Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed three owners of Apan Jewellers on a one-day remand each in money laundering cases lodged against him.
Category: Courts law
SC extends stay on mobile court by five weeks
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday extended for five more weeks the stay on the High Court (HC) order that declared illegal running mobile courts by executive magistrates. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by acting Chief Justice…
Biman pilot amomg four remanded for militancy
A court here on Wednesday placed four alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, on different terms of remand in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib…
Saudi mission official Khalaf Murder: SC upholds verdict
One gets death, 3 others life term Dhaka, Nov 1 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday upheld the High Court (HC) verdict that sentenced a man to death and three others to life term imprisonment…
Charge framing against ex-MP Pinto’s wife deferred
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tues day deferred the charge framing against 69 persons including late BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pinto’s wife Nasima Akhter Kalpana in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act for setting on fire…
BNP’s protest hartal in Shailkupa for jail term on ex-MP
Jhenidah, Oct 31 – A half-day hartal, was enforced by Shailkupa BNP unit, on Tuesday protesting an eight-year jail term against former lawmaker M A Wahab from Jhenidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency in a 2008 graft case.
BD Cabinet approves tougher legislation on pesticides
The Cabinet today approved a proposed pesticide law suggesting tougher punitive actions against storing and marketing of adulterated bug killers meant for crop protection.
SC rejects Khaleda’s plea for stay of Zia Trust graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday cleared way for the continuation of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. A four-member bench led by acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah passed ‘no order’ on…
HC summons three over faulty c-section in Comilla
The High Court (HC) today summoned three, including Comilla civil surgeon over a botched c-section, where doctor stitched a woman’s womb leaving one of the twin fetus inside. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice…
11 given 20 years in prison for attempt to kill Hasina
Eleven persons were awarded 20 years’ imprisonment each for attempting to assassinate Awami League President Sheikh Hasina in 1989. Judge of the Forth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Md Zahidul Kabir on Sunday delivered the verdict in presence of nine…
‘Grand Jury approves first charges in Trump-Russia probe’
by Phil Helsel A federal grand jury in Washington has approved the first charges in the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller, CNN reported.
Quader accuses Khaleda of telling court all lies about Hasina
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday accused BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of telling a court blatant lies about Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. “Her (Khaleda’s) language is not a political one. This is the language of street. Her…
Australian court disqualifies Deputy PM for dual citizenship
Australia’s High Court on Friday disqualified the deputy prime minister and four senators from sitting in Parliament in a ruling that could cost the government its slender majority in Parliament. The decision to disqualify Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce over…
Google is flying high now, but regulatory threats loom
San Francisco, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Is it possible to win so much that you end up losing? That’s one question facing Google and some of its tech compatriots as they prepare to testify before congressional investigations into Russian meddling…
Warrant of arrest against Imran H Sarkar
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Dr Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Khaleda calls cases filed against her politically motivated
The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case lodged against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and five others till November 2 as the BNP leader could not complete placing her…
Khaleda Zia goes to court Thursday
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka today in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases lodged against her and others. Her counsel of the cases, advocate Zakir…
SC to observe Supreme Court Day on 18 Dec
Dhaka – In a maiden initiative, the Supreme Court authority has decided to observe the date of December 18 in every calendar year as the “Supreme Court Day”. The apex court took the unanimous decision in a full-court meeting led…
Court sends Apan Jeweler owners to jail
Dhaka – Three owners of Dhaka’s Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases as they misused the privilege of their bail which they earlier secured from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
War crimes hearing against six accused ended Monday
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday concluded the hearing in a case file against six persons including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker accused of war crimes for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971…
Dhaka’s Apan Jewelers owners face arrest
Dhaka – Two separate courts under the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka on Monday issued arrest warrants against three owners of Dhaka’s Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases as they misused the privilege of their bail which they earlier…
Arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman in sedition case
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday issued arrest warrants for BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and two journalists of Ekushey Television in a sedition case filed against them.
Govt prepares review plea against 16th Amendment verdict
Dhaka – The government has formed 11-member committee headed by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam for taking preparation in filing a review petition against the 16th amendment verdict
Khaleda is harrassing judiciary seeking time repeatedly: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been disrupting the judiciary’s works by taking time again and again from the court.
Khaleda complains of ‘harassment in name of trial’
Dhaka, Oct 19 – Terming the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case totally a ‘false, baseless and motivated one’, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said she has long been subjected to harassment and sufferings in the name of the trial…
Khaleda obtains bail on appearance – says ‘no embezzlement’
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka, a makeshift court set up at Bakshibazar area in the capital on Thursday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases…
Moosa Bin Shamsher probe report deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday deferred the submission of the investigation report of the case filed against businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher to November 30.
Khaleda to surrender before court Thursday
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court in two cases: the Zia Orphanage Trust and the Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on Thursday.
Judge halts newest Trump travel ban for same woes
Honolulu, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — A federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect, saying the revised order “suffers from precisely the same maladies as…
Legal action awaits Khaleda : Asaduzzaman
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said lawful action will be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.