Dhaka-A court here on Sunday again sent suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan to jail in an arson case.
Category: Courts law
Keep Morshed Khan’s Hong Kong bank account frozen: HC
Dhaka-The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to keep frozen the accounts of BNP Vice-chairman M Morshed Khan, his wife and son with a Hong Kong bank for 10 days in a money laundering case.
SC asks govt to demolish BGMEA building in 90 days
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order that had declared the BGMEA building illegal and asked the government to demolish it within 90 days. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division,…
Court adjourns Khaleda graft case hearing till June 23
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the…
MPs can’t head school management committees: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 as illegal as those allow MPs to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges. As per…
Habiganj’s Muhibor to die; his brother, cousin jailed till death
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to Muhibor Rahman Boro Mia of Baniachang upazila of Habiganj district for crimes against humanity he had committed during the Liberation War in 1971. The tribunal also…
Aslam on seven-day fresh remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand afresh under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code in a case filed over his alleged anti-government activities.
Khaleda files leave-to-appeal against revision rejection
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed two separate leave-to-appeal petitions with the Supreme Court against a High Court order that rejected her two revision petitions seeking cancellation of the lower court order rejecting her two petitions in the Zia…
6 militants get death penalty for Ashulia bank robbery
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tuesday condemned six members of banned Islamist outfits Ansarullah Bangla Team and Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case over a robbery incident at a private bank at Ashulia, on the outskirts…
HC asks for detail on teacher humiliation
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to submit probe reports in detail by June 8 in connection with the humiliation of Narayanganj high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for his alleged offensive comments about religion,…
Steps to amend CrPC only after receiving full SC verdict: Minister
The government will take necessary steps for amending the Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) only after receiving the full Supreme Court verdict, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday. “There’ll be no step for the amendment…
Democracy meaningless sans free press: Justice Sinha
Dhaka – Chief Justice SK Sinha on Wednesday said democracy is meaningless if the freedom of speech and press is not ensured, Unb news agency reported. He came up with the observation while addressing as the chief guest a programme…
High Court orders compensation for “wrong conviction”
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered compensation and immediate release of a man on the ground that he was “wrongly convicted” 15 years ago. Court officials said the single-judge bench of Justice AFM Abdur Rahman overturned the…
SC upholds HC decision against detention, quizzing
Dhaka -The Supreme Court pn Tuesday turned down the appeal of the State against a High Court verdict against making arrests under Sections 54 and 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and against quzzing one without informing victims lawyer and…
HC rule: Why no damages for 13 yrs detention after acquittal
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday asked why a man detained for 13 years after his acquittal by court shall not be paid Tk 2 million in compensation as the detention ‘has violated his fundament rights’. The bench of…
Aslam Chy’s remand hearing on May 30
A Dhaka court on Tuesday set May 30 for hearing on the remand plea of police against BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in two violence cases.
Sagor-Runi murder case probe report submission deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday, once again, re-fixed the date for submission of probe report in the Sagor-Runi murder case, as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) failed to submit the report on May 19 also.
Chinese national held for ATM card forgery on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed Chinese national Zou Jian Hui, 38, arrested on Wednesday on the charge of stealing money from an ATM booth using a fake ATM card, on remand for a day.
Xulhaz murder accused Sihab on fresh remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed Shariful Islam alias Sihab, arrested in connection with killing USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy, on a five-day remand afresh.
Khaleda seeks time in Trust graft case, court warns of arrest warrant
Dhaka – The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date to hear BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement on the charge of embezzling Tk 31.5 million of the Zia Charitable Trust. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of…
Government out to hurriedly convict Khaleda Zia: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to hurriedly finish the cases filed against party chairperson Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. “Cases against Khaleda Zia are in progress. There is a move to complete the cases…
Committee to probe teacher humiliation by MP Osman
Narayanganj – A new five-member committee has been formed to investigate the assault and humiliation of high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for his allegedly offensive comments about religion, unb news agency reported.
Arrest by law enforcers in plainclothes alarming: SC
Dhaka – Observing that any arrest by law enforcers in plainclothes is alarming, the Supreme Court on Tuesday also said the law enforcers will have to be in uniform while arresting anyone’ unb news agency reported.
Bnp joint secretary gen. Aslam put on 7-day remand
A court here on Monday placed BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand for his alleged involvement in an anti-state plot. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sharafuzzaman Ansari passed the order when DB inspector Golam Rabbani produced him…
AUST teacher sent to jail again
A court here on Monday sent Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) teacher Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over sexual harassment of female students of the university. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate…
Sihab accused of Xulhaz murder on police remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) of Dhaka on Sunday placed Shariful Islam alias Sihab, arrested in connection with the killing of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy, on a three-day remand. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad…
Khaleda sued for comments on Joy
A Dhaka court on Sunday morning directed the Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Police Station to investigate into BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy of alleged siphoning $300 million, and to take necessary…
Xulhaz murder suspect held from Kushita
Dhaka – A special team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP has arrested a person on suspicion of the killing of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy from Kushtia district, unb news agency…
Using courts to crush dissent in Ethiopia
Felix Horne For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal…
Report against Khaleda Zia on hurting religious sentiments
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in case filed for Begum Khaleda Zia’s alleged hurting of religious sentiments of the people in 2014.