Dhaka, June 04 – The High Court set Monday to deliver its verdict on the death reference, and appeal of Oishee Rahman against the death penalty awarded to her for killing her parents in 2013.
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International environmental criminal court needed
Phyllis Omido Nairobi – The announcement of the winners of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize is an opportunity to celebrate activist leaders. But it is also a moment to recognize just how much courage their efforts (and those of a…
Dhaka welcomes US Senate move to probe Hillary-Yunus link
Dhaka – The government has welcomed the move of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary to look into then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s alleged hands in the interference in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.…
US body on judiciary seeks info over Hillary’s link to Yunus
Dhaka – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary has asked the US State Department for information on whether then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her position to intervene in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus by a ‘sovereign…
Verdict in appeal over 16th amendment decision any day
Dhaka – The hearing of the appeal filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the High Court order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution ended on Thursday at about 1.15 pm.
New gas price effective from Thursday
Dhaka – The new gas price is going be effective from Thursday as the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court order that stayed for six months a government decision for raising gas prices for all consumers with effect…
SC stays BNP leader Moudud’s Niko graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in Niko graft case for three months. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
Charges framed for bomb attack on Ahmedia holy place
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against 10 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the case filed about the bomb blast at Hussaini Dalan in old Dhaka in 2015. Later, Judge…
Court summons Emran Sarkar for defaming PM
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday summoned Ganojagaran Mancho spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed against them for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Imran, Sanatan summoned for defaming PM
Dhaka – A court here summoned on Wednesday Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman asked them…
HC summons Ashulia OC to explain conduct
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday summoned the Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Ashulia Police Station to explain as to why a Jahangirnagar University student and also an accused in a vandalism case, was kept…
Court stay on gas price hike 2nd phase goes
The chamber court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had stayed for six months the second phase of the gas price hike scheduled to become effective from June 1. There is no legal bar for the government to execute…
Banani rape case: Court asks to submit probe report June 19
Dhaka – The court here on Monday fixed June 19 as the date to submit the probe report of a case filed over the alleged rape of two private university students in Banani. UNB news reported
SC upholds Aslam Chy’s bail in sedition case
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that previously granted bail to BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case filed with Gulshan Police Station. UNB news reported
Full verdict in blogger Rajib murder case published
Dhaka – A 163-page verdict for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider in 2015 was published on the Supreme Court website on Sunday, sentencing two people to death, another to life term and six others to different jail terms. UNB news…
Statue removal: 4 arrestees get bail
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday granted bail to four people, arrested during protests against the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises, in a case filed for attempting to kill police and obstructing…
SC statue not Themis’ real copy: Law Minister
Dhaka – Defending the removal of the statue from the Supreme Court premises, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said it was not the real representation of Greek goddess Themis. UNB news reported
Police cordon off ‘militant den’ in Savar
Savar – Police on Friday afternoon cordoned off a five-storey building in Genda area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, suspecting it a militant hideout. UNB news agency reported
Now Hefajat wants removal of all statues
Dhaka – The Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, a Chittagong-based Islamist group, expressing satisfaction over removal of statue of the lady justice from the Supreme Court premises, on Friday placed their fresh demand for removing all the other statues across the country. UNB…
Sculpure removed from BD Seupreme Court area
Dhaka – A Lady Justice statue was removed from Bangladesh’s Supreme Court premises under tight security overnight after Islamist hardliners pressed for its removal for months, the sculptor said Friday.
SC statue removal triggers protests: 8 hurt
Dhaka, May 26 – Police foiled an attempt of leftist student organisations to stage demonstrations in front of High Court Mazar Chattar protesting the removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises.
Greek statue removal SC’s decision: Quader
Gazipur, May 26 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises is the decision of the Supreme Court.
16th Amendment: Lack of two-thirds majority to create crisis: CJ
Dhaka, May 25 – Voicing concern over empowering Parliament to impeach the Supreme Court judges for their incapacity or misconduct, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Thursday said, a vacuum will be created in the country if there is no two-thirds…
JMB activists sentenced to prison
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former chief of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Moulana Saidur Rahman and two others to seven and half years’ imprisonment for subversive activities. Judge KM Imrul Kayes of the Special Judge Court-6 of…
HC asks English medium schools to have committees
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the English medium schools of the country to form managing committees for their respective schools. A High Court bench, comprising Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md Badruzzaman, passed…
People have 90 pc confidence in judiciary: BD Chief Justice
Dhaka, May 24 – Chief Justice SK Sinha on Wednesday said the citizens of the country have over 90 percent confidence in the judiciary.
Taiwan top court rules in favour of gay marriage
Taiwan’s top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. The highest court ruled that current laws preventing members of the same sex from…
Bangladesh judiciary-executive verbal duel deepens
Dhaka – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Tuesday observed that the state is trying to tighten its grip on the apex court after keeping the lower courts under its strong control. “You’ve taken the lower courts under your clutch…
4 get life term for murder in Manikganj
Dhaka-A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Ghior upazila in 2013.The court also fined the lifers–Ripon Ullah, Delwar Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Babu and Ismail Hossain Nuru—Tk 10,000 each.District and sessions…
Indonesian men caned for gay sex
Two men have been caned 83 times each in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being caught having sex. The men stood on stage in white gowns praying while a team of hooded men lashed their backs with a cane.…