Dhaka, Dec 22 – A case has been filed against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury and 4 others on the charge of negligence in providing treatment to a pregnant woman who recently died at the hospital.
Tag: Court & law
Wife Minni, 5 more awarded death for gruesome Rifat murder
Barguna, Sept 30 – Rifat Sharif’s wife Aysha Siddika Minni and five others have been sentenced to death for killing him in Barguna in broad daylight last year.
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life in prison
A man, who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques,; was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed.
HC rejects Shipra’s plea seeking action against cops
The High Court on Thursday rejected a writ petition seeking action against two policemen who had posted Shipra Rani Devnath’s personal photos on Facebook with provocative comments.
Fahim Saleh’s assistant charged with his murder
Fahim Saleh’s executive assistant has been charged with the murder of the tech entrepreneur in a Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, said NYC police.
Ex-JP MP, 6 others awarded death in killing AL leader Liton
A Gaibandha court has sentenced former Jatiya Party MP Abdul Kader Khan and six others to death for killing Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton three years ago.
7 sentenced to death in 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack case
Dhaka, Nov 27 – Seven militants were sentenced to death on Wednesday for their roles in the Holey Artisan café attack, the deadliest terror attack in Bangladesh’s history that claimed the lives of 22 people, including 17 foreigners.
What steps against Taka 364mn abuse from Rooppur project: HC
Dhaka, July 21 – The High Court has wanted to see the action of Housing and Public Works ministry against 50 people, who were involved in misappropriating TK 36.40 crore in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). After expressing satisfaction over…
Khaleda given 7 years RI in Zia Charitable Trust graft case
Dhaka, October 30 – BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and three others were yesterday imprisoned for seven years in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. The court also fined them Tk 10 lakh each, in default,…
Tangail 4 by-election stayed on Kader Siddique’s plea
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the by-polls of Tangail-4 constituency that was scheduled to be held on March 20. After granting a leave to appeal petition filed by Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique,…
Case against RAB in ‘gunfight’ death of BCL leader
Slain Hazaribagh Thana Chhatra League President Arzu’s brother Md Masud Rana lodged a case against four people including three members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in connection with the death of his younger brother Arzu in a gunfight.
Lawyer to be quizzed at jail gate for questioned marriage
A Dhaka court on Thursday directed the prosecution to quiz a lawyer at the jail gate in a case filed in connection with his questioned marriage with a female lawyer and identification of the father of her baby. Dhaka’s Senior…
Court allows police for Avijit’s DNA test thru US FBI
A court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) gave permission to police to conduct DNA test of slain blogger Avijit Roy through US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBA). The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka Bikash Kumar Shaha passed the order yesterday…
Khoka, Manna charged with sedition
A sedition case has been filed against BNP Vice Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna. The case was filed this evening with Gulshan Police Station, police sources said. Manna was arrested following the leakage of…
ACC approves charge-sheet against Moudud
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved charge sheet against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother on charge of grabbing a government house in Gulshan worth about Tk 300 crore. The ACC approved the charge sheet hours after…
Fakhrul 26 others face charge hearing in arson cases, June 8
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed June 8 for hearing on framing charge against BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 26 other leaders and activists of the party in three separate car vandalising cases filed with Paltan…
8 get life term for murder of ex-member, UP
A Chittagong court has sentenced eight men to life for killing a former Union Parishad (UP) member in Comilla. Judge Reza Ahmed Tarek let off one Alauddin and absolved him of the charges of murder on Sunday. Those given life…
High Court acquits 4 convicts of murder case
The High Court has acquitted all the four death-row convicts over the sensational murder of eight people including some Bangladesh Chhatra League activists in Chittagong 14 years ago. The bench of justices Md Abdul Hye and Krishna Debnath delivered the…
Father gets life term for raping daughter
A man from Gazipur was handed life imprisonment for raping his own daughter. Gazipur’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Fatema Najib convicted Md Farhad Hossain on Wednesday for the rape of his 19-year old daughter. She also fined him…
ACC interrogares BNP leader Mosharraf’s wife
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain’s wife in a money-laundering case filed against him on February 6 last. ACC investigation officer and deputy director Ahsan Ali questioned Bilkis Akhter Hossain, wife…
Charges against Oishee for killing parents accepted
Oishee Rahman and her friends Asaduzzaman Jony and Mizanur Rahman Roni were included in a charge-sheet while the other charge-sheet recommended holding the trial of domestic help Khadiza Khatun at a juvenile court as she is underage. A total of…
Arrest warrant against Mufti Izahar in Madrasah blast case
A Chittagong court has issued an arrest warrant for Mufti Izaharul Islam, the prime suspect in a blast at a Chittagong madrasa. SM Abdur Rashid of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court gave the order on Thursday. On Oct…
Court contempt: Joint editor punished, editor acquitted
The High Court has found Prothom Alo Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan guilty of contempt for two of his articles published by the Bangla daily. Khan has been fined of Tk 5,000 and the judges considered the five days of…
Khandakar Mosharraf’s anticipatory bail scrapped
The Appellate Division has cancelled an anticipatory bail that BNP leader Khandker Mosharraf Hossain had secured from the High Court in a money laundering case. The case is pursued by Bangladesh’s national anti-graft watchdog Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
HC asks court to resolve Humayun Azad case in 6 months
The High Court on Thursday asked the designated trial court to dispose of, within six months, the case filed for attempting to kill Professor Humayun Azad of Dhaka University. Passing the order, an HC division bench comprising Justice M Enayetur…
HC rule on Chief whip ASM Firoze accused in loan fraud
The High Court has asked how Chief Whip ASM Feroz, accused of loan fraud, has become a Member of the Parliament. Justices Salma Masud Chowdhury and Md Habibul Gani issued the rule after a preliminary hearing on a writ petition…
Tazreen MD, Chairman surrender, sent to jail
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sent Managing director and owner of Tazreen Fashions Delwar Hossain and chairman of the company Mahmuda Akther to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in a case over the devastating fire in the…
Moudud, Mahbub get HC bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday granted bail to BNP leaders Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Khandker Mahbub Hossain in separate cases. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the order following two bail petitions…
Bail prayers of Moudud, 4 others rejected
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail pleas of five top BNP leaders, including party’s Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed, in five cases involving Hifazat-e Islam’s mayhem in Dhaka last year.
ACC sues Tarique’s mother-in-law
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, on graft charges. ACC deputy director RK Majumder filed the case with city’s Ramna Police Station in…