Dhaka – The Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka on Sunday sentenced Asia Pacific University student Mezbaul Alam for life in prison in the Daffodil University student Setu Sarkar murder case filed in 2013.
Category: Courts law
Chief Justice quit because of corruption: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday claimed that it was corruption that prompted Chief Justice Surenda Kumar Sinha to step down from his post.
Court summons Farhar Mazhar and his wife
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday summoned columnist and poet Farhad Mazhar and his wife Farida Akhter January 30 to the court in a case on charges, police brought against him.
Khaleda’s trial part of AL’s ‘election project’: BNP
BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the trial of the cases filed against their chairperson Khaleda Zia is being held as part of the government’s ‘election project’ to cling to power keeping her out of the…
AC Land Biroda exempted from charge, granted apology
Dhaka, 28 Dec – Bhurungamari’s Assistant Commissioner (land) Biroda Rani Ray has been exempted from the charge over sentencing a lawyer illegally, after she offered unconditional apology.
Agora shop chief given 2 years in jail for adulterated ghee
Dhaka, 28 Dec – In a rare verdict, chairman of super chain shop Agora Niaz Rahim has been sentenced for two years in prison and fined Tk 50,000 in two cases on charge of selling adulterated ghee.
Jurisdiction to file graft case against Khaleda questioned
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Mahbub Hossain yesterday questioned the justification to implicate the former premier in Zia orphanage Trust graft case.
Unlawful conviction of Khaleda will bring no good: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday warned that the consequences will not be good if their chairperson Khaleda Zia is convicted unlawfully. “The government is trying to convict our chairperson. We would like to tell the government that…
Indian Lok Sabha okays bill against tripple-talaq
India’s powerful lower house of parliament has approved a bill making the practice of instant divorce illegal and punishable with up to three years imprisonment for offending husbands. The bill came months after India’s Supreme Court ruled that the Muslim…
Khaleda seeks acquittal from Zia Trust graft case
Dhaka, 27 Dec – On behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her lawyer sought acquittal of his client on conclusion their argument for the 2nd day yesterday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Khaleda being harassed for Hasina’s vengeance: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is harassing its chairperson Khaleda Zia in the name of trial in connection with cases filed against her out of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘personal vendetta’. “She (Khaleda) has been appearing before court…
Judges’ conduct rules won’t affect Judiciary – Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said the freedom of the Judiciary will not be affected by the rules which have been issued determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges. The minister came up with the remark while addressing…
Sagar-Runi murder case report deferred again
Dhaka, 26 Dec – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Tuesday again deferred the investigation report submission in the case filed over the sensational murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
Zia Orphanage Trust case defence argues for third day
Dhaka, 26 Dec – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Tuesday adjourned defence argument on behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till Wednesday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Abdur Rezak Khan yesterday placed his…
SC Bar terms review plea against 16th Amendment verdict a conspiracy
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday alleged that the government is conspiring to have revoked the full verdict of the Supreme Court against its verdict on the 16th amendment to the constitution through filing a review petition. SCBA…
AG seeks full cancellation of SC verdict
Dhaka, 24 Dec – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said, ‘We have filed a review petition seeking cancellation of the full verdict delivered by the Supreme Court scraping the 16th constitutional amendment’
Govt seeks SC review of its verdict on 16th Amendment
Dhaka – A review petition against the Supreme Court verdict pronounced on the 16th amendment of the Constitution has been submitted to the respective section of the court. On behalf of the state the 908-page review appeal was submitted on…
Beyond justice – How Yugoslav tribunal made history
Bullet holes, bloodstains and brain matter marked the walls of an empty barn, a crime scene processed to document the worst crime in Europe since the Second World War: the deliberate killings of more than 7,000 men and boys from…
Khaleda’s legal notice ploy to divert people’s attention from graft: AL
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Awami League on Wednesday claimed that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sent the legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina only to divert people’s attention to a different direction from her corruption. Speaking at a press conference…
BNP sends legal notice to PM against money laundering claim
Dhaka 19 Dec – The opposition BNP on Wednesday sent a legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the allegation of money laundering in foreign countries by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Khaleda begins argument in Zia Trust graft case
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia begun placing her, arguments in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Wednesday.
Case filed over stampede death at Mohiuddin’s qulkhwani
Dhaka – An unnatural death case was filed with port city’s Chawkbazar police station on Monday late night over 10 person’s death in a stampede at the qulkhwani of former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at a community centre…
Zia Trust graft case: Prosecution ends argument
The prosecution yesterday completed their argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and five others.
Three get life-term for murder
Dhaka 18 Dec – The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Monday sentenced three persons to life-erm imprisonment in a case filed for killing a man at the capital's Kadamtoli area in 2010.
SC stays Apan Jeweller ownwes’ bail
Dhaka, 18 Dec – The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the bail to three of five Apan Jewellers' owners granted by the High Court till December 21.
Report against Khaleda and 13 others in bomb hurling case deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the investigation report in the case filed against 14 persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for a bomb attack on a procession led…
Legal notice on Govt for appointment of Chief Justice
Dhaka – A legal notice has been served asking the government to take necessary steps for appointing the Chief Justice of the country and more judges to the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court within 72 hours.
HC summons Kurigram executive magistrate for sentencing lawyer
Dhaka, Dec 17 – The High Court on Sunday summoned Biroda Rani Roy, Assistant Commissioner (land) of Bhurungamari Upazila in Kurigram, to appear before it on December 27 in connection with the sentencing of a lawyer through a mobile court…
Sydney man charged for being N Korea’s ‘economic agent’
A man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea, Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said. Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and discussing the…
Apan Jewellers owners secure bail
Dhaka – Three owners of the capital’s Apan Jewellers secured bail from the High Court on Thursday in three separate money laundering cases.