Dhaka-Police were investigating as to why police officer Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu left their house so early to drop her son for the school bus on the day she was gunned down.
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Aslam on fresh remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a five-day remand afresh in a sedition case filed against him with Gulshan Police Station of the capital.
HC grants bail to Mahfuz Anam in 10 cases
The High Court on Tuesday granted an eight-week bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in 10 defamation cases. A two-member HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan granted the bail after bearing petitions…
SC asks govt to demolish BGMEA building in 90 days
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order that had declared the BGMEA building illegal and asked the government to demolish it within 90 days. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division,…
Court adjourns Khaleda graft case hearing till June 23
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the…
MPs can’t head school management committees: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 as illegal as those allow MPs to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges. As per…
Habiganj’s Muhibor to die; his brother, cousin jailed till death
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to Muhibor Rahman Boro Mia of Baniachang upazila of Habiganj district for crimes against humanity he had committed during the Liberation War in 1971. The tribunal also…
Aslam on seven-day fresh remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand afresh under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code in a case filed over his alleged anti-government activities.
Steps to amend CrPC only after receiving full SC verdict: Minister
The government will take necessary steps for amending the Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) only after receiving the full Supreme Court verdict, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday. “There’ll be no step for the amendment…
N’ganj headmaster forced to quit: Probe body
Dhaka-Narayanganj high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was publicly punished for his alleged offensive comments about religion, was forced to render his resignation, according to a government probe body report.
2 witnesses testify in Eskaton double murder case
Dhaka-Two witnesses testified before a court here on Thursday in a case against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League MP Pinu Khan, over shooting two people to death in the city’s Eskaton area in April last year.
AUST teacher sent to jail again
A court here on Monday sent Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) teacher Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over sexual harassment of female students of the university. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate…
Decision to drop 22 FFs’ names from gazette why not illegal: HC
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the decision to drop the names of 22 freedom fighters of Gaibandha from the list of 479 listed freedom fighters should not be declared illegal.…
Highest in tax payment, yet under NBR scanner!
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has prepared a list of 50 highest taxpayers in its each tax zone and deeply monitor whether they properly paid taxes or not. “We have already started the process,” a senior NBR official told…
Family meets Nizami at Kashimpur jail
Family members of death-row war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami met him at Kashimpur Central Jail part-2 in Gazipur on Friday. Jail sources said six members of Nizami’s family-his wife Samsunnahar Nizami, two sons– Barrister Najib Momen and Khadiza Mohsina, daughter-in-laws…
Mahmudur Rahman on a 5 day remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman on a five-day remand afresh in a case filed in connection with an alleged plot to ‘abduct and kill’ Prime Minister…
Ansarullah Team is behind Kalabagan double murder: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday claimed that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) is behind the Kalabagan double murder.
SIM re-registration deadline to expire on Apr 30: Tarana
The re-registration of all subscribers’ SIM cards under the biometric method will end at 10m on April 30 as per as the government’s decision, reiterated State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Thursday. “The re-registration of SIMs under…
Case against Janakantha editor to continue: HC
The High Court on Monday cleared the way for continuing a case filed against six people, including Janakantha editor Atikullah Khan Masud, under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in 2001.
Court convicts former VP of AB Bank & his wife life imprisonment
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced former Vice-president of AB Bank Shibli Sadek Chowdhury and his wife Kamrunnesa Chowdhury to life imprisonment in a case filed for embezzlement of Tk 6.74 crore.
UK minister condemn Nazimuddin’s murder
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Tobias Ellwood has strongly condemned the murder of online activist Nazimuddin Samad and said right to life of all citizens of Bangladesh must be upheld.
Tonu’s father rejects autopsy report
Yaar Hossain, father of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has rejected the findings of the first autopsy conducted on her body as it failed clear how the girl was killed.
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
Pro-AL panel wins SCBA polls
Dhaka – Pro-Awami League grand alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad has won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections against the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Forum backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance.
Fresh date for hearing against two ministers Mar 27
Dhaka-The Supreme Court adjourned on Sunday the hearing until March 27 on the contempt rule against two ministers for their controversial comments about Chief Justice SK Sinha in connection with the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.
SC summons two ministers for their remarks on judiciary
STAFF REPORTER The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday summoned the food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque to appear in person before it on March 15 at 9.00am to explain their positions…
UP election will be held peacefully: IGP
Dismissing any apprehension of any big incident on the upcoming countrywide Union Parishad (UP) elections’ day, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday said the election will be held peacefully without any big incident.