137 journalists sued so far
They have been charged with murder, attempted murder, unlawful assembly, rioting, abduction, vandalism, extortion, assault, and in certain cases, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
28 April 2025, 19:00 PM
Victims still await justice as trials drag on
Twelve years have passed since the Rana Plaza collapse, yet the trials of two related cases remain incomplete at a Dhaka court, mainly due to the repeated absence of prosecution witnesses.
23 April 2025, 18:00 PM
130 pro-AL lawyers sued sans specific charges
A pro-BNP lawyer sued 144 pro-Awami League lawyers for illegally gathering, trespassing, theft, causing bodily harm, attempted murder, vandalism and exploding crude bombs.
7 April 2025, 20:47 PM
A day in court: Shajahan’s smirk gives way to tears
The smirk was still there as Shajahan Khan stepped out of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court lockup. His lips curled into the familiar expression that had become his signature -- whether in moments of controversy, tragedy, or now, as an accused in a murder case.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A Day in court: Of ‘preventing measure’ against anti-govt slogans
Former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak was brought to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka from its lockup yesterday.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Of Palak’s remarks on increasing cases
Former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak remained relatively vocal as he was brought to the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday.
10 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A smiling Shajahan and a worried Salim
As former shipping minister Shajahan Khan was escorted into the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka yesterday, he maintained a smile.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM
‘I quit from AL, I’ll never be in politics’
Kamal Ahmed Majumder, former state minister for industries of the ousted Awami League regime, told a court yesterday that he would no longer engage in politics and that he had renounced his Awami League membership.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Bail hard to come by for BNP ranks
Mehedi Hasan was in Kuwait when Jatrabari police filed a case on July 30 over political violence in the area the day before. Police named 99 people, mostly BNP leaders and activists, in the case, and Mehedi was not among them.
20 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Preventing snatching of militants: Measures not fully implemented yet
The Police Headquarters in August asked all its units to implement a set of measures by September 15 to prevent recurrence of militants or criminals getting snatched away.
11 November 2023, 18:00 PM
EC Recruitment Test Fraud: Over 2 months gone, no headway yet
Police are yet to arrest any of the 91 people involved in fraudulence -- proxy candidates and mediators -- in the recruitment test at the Election Commission Secretariat in the last two months.
8 November 2023, 18:00 PM
‘I just want my husband back’
Twenty-four-year-old Mousumy was seen roaming in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka for several hours to get news of her husband Sabuj Mia yesterday.
29 October 2023, 18:00 PM
‘That’s my father in the van’
Every time a van stopped in front of her, seven-year-old Jannat started clapping.
28 October 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Mother, I am here’
An elderly couple rushed towards a prison van after it stopped in front of the lockup of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka around 12:45pm yesterday.
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Relatives crowd Dhaka court to catch sight of loved ones in prison vans
An elderly couple rushed towards a prison van after it stopped in front of the lockup of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka around 12:45pm today
27 October 2023, 09:01 AM
Little Maysha's long wait in vain
A seven-year-old Maysha was waiting to see her 45-year-old uncle Rakibul Haque Sarker in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka
26 October 2023, 16:57 PM
‘He was right under their nose’
On November 20 last year, two death row convict militants, Abu Siddiq Sohel and Moinul Hasan Shamim, escaped from a Dhaka court in broad daylight with help from their associates.
23 October 2023, 18:00 PM
DNC official sued for framing university student with yaba
An official of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has been sued under the Narcotics Control Act, around one year and eight months after he framed a private university student with illegal narcotics
17 October 2023, 12:32 PM
When a cop robs at knifepoint
Assistant Sub-inspector Omar Faruk of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police stands accused of stealing an auto-rickshaw, after holding the owner at knifepoint in Gendaria area of Dhaka in February.
13 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Driving seized bus: Police clear ASI who ran over and killed 2 people
Police cleared ASI Emadul Haque, who ran over and killed two people while driving a seized bus in Gulistan in December 2021, of any wrongdoing saying he drove the vehicle in “good faith” to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
10 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Money launderers enemies of nation
Money launderers are enemies of the country and the nation as they illegally build mountains of wealth abroad, a Dhaka court observed yesterday after sentencing PK Halder to 22 years in jail for money laundering and possession of illegal wealth.
8 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Full-time cop or part-time narco-trader?
Four years ago, Bayezid Bostami, a resident of Noabadi village in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar, joined the police force as a constable. However, rather than upholding the law, he used his position as a cover to sell narcotics.
3 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Charges pressed against BCL leader, 8 others
Police have finally charged nine persons in a case filed over the attack on former US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat’s convoy.
1 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Illegal Wealth, Concealing Info: Tarique gets 9yrs, Zubaida 3yrs
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years and his wife Zubaida Rahman to three years in prison in a graft case filed in 2007.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Brajo Niketan finally a heritage site
The government has finally declared the historic Brajo Niketan, located in Dhaka’s Nawabganj, a heritage site.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Why is my daughter not getting bail?’
Since Khadijatul Kubra’s arrest 10 months ago, a question has been haunting her mother: what has her daughter done to be denied bail?
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Sagar-Runi murder probe deadline deferrals: 100 times and counting
Time has stood still for the probe into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
22 June 2023, 01:10 AM
‘Rab framing me for robbery attempt’
According to the case statement, Rab arrested a man preparing to commit a robbery near a footbridge at Mayakanan in the capital’s Sabujbagh at 6:10pm on February 15.
21 June 2023, 01:00 AM