Dhaka, Jan 26 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday criticised the Home Minister for what he said issuing a threat to their party saying it was not his justified action before the announcement of the verdict…
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‘New IGP to continue current policing’
Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday expressed his hope that the newly appointed IGP will continue present mass people-oriented policing system.
Action in case of chaos over Khaleda verdict: Home Minister
Dhaka, 26 Jan – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said stern actions will be taken if anyone tries to create anarchy centering the verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The Home Minister came up with the warning…
BNP demands withdrawal of cases filed against its leaders
BNP on Thursday demanded the government withdraw 50,000 cases filed against its leaders and activists to create a level-playing field before the 11th parliamentary elections. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the demand at a press…
MSU president quits amid gymnast abuse row
The head of Michigan State University (MSU) has resigned, hours after sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes. Lou Anna Simon had been facing pressure to step down. Nassar worked at MSU between 1997 and 2016.…
HC confirms death in JU student Jubair murder case
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of five convicted people in the 2012 murder case of Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jahangirnagar University.The court also upheld life term to two convicts and acquitted four others.
Philippines Duterte pursues distraction over accountability
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano on Saturday attacked Human Rights Watch for “deliberately misrepresenting” the scale of the killings of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” to create an “unfair and unjust image” of the country. Cayetano also accused…
Harsher punishment for disrupting law & order
A bill, titled ‘The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (amendment) Bill, 2018’ was placed in Parliament on Monday, raising jail term by two years for committing crimes that disrupt law-and-order situation. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan placed the bill and…
Free Rupnagar canal of illegal establishments: HC
Dhaka, Jan 21 -The High Court on Sunday ordered the concerned authorities to take necessary steps for removing the illegal establishments on Rupnagar canal in Mirpur area of the city within one month.
Gatco charge hearing against Khaleda March 4
Dhaka, 21 Jan – The hearing on the charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Gatco graft case was yesterday deferred to March 4.
Chief Justice appointment writ hearing deferred
Dhaka, 21 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday deferred the hearing on a writ petition seeking the appointment of the Chief Justice from Supreme Court lawyers.
Why EU Parliament’s democratic deficit is unfounded
Critiques of EU democracy are currently high on the public agenda, and are by no means only the prerogative of extreme nationalists. Yanis Varoufakis has called the EU a ‘democracy-free zone’ while Nigel Farage believes the Members of the European…
Khaleda alleges Trust graft case documents were forged
Dhaka, 18 Jan – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyers on Wednesday argued that the prosecution’s documents and facts on Zia Orphanage Trust graft case were based on “forgery” and has no substance.
HC halts felling of trees of Jessore Road
The High Court on Thursday stayed the government’s decision to cut down century-old trees on both sides of Benapole-Jessore Highway. A bench of Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Iqbal Kabir Liton passed the order in the morning after hearing…
Stay order on Dhaka North City polls govt’s game: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 17 – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post was stayed with the government’s indication.
No govt. role in HC stay on Dhaka North City polls: Quader
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has no role regarding the court’s stay order on the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls.
Take steps in 6 months to hold Ducsu polls: HC asks DU
Dhaka, Jan 17 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University (DU) authorities to take steps within six months to hold Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) polls.
HC stays Dhaka North City polls for 3 months
Dhaka, Jan 17 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for three months the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post and elections to the councilor posts in 36 new wards.
HC to hear two writs seeking stay on Dhaka North City polls
Dhaka, 16 Jan – The High Court on Tuesday fixed Wednesday to hear two separate writ petitions filed seeking stay on the process for holding election to the mayoral post for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on February 26. After…
Khaleda Zia seeks acquittal From Zia Trust graft case
Dhaka, 17 Jan – The lawyers of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday placed arguments in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case and sought acquittal stating the the BNP leader’s involvement was not proved.
BB Reserve heist report submission deferred
Dhaka, 16 Jam – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the date for submission of the investigation report in the case filed over the theft of Bangladesh Bank’s reserve to February 28.
Bill allowing 4 family-members on bank boards passed
The much-talked-about ‘Bank-Company (Amendment) Bill 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday with a provision to allow upto four members of a family to become directors of any bank and the directors to hold their posts for nine years consecutively.…
3.3 million cases pending with BD courts
A total of 33,09,789 cases are now pending with the higher courts and lower courts across the country according to a statistics placed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq in Parliament on Tuesday. Of these, 28.16 lakh…
HC bench splits on Article 70 that bars floor crossing
Dhaka, 15 Jan – A two-member bench of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday passed a split judgment on a writ petition that challenged legality of Article 70 of the constitution, regarding cancellation of membership of a…
Sedition case against Tarique – three others
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 27 to record the depositions of the witnesses in sedition case filed against BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and thee others for telecasting a…
Niko case: Khaleda – 10 others asked to appear
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused to appear before it on February 4 in the Niko graft case.
SC upholds Chamber Judge’s order for 4G auction
Dhaka, 14 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld an order of the Chamber Judge that stayed a High Court order which put a bar on the tender notice floated by Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission…
Khaleda Zia arrest order compliance deferred
Dhaka, 14 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the compliance report in connection with the arrest of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to February 14 in a defamation case.
Magistrate, OC summoned for sentencing people in custody
Dhaka, 14 Jan – The High Court yesterday summoned four officials including Nirbahi magistrate and officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagora police station of Chittagong district for sentencing a people even after staying under the police custody in connection with criminal case.
Two women out of 4 were raped in home in Chittagong
Dhaka, 15 Jan – Over the rape incident of four women in a home under Karnaphuli police station in Chittagong yesterday (Sunday) the four women gave deposition before a Chittagong Court.