Dhaka, April 5 – A Dhaka court Thursday placed two drivers on a two-day remand each in a case filed in connection with losing an arm of Titumir college student Rajib Hossain.
Category: Courts law
Holey Artisan case: Arms supplier confesses
Dhaka, April 5 – Alleged “Neo JMB” member Hadisur Rahman Sagor, arrested allegedly for supplying arms for Holey Artisan Bakery attack yesterday made confessional statement before a Dhaka court yesterday.
Lula must start prison term, rules Brazil Supreme Court
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. He is facing 12 years in jail on charges of accepting a bribe but had asked to…
Mother, son murder: Prime accused remanded in Sylhet
A court here on Wednesday placed the prime accused in a case over the killing of a woman and her son on a 7-day remand.
Wife’s extramarital affair behind Rangpur PP Rathish murder: Rab
Special public prosecutor Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, found dead in the city early Wednesday five days after he went missing, was killed due to an extramarital affair of his wife, said Rab Director General Benazir Ahmed.
3 get life term for rape in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to life term imprisonemnt for raping a woman at Hossain Dying area in Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj 2015. The lifers are Sohel Babu,27, son of Kasimuddin, Dabir Ali,28, son of…
Rape accused killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
An accused of a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Dulahazra in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.
PP, counsel of Kunio Hoshi murder case, goes missing
The public prosecutor, also the counsel of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case, Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, went missing on Friday morning as two bikers picked him up from in front of his house at Tajhat area, outskirts of the divisional…
Nightclub gunman’s widow sobs as jury finds her not guilty
Miami, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) – The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was acquitted Friday of helping to plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward — a rare and…
Amal Clooney to represent detained Myanmar reporters
Well-known human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team representing two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar. She said “it is clear beyond doubt” that Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were innocent, and called for…
People, not any individual, are country’s owners: Dr. Kamal
Joypurhat, Mar 29 – Quoting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s writing on Constitution, Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said only the people are the owners of the country, not any individual or his/her offspring.
BD SC Bar wants judges recruitment as per const, verdict
Dhaka, Mar 29 – The lawyers of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday demanded the judges’ recruitment to the Appellate Division and High Court division of the Supreme Court according to the constitution and relevant verdicts.
Women’s Economic Inclusion: Legal barriers still widespread
Washington, March 29 – Governments in 65 economies took steps to improve women’s economic inclusion, enacting 87 legal reforms in the past two years, says the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and Law 2018 report, released today.
Rana Plaza owner’s mother sentenced in graft case
Dhaka, March 29 – A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Savar’s Sohel Rana’s mother Morzina Begum to six years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk 20,000 in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth.
Venezuela jailbreak attempt sparks blaze: 68 dead
A total of 68 people died on Wednesday during an attempted jailbreak in Venezuela after a fire engulfed police holding cells in one of the worst tragedies in years in a notoriously violent and overcrowded prison system.
Khaleda falls sick in jail: Rizvi
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia suddenly fell sick in Nazimuddin Road Old Central Jail on Thursday, said party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Khaleda sick – Why punishment won’t be enhanced: HC rule
Dhaka, March 28 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued a rule asking BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and the government to explain as to why the imprisonment term of the BNP leader in Zia Orphanage…
SC to pass order on BGMEA building time plea April 2
Dhaka, March 28 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday decided to pass its order on April 2 on a petition filed by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) seeking time for demolishing the BGMEA Bhaban in…
Two more accused in Garo women murder case confess
Dhaka, March 27 – Two more accused in the Garo women murder case on Tuesday made confessions admitting their involvement in the killing.
Former Power Development Board chief engineer sent to jail
Dhaka, March 27 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court yesterday sent a former top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to the jail rejecting his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption…
SC asks for undertaking on BGMEA office relocation
Dhaka, March 27 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) to give an undertaking saying that it will not file any more time petition over relocating its office…
Court for report on Khaleda’s arrest in ‘fake’ birthday case
Dhaka, 25 March – A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed April 25 to submit report over BNP Chairperson’s Khaleda Zia’s arrest in a case filed against her for celebrating “fake” birthday on August 15.
SC to pass order Tuesday on BGMEA building case
Dhaka, March 25 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday decided to pass order about Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) building on March 27.
ACC’s case against Khaleda motivated: BNP
BNP on Sunday alleged that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an appeal seeking harsher punishment for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case only to fulfill the Prime Minister’s desire.
Pro-BNP panel wins landslide victory in SC Bar polls
Dhaka, Mar 23 – Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance has registered a landslide victory in the the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election defeating the Awami League-led alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad.
DB Inspector murder: Wife of accused testifies
Dhaka, March 22 – Tania Begum, wife of accused Hassan Mahmud in the DB Inspector Md Jalal Uddin murder case, gave statement in connection with the incident, under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Holey Artisan ‘mastermind’, ‘weapon supplier’ put on remand
Dhaka, March 22 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday put on two members of Neo JMB including Hadisur Rahman Sagar on remand. Sagar, allegedly supplied bombs during the Holey Artisan attack. Magistrate Raihanul Haque of…
2 to die for killing woman in Chandpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to death for killing a woman in East Upalata village of Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur in 2016. District and Sessions Judge Saleh Uddin Ahmed pronounced the verdict in presence of…
ACC petition to increase Khaleda’s punishment
Dhaka, March 21 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will appeal to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court to increase the imprisonment term of the former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
Question leakage in police recruitment test
Dhaka, March 21 – An accused in a case filed for leaking questions of police recruitment test was placed on remand for a day to quiz him in connection with the crime.