Court Correspondent Two factory inspectors on Wednesday secured bail after they surrendered to the court in the murder case filed in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza building.
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Allegation against police for tea-stall owners death is proven true
Court Correspondent Allegation of sexual harassment against Sub-Inspector (SI) Ratan Kumar Howlader of capital’s Adabor Police Station has been found true on Wednesday afternoon.
Supreme Court calls halt to Obama climate initiative
President Barack Obama’s plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that the president’s Clean Power Plan could not go forward until all legal challenges were…
Ex-CJ Mahbudul for post retirement order writing with safeguards
Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury on Tuesday recommended formulation of guidelines on writing judgments by the retired judges. He came up with the suggestion while speaking at a discussion at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) auditorium. Ganatantrik Ainjibi…
Shamsuddin accuses Justice Sinha of doing BNP agenda
Dhaka – Former Supreme Court Judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury on Monday alleged that Chief Justice SK Sinha is trying to implement BNP’s agenda being a ‘spokesman of BNP chairperson Khaledia Zia’. “Long time ago, Khaledia Zia had said retired judges…
Justice Shamsuddin says SC ‘agrees to accept his verdicts
After several developments throughout the day, retired Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury says he now can submit the verdicts and orders he wrote after retirement. Senior Appellate Division judge Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah has “agreed to accept the…
Chief justice asks Shamsuddin to return filed
The chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged retired Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury to refrain from speaking to the media about verdicts and court orders.
11 top HuJI leaders sentenced to death, 8 to life term
Dhaka – The banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI) is now suffering from a serious setback as 11 top leaders including its supreme Mufti Abdul Hannan have been sentenced to death, and eight others to life term, official news…
Court takes charges of bomb hurling against 35 BNP leaders
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognisance of charges against BNP’s senior leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and 34 other BNP men on the charge of hurling crude bombs at policemen in March…
Mirza Abbas refused bail
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) rejected bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in two arson cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations of the city. Kamrul Hossain of the court passed the order hearing…
Law to punish Liberation War denial in offing: Anisul
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the government is planning to enact a liberation war denial crimes law. “Formation of a liberation war denial crimes law is the demand of time and the Law Commission is working…
Khaleda Zia to face sedition case legally: Mahbub
Dhaka – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday said their leader Khaleda Zia will legally fight the sedition case filed against her over her remarks on the number of the 1971 Liberation War martyrs. Speaking…
Bill in JS to double salary of MPs, Speaker, Deputy Speaker
A bill was placed in the parliament on Sunday with the proposal to increase salary and other related benefits to the speaker and the deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to almost double, reports agencies. Law, justice and parliamentary affairs…
Court allow BNP men last time
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday allowed last time for hearing on charge framing in a violence case filed against 74 BNP men including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
95 lower court judges promoted
The government has promoted some 95 senior assistant judges to the rank of joint judge.The Law Ministry issued an order in this regard on Tuesday, said Law Division Secretary Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Zahirul Haque.He said the judges were promoted…
Khaleda doesn’t appear to court
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed January 21 for cross-examining the Investigation Officer in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case.
Child gets bail after passing 1.5 yrs in jail
Staff Reporter After experiencing around one and half years in jail, a Dhaka Court yesterday granted bail to a child who was arrested in a explosives case during the BNP-Jamaat led blockade filed with city’s Airport Police Station.
Sayedee to seek review of his punishment
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee will file a review petition for acquittal even though his death sentence has been reduced to prison until death.His three lawyers and son spoke to journalists of the plans after meeting him at Dhaka Central…
HC asks for fresh summon on Tarique Rahman
The High Court on Tuesday asked authorities to issue a fresh notice on BNP leader Tarique Rahman about his surrender and acceptance of an appeal against a previous lower court verdict in which he was acquitted in a money laundering…
HC for release of Kh Mosharraf soon
The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court (HC) order that granted a conditional bail BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
Chief justice warns Judiciary against usurpation of power by executive
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has asked the judiciary to come forward to stop the executive from usurping all powers.”Beware of the executive; it is trying to take away all our powers,” said Justice Sinha during his inaugural address at…
Three convicts in Kazi Aref murder case hanged
Jessore – Three condemned killers of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) founder president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other party men were hanged at Jessore Central Jail on Thursday night.
ICT takes cognizance of case against two for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday took the charges against two Kishoreganj war crimes suspects – Syed Mohammad Hossain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan – into cognizance for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the War of…
Zia Charitable trust graft case, ACC deposition has been recorded
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday completed recording the depositions of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Harun-ur-Rashid in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case and fixed January 14 for his cross-examination. He is also the…
ICT take cognizance against two Razakars
STAFF REPORTER The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday took the charges against two Kishoreganj war crimes suspects – Syed Mohammad Hossain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan – into cognizance for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the War…
3 to hang for Kazi Aref’s murder
Death sentences of three convicted for the 1999 killings of five JaSad leaders, including its founding president Kazi Aref, will be executed on Thursday.Executions of Safayet Hossain Habib, Anwar Hossain and Rashedul Islam Jhantu will take place at midnight at…
SC clears Nizami death penalty
The Supreme Court has cleared the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami who was earlier awarded the sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation.A four-member top appeals court bench led by Chief Justice…
State to seek review of judgement against Sayedee
Dhaka – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said on Tuesday the state would file a plea seeking review of the Appellate Division judgement that commuted death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee to life imprisonment. The chief state counsel said this while…
Charge-sheet submitted in Kibria murder case
A court of Habiganj on Tuesday afternoon accepted the charge sheet against 32 accused, including former State Minister Lutfozzaman Babar, in the case filed under the Explosive Substances Act in connection with the grenade attack that killed former Finance Minister…
2 get death, 1 life Rajib murder
The verdict on the murder case of blogger and Ganajagaran Mancha activist Ahmed Rajib Haider will be delivered on Thursday, three years after the killing.Judge Sayeed Ahmed of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 fixed the date on Monday after the arguments…