Dhaka, Dec 4 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday approved a chargesheet against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in a case filed for reportedly misappropriating Tk 4 crore.
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3 JMB militant outfit men to die for murder in C’Nawabganj
Dhaka, Nov 25 – A court here on Monday sentenced three members of banned militant outfit Jama’atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death and four others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2012. The condemned convicts are—Sanwar Hossain, Jahangir…
15 alleged militants arrested in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – A total of fifteen militants were arrested as police conducted a combing operation in the city here on Saturday.
Road Transport strike for law amendment cripples Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 20 – Calling an indefinite strike, a section of transport owners and workers across the country have started to put more pressure on the government to amend the newly enforced Road Transport Act.
SC order on HC injunction over Tk 126bn GP dues Nov 24
Dhaka, Nov 18 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday deferred its order until November 24 on a petition filed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued…
HC for renaming streets named after ‘anti-liberation persons’
Dhaka, November 14 – The High Court (HC) on Thursday again ordered the government to rename within 90 days streets and installations named after anti-liberation persons across the country.
Shifting Abrar case to Speedy Trial court Home Ministry job
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said that the government would take the necessary steps to hold the trial in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad under the Speedy Trial Tribunal.
Why delay in Sagar-Runi murder investigation: HC
The High Court on Monday wanted to know how long the investigation into Sagar-Runi murder case will continue as seven years have already elapsed since the gruesome murder.
Prothom Alo given legal notice to pay Taka 100mln reparation
Dhaka, Nov 3 – A legal notice was served to the National daily Prothom Alo yesterday, seeking Tk 10 crore as compensation over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) student Naimul Abrar Rahat, 14, a ninth-grader student of…
Supreme Court upholds Jamaat’s ATM Azhar death penalty
The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the death penalty of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity. A four-member Appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, handed down the verdict. Earlier, the Appellate Division…
Appellate Division upholds HC order on BNP MP Harun
Dhaka, Oct 30 – The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a High Court Division order granting six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harunur Rashid in a case filed over abusing duty-free import facilities.
Mother of this newborn faces gallows in Nusrat murder case
Feni, Oct 30 – After the speedy trial of Madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s murder case, the fate of the newborn daughter of one of the 16 individuals convicted of the crime fell into uncertainty as her mother, Kamrun Nahar…
6 get life in prison in Shariatpur murder case
Shariatpur, Oct 28 (UNB) – A court here on Monday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for killing Dulal Sheikh at Uttar Bikesha village in Zanjira upazila in 2010.
MP Harun gets 6-month interim bail
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Monday granted six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harun-ur Rashid Harun of Chapainawabganj-3 constituency in a case filed for abusing duty-free import privilege. The HC bench of Justice Md Shawkat Hossain passed the…
Anisul hopeful of Nusrat murder case appeals early disposal
Dhaka, Oct 24 – Law minister Anisul Huq hoped that the High Court would also complete the appeal proceedings of Nusrat killing within shortest possible of time as like as the lower court delivered the verdict in the case awarding…
Why approval required to arrest public servants not illegal: HC
Dhaka, Oct 21 – The High Court (HC)on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why the section 41 (1) of the Government Service Act should not be declared contradictory to the section 26 (1,…
12 awarded death for murder lawyer’s assistant in Kishoreganj
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced 12 people to death for killing a man in Kishoreganj in 2015.
Three including fake marriage registrar jailed
Chapainawabganj, Oct 19 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced three individuals after a drive to prevent them from marrying off under-aged children.
5 Gaibandha men given death penalty for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday sentenced five war criminals to death for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
HC to hear writ for Taka 10mn reparation to Abrar’s family
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The High Court will hear on Tuesday on a writ petition filed seeking Tk 10 crore compensation for the family of Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death at his dormitory.
Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus faces Labour Court arrest warrant
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases filed over sacking three employees of Grameen Communications.
Bridegroom sent to jail for early marriage move
Brahmanbaria, Oct 5 (UNB)- Twenty five-year old bridegroom was sentenced to one month jail term after he was caught red handed while attempting to marry a 13-year girl here at Bhatpara village in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Verdict in madrasah girl Nusrat murder case Oct 24
Feni, Sept 30 – A tribunal here on Monday fixed October 24 for delivering its verdict on the sensational Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.
Suspending UK Parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but j udges said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties…
Court stay on activities of BNP’s student wing JCD committee
Dhaka, Sept 23 – A Dhaka court yesterday passed a temporarily stay order on all kinds of activities of the newly formed committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).
Khilkhet bomb attack: 5 JMB members get 12 yrs in jail
Dhaka, Sep 22 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday sentenced five members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 12 years imprisonment each in a case filed over the 2005 bomb attack in city’s Khilkhet.
UK PM to ‘see what judges say’ on recalling Parliament
Boris Johnson has said he will “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five…
4 siblings among 10 get life term for murder in land dispute
Kishoreganj – Ten individuals including four siblings have been awarded life imprisonment in the case relating to the killing of Manik Mia,33, who died in an attack by the rivals centring grabbing of land at Karimganj.
Don’t publish judge-lawyer arguments in cases: Press Council
Dhaka, Sept 16 – Bangladesh Press Council has barred the media not to publish the arguments and discussion between judges and lawyers in the courtroom during the court proceedings of the cases.
Paris court finds Saudi princess guilty in beating case
Paris, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — The only daughter of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been found guilty by a Paris court of charges that she ordered her bodyguard to detain and strike a plumber for taking photos at the Saudi…