STAFF REPORTER The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court deferred the hearing on a review petition filed by war crime convict and Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for his wartime…
Category: Governance
Khaleda to surrender today on police station attack case
Court Correspondent BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court to seek bail in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station over petrol bomb attack on a bus that killed a man last year.
SC judges can sign on verdict copies within 6 months of delivery
STAFF REPORTER The Supreme Court in a full verdict has dissolved a long pending issue allowing the judges for six months to put their signature on the copies of the verdict from the date of its delivery in the open…
Khaleda surrenders before court Tuesday
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday will surrender before a trial court here and seek bail as the court has issued a warrant for her arrest in a case filed over an arson attack on a bus at…
SC defers Nizami’s review petition hearing for a week
Dhaka –The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday deferred the hearing for a week on the review petition of condemned war criminal Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami against its verdict upholding the International Crimes Tribunal’s judgment that had sentenced him to…
HC directs govt to arrest Tonu’s killers in 24 hrs
Dhaka –A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the government to arrest the killers of Sohagi Jahan Tonu within 24 hours. Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, moved the HC with…
7 ‘robbers’ held in Moulvibazar
Police in separate drives arrested seven alleged members of a robber gang from Kulaura upazila and deferent places of the district on Saturday.
Quick trial of Tonu killing not possible with obsolete laws: CJ
Terming the existing laws of the country obsolete, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday said it is not possible to arrange the trial of Tonu killing within a short time with the traditional and 18th century’s laws.
‘Tonu killing’s quick trial not possible with obsolete laws’
Dhaka –Terming the existing laws of the country obsolete, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday said it is not possible to arrange the trial of Tonu killing within a short time with the traditional and 18th century’s laws. The Chief…
3 held on garment worker gang-rape charge in Tangail
Tangail – A female garment worker was rapped in a moving bus allegedly by the vehicle’s driver and his two helpers in Dhanbari upazila on Friday morning, UNB news agency reported. Police arrested the three accused early Saturday.
119 hurt in post-polls violence in 9 dists
Dhaka – At least 119 people were injured in post-election violence in Brahmanbaria, Jhenidah, Natore, Panchagarh, Sherpur, Pabna, Manikganj, Faridpur and Bhola districts on Friday, UNB news agency reported. In Brahmanbaria, 40 people were injured in a clash between two…
RAB arrest two allegedly with pistol 3 loaded bullets
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged criminals, including a gunrunner and recovered two firearms along with a pistol loaded with three rounds of bullets from Agargaon New Colony and Mohammafpur areas in the city in separate incidents on Friday…
Sex workers trafficking from Bangladesh to Mumbai brothels rises
The number of women being trafficked from Bangladesh into Mumbai brothels is rising as part of greater migration from India’s eastern neighbour, and police and social groups need to do more to rescue and repatriate them, a charity said on…
Five tonnes of Hilsa fries seized in Munshiganj
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized around five tonnes of juvenile Hilsha from a passenger launch in the Dhaleswari river in Munshiganj.According to the force’s Pagla station, Dhaka-bound motor vessel Mahin Rifat was carrying the fish fries.Catching of Hilsa fries…
Khaleda to defend for Zia Charitable Trust graft case on Apr 7
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed April 7 for the four accused including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia to defend them in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case to defend in court.
Violence against women rises 74%
Violence against women rose by 74 per cent in 2015 compared to the year before, says a report of BRAC.The report was prepared on the basis of field reports done by BRAC staff working in 55 districts across the country.The…
Two held with IEDs in Gazipur
Gazipur – Police in a drive arrested two people along with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) – 20 crude bombs and three Molotov cocktails – from Bogra area in city on Friday noon.
Evening courts if govt allows: CJ
Dhaka – Worried at the huge judicial backlog, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Friday said evening courts will be introduced in the country for the quick dispensation of justice if the government responds to their call in this regard,…
5,000-Kg jatka seized in Munshiganj
Munshiganj Correspondent The Coast Guard personnel in a drive seized 5,000-kg of jatka (small hilsa) from a passenger launch in Dhaleswari river near Munshiganj Launch Ghat early this morning. Lieutenant Commander Saeed M. Kasad of Coast Guard said on information…
Polls violence leaves 9 dead
Dhaka – Nine people were killed and at least 64 others injured in clashes in different parts of the country during the second phase union parishad election on Thursday, UNB news agency has reported. Those killed in the violence are…
Two year on, Saad murderers in BAU are still at large
The murderers of Saad Ibn Momtaz of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh who was killed two years ago on this day, are yet to be punished. The university authority has also not disclosed the complementary probe report of…
HC asks CMM Dhaka if summons reached Tarique in London
The High Court on Thursday asked the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka to inform it after communicating with foreign ministry whether the summons on BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a graft case reached his London address. It asked the chief…
BASIC bank officials on remand for loan scam
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday put four people including BASIC bank official in connection with the bank’s loan scam.
One dead in Jamalpur poll violence
Jamalpur –A man was killed in a clash between supporters of two member candidates in Shyampur union of Melandah upazila during the second phase union parishad polls on Thursday morning.
Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda in Jatrabari arson case
Dhaka – A court here issued warrants on Wednesday for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 27 BNP-Jamaat men in a case filed over an arson attack on a bus at Jatrabari in the city during the BNP-led…
Coast Guard recovers 20,000 Yaba pills from Teknaf
Dhaka – Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 20,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Shahporir Deep of Teknaf in Cox’sbazar on early Wednesday.
Fakhrul sent to jail then dramatically released by Metropolitan court
Dhaka – A court in Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail rejecting his bail petition in two arson cases, hours after he was made secretary general of party, UNB news agency has repored.
Body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu exhumed
Comilla –The body of Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu was exhumed in Muradnagar upazila of the district for a fresh post-mortem examination on Wednesday.
Tk2.24 lakh stolen from Islami Bank Rajshahi branch
Dhaka -Three youths allegedly stole Tk2.24 lakh from a customer’s bag after cutting it open at the New Market branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd in the city on Tuesday afternoon. Victim Alal Uddin, owner of Mita Studio and Color…
38 sued over Premier University student killing
Dhaka – A case has been filed against some 38 people in connection with the killing of a Premier University student in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the campus, UNB News agency has reported from…