Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Wednesday) rejected the petition of Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, to drop a case filed against her by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).…
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Move to repeal affordable care act threat to women’s health
Congressional efforts to draft a new version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act may be just as threatening to women across the United States as the previous Republican-sponsored bill, Human Rights Watch said today, based on media…
HC upholds death verdict of 4 in Rajan murder case
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Tuesday) upheld the death penalties awarded to four convicts in the case lodged in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon of in Sylhet.
Appellate Division upholds Barrister Fakhrul’s bail order
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that allowed one-year bail to Barrister AKM Fakhrul Islam, convicted in the case lodged against him in connection with the leakage of the draft…
2 get life term jail in Khulna in illegal drugs case
Dhaka, Apr 11 – A court in Khulna on Tuesday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal drugs.
HC Judges hear Oishee to assess her mental health
Dhaka – In a bid to assess the mental health of death row convict Oishee Rahman, two High Court judges heard her statement in the chamber on Monday.
Writ seeks Greek Goddess statute removal from SC area
Dhaka – A writ was filed with the High Court yesterday (Sunday) seeking removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises. Advocate AK Azad on behalf of his client Mohammad Arifur Rahman filed the writ petition.
SC clears Habiganj mayor Gaus to resume office
Dhaka – The Supreme Court yesterday (Sunday) cleared the way for Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus to resume his official duties.
SC upholds HS ban on tannery waste as fish-poultry feed
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that asked for putting an end to the use of tannery waste as fish and poultry feed.
Magistrate Nazim’s extraordinary work
We salute Assistant commissioner and executive magistrate Nazim Uddin of Bagerhat for having caught redhanded Pakhibaba, Maksudur Rahman Paik and Mahamud hasan Paik. Now they are in the jail.
HC stays arson case against Khaleda for six months
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the trial proceedings of two arson cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia with Darus Salam Police Station in the city for six months.
President rejects clemency for Mufti Hannan
Militant leader Mufti Mohammad Abdul Hannan will have to walk the gallows over the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy as the president has rejected his clemency plea.The Harkat-ul-Jihadi al Islami (HuJI) leader’s accomplices Sharif Shahedul Alam alias…
Indonesian man faced caning for gay sex
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbours reported them to sharia police for having gay sex. Marzuki, the sharia police’s chief investigator, said on Saturday that residents in the…
Supreme Court in focus as Sayedee conviction up for review
Dhaka – They people once again have their eyes on the top judiciary as it brought the two review petitions filed by war crimes convict Delawar Hossain Sayedee and the government against its verdict in the war crimes case.
SC upholds HC stay on Sylhet Mayor’s suspension
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that halted the government order suspending Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury. Chamber Judge Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order, said Ariful’s lawyer Abdul Haque…
The Most Feared Newspaper in France Is Full of Fiction, Scandal, and Puns
Political discourse around the world tends to be driven by sober media stalwarts like the Washington Post, the Times of London, or Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In France, the star of the show is an eight-page weekly that features excruciating…
Cricketer Sunny faces Chargesheet submitted against him
Dhaka, Apr 6 – Police on Thursday submitted a chargesheet against national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
Sayedee verdict review case in SC Cause list
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Wednesday included the review petitions, filed by the government and convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayedee, against its verdict in the case filed against Sayedee for his war crimes, in its…
Cricketer Sunny granted bail in women repression case
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted interim bail to cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed against him by Nasrin Sultana, who claims to be Sunny’s wife.
One sentenced to gallows for rape and killing teenage girl
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in his absence for killing a teenage girl after rape and later he cut the body into 26 slices in the capital’s…
Man to die for killing teen in city after rape
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in the sensational Rumi killing case.The court also fined the condemned convict, Saiduzzaman Bachchu, Tk 1 lakh.
IPU to fight terror, uphold democracy, address inequalities
Dhaka – The five-day long 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly concluded in the Bangladesh capital Wednesday with the vigorous commitment to fight terrorism, uphold democracy and address social, economic and political inequalities.
Attorney gets bail in War Crimes verdict leakage case
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail for one-year bail to Barrister AFM Fakhrul Islam, convicted in the case filed in connection with the leakage of the draft verdict in the war crimes…
Death reduced to life-term in child Rakib murder case
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the death sentence given to two convicts of child Rakib Hawlader murder case to life term imprisonment.
HC stays RCC, Habiganj Poura mayors’ suspension
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the government orders suspending Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus. Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan passed the orders. The court…
HC asks authorities to produce Oishee in court
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Monday) ordered prison authorities to produce Oishee Rahman, sentenced to death for killing her parents, before it on April 10 to observe her mental status.
HC stays suspension of Sylhet Mayor Ariful
The High Court on Monday stayed the government order suspending Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for the second time. Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan passed the order following a petition filed by…
Venezuela’s crumbling façade of democracy
On March 29, the Venezuelan Supreme Court effectively shut down Congress, the only key government institution that remained independent of executive control, making the incredible announcement that it would assume all legislative powers itself or choose some other institution to…
Rid Pharma MD, wife allowed bail in toxic syrup case
A Dhaka court Sunday granted bail to Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director (MD) of Rid Pharmaceuticals Limited and his wife Sheuli Rahman, after the couple sought bail to the court in a case filed against them for the deaths of 28…
Death sentences for blogger Rajib murder confirmed
Dhaka, Apr 2 – The High Court on Sunday upheld a lower court verdict sentencing two people to death, another to life term and six others to different jail terms for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider in 2015.