Dhaka, 11 Jan – The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Syed Mahmud Hossain on Thursday stayed the order of the High Court that postponed recruitment tests of state-owned Sonali, Rupali and Janata banks and now…
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Khaleda’s lawyers for justice in graft case filed after 1/11
Dhaka, 11 Jan – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’a lawyer Barrisster Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday Claimed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to prove any allegations of graft against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust…
ACC lawyers fail to prove graft allegation, says Khaleda’s lawyer
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer on Thursday said that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has failed to prove any allegations of graft against his client while placing the defence argument in Zia orphanage graft case. Khaleda’s lawyer Zamir Uddin Sarkar concluded his…
Khaleda for punishment against Trust Graft Case witnesses
Dhaka, 10 Jan – On behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, a lawyer yesterday filed a petition seeking punitive action against six witnesses in Zia Orphanage Trust graft and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on the charges of making fake…
Two awarded death for war crimes
Dhaka, 10 Jan – Two persons were awarded death sentence and three others given life in prison for crimes against humanity at Rajnagar of Moulvibazar district during the liberation war of 1971.
Enough confusion for decades: Cauvery verdict in 4 weeks: Indian SC
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said its judgement pertaining to Cauvery water dispute among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others would be delivered within four weeks.
Penalty set for illegal human organ transplantation
Dhaka, Jan 9 – The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday passed the “Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2018” aimed at providing with better health services riding on the improvement in technology and medical science in the country.
New Judges to Appellate Division of SC soon: Law Minister
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said said on Tuesday new judges will be appointed to both the Appellate Division and High Court Division of the Supreme Court soon.
Mobile court to operate until appeals’ settlement: SC
Dhaka, Jan 9 – The operation of mobile court by the executive magistrate will continue until settlement of three appeals filed by the government against the HC verdict over the mobile court act.
Writ for mandatory observance 8 national days rejected
Dhaka, 08 Jan – The High Court of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected the writ petition seeking an order for making mandatory observance of eight national days.
SC upholds Apan Jewellers’ bail
Dhaka, 08 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to the owners of city’s Apan Jewellers.
14 cases against Khaleda shifted to makeshift court
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Prothom Alo File PhotoA total of 14 cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia were shifted to the makeshift court set up at Dhaka Alia Madrasha field. An official order in this regard was…
Khaleda’s cases transferred for the sake of her security: Anisul
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said the government has no political agenda behind transferring cases against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to Bakshibazar temporary court, instead it was done for the sake of her security. “Government…
Man fined for son’s marriage with Rohingya girl
The High Court on Monday fined a man Tk 1 lakh over his son’s marriage with a Rohingya girl, who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, defying a government ban. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chawdhury and Justice…
Law Minister says – Separate judiciary secretariat unrealistic
Dhaka, Jan 7– Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the demand for establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary in the light of the Masdar Hossain case is unrealistic.
SC asks Najmul Huda to surrender before trial court
Dhaka, 07 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday rejected the petition of former minister Nazmul Huda about his surrender before a lower court in a bribe case.
SC Bar Assoc President and Secy get bail
Dhaka, 07 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday granted anticipatory bail to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Zainul Abedin and Secretary Barrister Mahbubuddin Khokon in a vandalism case.
Indian accused of sex assault on US flight
US authorities have arrested an Indian man after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her as she slept in the seat next to him on a US flight. Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 34, was sitting between his own wife and the…
‘Observance of national days to made mandatory’
Dhaka, 04 Jan – Two lawyers filed a writ petition seeking High Court order for making mandatory the observance of eight National Days, including Independence Day and Martyrs Intellectuals Day, for all political parties and citizens. The petition also sought…
HC directs Comilla mayor to surrender in graft case
Dhaka, 04 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku to surrender before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka in a graft case.
Kuwait not S Arabia gave money to Zia Trust: Khaleda
Dhaka, 04 Jan – The Emir of the State of Kuwait had given the money for the Zia Orphanage Trust as donation to preserve the memories of former president Ziaur Rahman.
August 21 grenade case: Hanif seeks acquittal
Dhaka, 03 Jan – The defence of the grenade attack case yesterday continued submitting arguments seeking acquittal of Md Hanif in cases filed in connection with the August 2, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally held at Bangabandhu…
6 lawyers politicising Masdar case: Judicial Service Assoc
Dhaka, Jan 3 – Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA), a platform of lower court judges, on Wednesday alleged that the country’s six renowned lawyers are engaged in an evil attempt to politicise the Masdar Hossain case. The allegation was made…
BD Supreme Court accepts judges conduct rules gazette
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today accepted gazette on lower court judges’ service rules and conduct issued by the government on December 11 last year.
Khaleda’s lawyer tells court: Graft case docs fake
The investigation officer (IO) prepared fake documents to file the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, claimed Khaleda’s lawyer during placing the defence argument for the sixth day on Wednesday. Khaleda Zia’s defence lawyer Advocate AJ…
Aug 21 grenade attack case: Defence argument starts
Dhaka, 02 Dec – The defence in the August 21 grenade attack case on Tuesday begun placing arguments and lawyer of fugitive Md Hanif first took the podium.
Apan Jewellers’ bail stay extended further
Dhaka, 02 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Tuesday) extended their earlier order that stayed the High Court order granting bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers until January 8 in three money laundering cases.
President for unison among 3 organs of state
President M Abdul Hamid today asked the three state organs to work in unison laying priority to the welfare of the country and its people addressing a function to mark the Supreme Court Day. “We have to bear in mind…
Supreme Court Day Tuesday
Dhaka, 01 Jan – The Supreme Court Day will be celebrated for the first time Tuesday amid the vacancy of in the post of chief justice of the apex court of Bangladesh.
Prosecution seeks capital punishment for Tarique in Grenade case
Concluding its argument, the prosecution on Monday sought death penalty for BNP senior vice President Tarique Rahman and 48 other accused in the cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004. Syed Rezaur…