Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday gave the Government two more weeks as the last chance for issuing gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of subordinate court judges.
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Ex-Chief Whip Joynal Abedin Farook in jail – arson case
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent BNP leader Joynal Abdin Farook to the jail after he surrendered before it in four arson cases filed with Paltan Police Station of the city in 2015.
Khaleda’s appeal for graft re-investigation rejected
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that rejected a petition of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia seeking order for partial re-investigation in the Zia Orphanage Graft case.
Verdict on Constt 16th amendment Monday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to deliver the verdict on the appeal against a ruling that restored the parliament’s powers to remove judges illegal, on Monday.
Citycell CEO gets bail in bank loan embezzlement case
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday granted bail to Mehboob Chowdhury, the chief executive officer (CEO) of mobile phone operator Citycell, in a case filed for embezzlement of bank loan. -UNB
Judges’ conduct rules: 2 weeks more to publish gazette
Dhaka, July 2 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday gave two weeks’ more to the government to publish the gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges.
Congress is taking back power from Trump?
In ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters, US leading news network CNN has reported. From Russia to the Pentagon budget, Republicans in Congress are proposing new checks to curb…
9 cases against Khaleda: charge hearing 31 July
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) fixed July 31 for hearing on charge framing hearing in nine different cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.
US sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a “close” family or business tie to the United States. –AP/UNB
Helicopter ‘attack’ on Venezuela Supreme Court
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a “terrorist attack”.
Maduro says helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court
Caracas – President Nicolas Maduro said a police helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday in a confusing incident that he called a thwarted “terrorist attack” aimed at ousting him from power. -AP/UNB
5 GOP senators oppose health bill enough to sink it
Washington, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) – Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party’s banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the…
Case filed over motorcade attack motivated: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that Awami League filed a case against their party men with a Chittagong court in connection with Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade attack with an ill-motive to divert the incident…
SL leader held with ‘arms’ in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Jun 22 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a local leader of Sramik League, Affiliate of Awami League, along with ‘firearms and ammunition’ from Paran Sikdar Para in Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar early…
Court sets June 29 for hearing Khaleda’s graft case
A court here on Thursday set June 29 for the next hearing of Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Corruption cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The Special Court-5 judge Md Akhtaruzzaman passed the order after one of Khaleda’s…
Attack on Fakhrul’s Motorcade: 29 BNP men sued
A case has been filed against 26 leaders and activists of BNP alleging that a vehicle of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on their way to Rangamati. Auto-rickshaw driver Md Mohsin filed the…
HC summons OC, UP chairman over whipping up labourer
Dhaka, Jun 22 – The High Court summoned the officer-in-charge of Chandraganj Police Station, Moktar Hossain and Dattapara union parishad chairman Ahsanul Kabir of Laxmipur for whipping a day labourer during a local arbitration.
Legal notice demands cancellation of Excise duty on bank Ac
Dhaka – A legal notice was yesterday sent to the government requesting cancellation of all excise duties on bank accounts within 72 hours.
Detective police sued in Barguna for woman repression
Dhaka, June 20 – A case has been filed against Sub-inspector Abu Zafar of district Detective Branch (DB) of police under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in Barguna on Monday.
Banani private varsity girl rape: Hearing on July 9
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 on Monday took cognizance of the charge-sheet against five persons in the case filed over rape of two private university students in a Banani hotel.
Charge sheet against 9 submitted to BD war crimes tribunal
Dhaka – The prosecution yesterday pressed eight charges against nine persons in a case filed for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War of 1971.
Banani rape: Court accepts charges against all accused
Dhaka – A court here on Monday took cognisance of charges against all the five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in the Banani rape case. -UNB
Khaleda’s Gatco graft case charge hearing July 23
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case filed against 21 persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to July 23.
Manzoor murder case, supplementary report Sept 17
Dhaka – The First Additional District and Session’s Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed September 17 for submission of the supplementary investigation report in Major General Abul Manzoor murder case.
Trump attorney says president not under investigation
Washington – A member of the president’s outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under investigation, days after Trump tweeted about being the target of a “witch hunt.” –AP/UNB
Plea hearing set for Ohio man linked to extremists
Columbus – A federal judge has set a June plea hearing for an Ohio man accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. –AP/UNB
Expert lawyers, investigators join Trump investigation
One hunted terrorists in the 1990s for the FBI and later helped build a case against 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. Another headed the federal task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal of the 2000s. A third has argued more than…
ILO wants BD EPZ labour law draft before enactment
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jun 16 – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an advance copy of the draft Bangladesh Export-Processing Zones (EPZ) Labour Act after a review through a multi-stakeholder approach. It said the draft…
Khaleda graft cases adjourned till 22 June
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday adjourned the hearing in two graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till June 22.
2 journalists sued under ICT act in Khulna
Khulna – A case was filed against two local journalists under section 57 and 66 of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act with Khulna Sadar Police station on Wednesday. -UNB