda’s bail in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Mar 31 (UNB) – The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the deaths of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla…
Driver confesses to offence in mishap killing BUP pupil
Dhaka, March 28 – Suprobhat Paribahan bus driver on Thursday made a confessional statement admitting his offence in the case filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury. Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan…
Holey Artisan Bakery attack case hearing April 3
Dhaka, March 27 -The five gunmen, who attacked Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they launched their attack at the capital’s upscale neighbor-hood, a witness told the court on Wednesday. Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal heard the testimony of…
BD High Court seeks detailed reports on unfit vehicles
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – The High Court on Wednesday asked the concerned authorities to submit a detailed report within April 30 on unfit vehicles plying on the roads across the country and drivers without a valid license. The Chairman…
Sylhet Bus driver, helper put on 5-day remand
Sylhet, Mar 27 (UNB) – A Moulvibazar court on Wednesday placed a bus driver and his helper on a 5-day remand in a case filed over the death of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) student Wasim in a road crash in…
Pakistani court grants bail to ex-PM for medical treatment
Islamabad, Mar 26 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s supreme court has granted six weeks’ bail to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment at a domestic hospital. In Tuesday’s ruling, the court said Sharif — who has heart-related issues — will…
HC stays bail given to MP Rana in murder case
Dhaka, March 25 – The chamber court of the Appellate Division yesterday stayed till March 31 the High Court order that granted bail to former lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in the Freedom Fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case. Now, Rana,…
Avijit murder case transferred to Anti-Terrorism Tribunal
Dhaka, March 25 – Magistrate Sarfuzzaman Ansari of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday transferred blogger, Avijit Roy’s, murder trial to the anti-terrorism tribunal for further hearing. The CMM Court passed the order on Monday, after seeing…
HC revokes sacked AL leader’s bail over polls-time gang rape
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB) – The High Court on Saturday revoked its previous order that granted a one-year interim bail to sacked Awami League leader Ruhul Amin in a case over the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of…
BD High Court bans movie on wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam
Dhaka, March 20 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday banned the making of any movie or drama on Jaha Alam, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years in place of the real accused, in connection with more than two…
Xulhaz, Tonoy murder case report deferred to April 16
Dhaka, March 19 – The submission of the investigation report in connection with the murder of Bangladesh’s lone LGBT magazine founder Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy was Tuesday deferred to April 16 by a Dhaka court. Magistrate…
Court takes cognizance in Dipon murder case
Dhaka, March 20 – The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognizance of the charges against eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in connection with the Faisal Arefin Dipon murder case. Scrutinising the case documents,…
ACC to seek stay on production of Jaha Alam movie
Dhaka, March 18 – The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC is going to file a petition with the High Court today (Tuesday) seeking a stay order on making of a film based on the story of the wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam.…
Next hearing in Gatco graft case against Khaleda April 17
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) – A court here on Monday fixed April 17 for the next hearing in the Gatco corruption case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others as she could not be produced before the court due…