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Category: Courts law
‘No role in Khaleda’s counsel Carlile’s India deportation’
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the government had no role in denial of permission to Khaleda Zia’s British legal consultant Lord Carlile to enter India.
J & J to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation…
Hear Khaleda’s plea against graft case verdict: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the High Court to start the hearing on the review petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against a lower court verdict sentencing five years’ imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage…
Restore Taj Mahal, or destroy it: India SC tells gov’t
India’s Supreme Court has criticised the government for what it calls a “failure” to protect the Taj Mahal, one of the world’s leading tourist attractions.
UN concerned by Myanmar court charges against journos
UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed “grave concern” after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under the 1923 Official Secrets Act in connection with their investigations into a massacre at Inn Din village, Rakhine State.
Khaleda in jail for corruption, says PM Hasina
Pointing at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government did not arrest her out of any political motive but she is in jail after being convicted by the court for the embezzlement of orphans’…
Three quota protest leaders remanded
A court here on Tuesday put three leaders and activists of quota reform movement to two-day remand each in two separate cases filed in connection with an attack on the residence of the Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor (VC) on…
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s bail extended again
A court here on Tuesday again extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till July 17 in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Myanmar must free Reuters journos, drop case: HRW
Myanmar authorities should release two Reuters journalists detained for investigating a military massacre of Rohingya Muslims and drop the case against them, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 2, 2018, a Yangon court will hear final arguments on whether…
Appeal hearings in Zia orphanage trust graft case Monday
Dhaka, July 8 – The High Court Sunday deferred till July 9 (today) the hearing on four appeals in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case in which BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Following a…
Mobile court fines a Ctg Max Hospital Tk 10 lakh
A Mobile court here today fined Taka 10 lakh to much-talked-about Max Hospital for negligence in treatment.The mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam also gave 15 days to Max Hospital authority to correct different irregularities.
BD anti-graft watchdog to quiz 7 over link to Panama Papers
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned for interrogation seven individuals whose names have been appeared in the leaks of Panama Papers and Paradise Papers.
Khaleda’s counsel Lord Carlile unlikely to get entry into India
BNP Chairperson’s legal consultant Lord Alex Carlile is unlikely to get entry into India as the country ‘does not want to see any harm’ in its ongoing friendly relations with Bangladesh.
Pakistani court gives ex-PM Sharif to 10 years in prison
A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal on Friday announced a much-awaited ruling in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, sentencing him to 10 years in prison over purchases of luxury apartments in London.
BNP gradually losing confidence in judiciary: Mahbub
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Friday said their party is gradually losing confidence in the judiciary as the way courts are passing orders in its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s different cases.
17th Const amendment for 50 women seats in BD Parliament
Dhaka, Jul 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked her party MPs to close their gap with grassroots leaders and activists in their respective constituencies as the next general election will be a participatory one.
SC to hear Khaleda’s review petition July 9
The Supreme Court will hear on July 9 a review petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against its order that asked the High Court to dispose of her appeal by July 31 challenging the lower court verdict sentencing her…
Khaleda’s bail pleas in two cases rejected in CMM court
Dhaka, July 5 – Two separate courts here on Thursday rejected the bail petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases — one for celebrating ‘fake’ birthday and the other for undermining the country’s map, national flag and…
Alleged drug seller couple sent to jail
Dhaka, July 4 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent a couple to the jail on the charge selling the drug. Earlier, on Tuesday they were arrested from Rajabari area under Turug Thana of the capital Dhaka.
Court defers report on ‘propaganda’ in quota reform movement
Dhaka, July 4 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred submission of the report in the case filed in connection with provocative propaganda in quota-reform movement.
Charges against 453 Opposition activists admitted in Ctg court
A court here on Wednesday accepted a charge-sheet against 453 leaders and activists of BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in a case filed over the violence in the city on January 5, 2015, the first anniversary of the 2014 general election.
Dipon murder case report on July 31
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed July 31 for submission of the probe report in the case filed over the murder of Jagriti Prokashoni publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon.
Manarat University student murder report deferred
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the investigation report of Manarat International University student Nasim Ahmed murder case to August 01.
Zia Orphanage case appeal hearing deferred to July 8
Dhaka, July 3 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 3) deferred the appeal hearing to July 8 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Khaleda not getting justice, alleges Amir Khasru
BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not getting justice due to political vengeance against her.
Order on Khaleda’s bail pleas in Narail case Jul 17
Dhaka – A court here will deliver its order on July 17 on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over her derogatory remarks about freedom fighters and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Quota movement leader Rashed on 5-day remand
Dhaka, July 2 – The Metropolitan Magistrate Court (MMC) of Dhaka on Monday placed Rashed Khan, Joint Convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, on a five-day remand in a case filed under section 57 of the Information and…
CMM Court to hear 11 cases against Khaleda Aug 5
Dhaka July 1 – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred to August 5 the next hearing in 11 cases filed against Begum Khaleda Zia. The cases include a sedition case for her remarks about the number…
HC to hear 4 appeals Tuesday in Zia Orphanage case
Dhaka, July 1 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed Tuesday, (July 3) for hearing four separate appeals in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in which BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia was sentenced to…