BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia appears to a Dhaka court on Thursday in both Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases filed against her and others. Her counsel Sanaullah Miah told newsmen about Khaleda Zia’s decision to appear…
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Deposition against 147 leaders of 20-party Oct 7
A Dhaka court on Monday deferred recording the deposition in the case filed against 147 BNP-led 18 party-men including BNP Joint Secretary Generals Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Amanullah Aman and former Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farroque to October 7. Magistrate Atiqur…
Charge hearing against Fakhrul: 35 others in arso0n case Oct 19
A Dhaka court on Monday fixed October 19 to hear on framing charge against BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 36 other party men in a case filed for arson attack and burning people to death on…
Salauddin Quader Chy’s son granted bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to detained Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of war crime convict and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (SQC), in a case filed for an attempt to murder seven years ago. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan…
Khaleda’s Trust graft case hearing again on Sept 10
A Dhaka court on Thursday adjourned till September 10 the hearing in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Special Judge Court-3 conducted his…
Produce Rajon murder suspects in 7 day: Court
A court here on Monday asked the authorities concerned to produce three fugitives accused in the Rajon murder case before the court within seven days. The three fugitive accused are — Quamrul Islam, his brother Shamim Ahmed and Pavel. Judge…
Chick Textiles officials convicted in 1996 share scam
A Special Tribunal on Monday imprisoned two top officials of Chick Textiles for their share market scam of 1996. Judge Humayun Kabir of the Special Tribunal sentenced Chick Textiles Managing Director Md Maksud Rasul and its director Iftekar Mohammad to…
Court to decide if Khaleda being indicted in Dandy dying case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed orders on Monday to pronounce its decision on November 2, whether the two charge sheets against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases will be taken into cognizance…
Blogger Rajib murder, 3 more witnesses testify
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) recorded the deposition of three more prosecution witnesses in the case filed about the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in Pallabi area of the capital. Judge Syeed Ahmed of tribunal recorded…
Defamation report submission against Tarique, Fakhrul Sept 19
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the date for submission of report to September 19 in the defamation case filed against BNP Senior Vice President Tareque Rahman and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
Govt of harassing Bnp leaders disregarding court verdicts: Khaleda
The government is dishonouring verdicts delivered by courts, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said. She has alleged that her party leaders and activists are being arrested even after their securing bail from the High Court. In a statement issued Friday,…
2 alleged ‘Ansarullah’ men put on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Friday placed two members of banned militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ on a 5-day remand each in connection with the murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. Those remanded are Kawsar Hossain Khan and Kamal Hossain Sardar.
Avijit murder accused 3 Ansarullah Bangla Team members on remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed three reported ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ members, including a British citizen, on a three-day remand in a case filed for killing of blogger Avijit Roy. Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor passed the order after Investigation Officer, Mohammad…
Shaukat Mahmud under fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Shaukat Mahmud, BNP Chairperson’s Adviser and also the President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), on one-day fresh remand in each of four cases lodged for creating violence. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan of…
SC stays Kh Mosharraf’s bail in money laundering case
The Appeallate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed for two weeks a High Court (HC) bail order for BNP leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed…
2 Hizbut Tahrir suspects placed on remand
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) placed two suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh on a two-day remand each for interrogation. The two accused, Altamas Ahammed Babu and Syed Jane Alam were arrested from Dakhinkhan area of the city…
Govt to seek death for Sayedee thru review of SC verdict: AJ
Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam yesterday said that the government would file a review petition with the Supreme Court seeking death for war crimes convicted and Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. “We will file a review petition with the Supreme…
HC rejects Khaleda’s petitions for lower court records in graft case
The High Court yesterday rejected two petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking lower court’s records and the final report of Barapukuria coalmine graft case. After concluding hearing on the petitions, the HC bench comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman and…
SC stays trial proceedings of graft case against Moudud
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed till August 23 the trial proceedings of a land related graft case filed against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief…
No lawyer involved in financing militancy: SCBA president
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Khandaker Mahbub Hossain yesterday claimed that lawyers are not involved in financing militancy outfit. “I believe that no lawyers are involved in financing militancy outfit. But, legal action will be taken against three Supreme…
Complaints of extrajudicial killing can be inquired: Law Minister
The law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq yesterday said that the allegations of extra-judicial killing against law enforcement agencies should be investigated properly in accordance with the law. “There can be a judicial enquiry over the allegation on…
2 on remand for beating minor boy to death
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed two accused to a three-day remand each in a case filed for beating Raja, a boy to death on the allegation of stealing a mobile telephone set. Magistrate Shamsul Arefin of the Chief Metropolitan…
Sinha sees conspiracy against judiciary dynamism
Observing that there is a smell of conspiracy against the judiciary’s dynamism, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday urged lawyers to stay alert against such conspiracy. “There’s a smell of conspiracy against the vibrancy of the judiciary in disposing of…
HC split verdict: Why Maya should remain minister
The High court on Monday gave a split judgment asking for explanation as to why Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, who is facing corruption charges, still remains a minister and a member of parliament. An HC bench compromising…
6 top pharma officials get10 years for drugs adulteration killing 76
A Dhaka court on Monday awarded ten years’ imprisonment to every six top officials of BCI (Bangladesh) Limited for manufacturing spurious drug that took lives of at least 76 children in 1990s. Judge M Atowar Rahman of Dhaka Judge Court…
Manzoor murder further report Nov 12
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 12 for submission of the further investigation report for the last time in the Mazoor murder case. Judge SM Saiful Islam of Dhaka’s First Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court set the new…
Amar Desh editor given 3 years in prison in ACC case
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced the daily Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman to three years imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2010. Dhaka’s Third Special Court, Judge of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3…
One to die, another jailed unto death for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Tuesday condemned Sheikh Sirajul Islam to death and sentenced Khan Akram Hossain of Bagerhat to jail unto death for their crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A three-member ICT-1 bench, led by…
Charge hearing against 25 BNP leaders for vandalism Nov 3
A Dhaka court A on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 25 leaders and activists of BNP to November 3 in a case filed for obstructing police, vandalism and arson attack. Magistrate SM Masud Zaman passed the order…
17 JMB men imprisoned for series bomb attacks of 2005
A Dhaka court on Monday imprisoned seventeen militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) for 10 years each in connection with their involvement in series bomb attack of 2005 in Gazipur. Judge Abdur Rahman Sarder of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka passed…