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30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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19 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Society can’t be protected from crimes by death sentences: Chief Justice
6 July 2021, 16:08 PM
Family demands safe return of missing JU student
30 June 2021, 12:33 PM
Boat-capsize in Sandwip: HC directs to compensate 18 victim families Tk 15 lakh each
30 June 2021, 12:20 PM
ACC didn’t file Niko graft case properly, defence says during hearing
Defence for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today -- for the second day -- continued hearing on charge framing in connection with the Niko graft case.
25 March 2021, 08:05 AM
Five to walk gallows for killing man in Dhamrai
A Dhaka court today sentenced five people to death in connection with a case filed for killing a man in Dhamrai's Daitia area in Dhaka nine years ago.
24 March 2021, 17:09 PM
State files petition seeking stay on Erfan Salim's bail
The state has filed a petition challenging the High Court verdict that granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in the capital's Dhanmondi in October last year.
24 March 2021, 14:39 PM
‘Circulating fake information’: court accepts charges against Kajol
A Dhaka tribunal today took cognisance of charges against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed over circulating “indecent, defamatory, objectionable and fake information” about some ministers, lawmakers and top Jubo Mahila League leaders on Facebook.
24 March 2021, 06:12 AM
Why shouldn’t govt be asked to digitise marriage, divorce registrations, asks HC
The High Court today wanted to know why the government should not be directed to take necessary steps to digitise marriage and divorce registrations to protect people from fraudulence.
23 March 2021, 09:21 AM
Kotalipara bomb plot to kill Hasina: 14 Huji men to be executed by firing squad
A Dhaka court today sentenced 14 activists of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) to death in a sedition case filed in connection with the attempt to murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Kotalipara of Gopalganj in July 2000.
23 March 2021, 07:28 AM
Basurhat violence: HC grants 72 AL men anticipatory bail
The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail of four weeks to 72 local Awami League leaders and activists of Companiganj upazila’s Basurhat area in two separate violence and arson attack cases.
22 March 2021, 20:05 PM
Verdict in ICT case against journalist Probir Sikdar on April 1
Judgment in the case filed against journalist Probir Sikdar under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, 2006 will be delivered on April 1.
22 March 2021, 17:12 PM
Writ petition filed with HC to defer MBBS test
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on authorities concerned to defer the date of MBBS admission tests from the scheduled date of April 2 due to the ongoing surge of Covid-19 infections.
22 March 2021, 14:13 PM
Man gets death sentence for raping daughter
A man was sentenced to death today for raping his own daughter in Rajshahi two years back.
22 March 2021, 09:00 AM
Embargo on suspects leaving country: ACC moves petition for stay on HC verdict to formulate law
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today moved a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict over formulating a specific law or rule regarding imposition of embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.
22 March 2021, 08:00 AM
Barapukuria graft: May 20 fixed for charge framing hearing against Khaleda, 6 others
A Dhaka court today set May 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and six others in Barapukuria coalmine graft case.
22 March 2021, 05:40 AM
SC asks civil, Artha Rin courts to settle cases through mediations
The Supreme Court administration has asked the subordinate civil courts and Artha Rin Adalats (Money Loan Courts) concerned across the county to dispose of cases through mediation in line with the provisions of relevant laws in order to reduce the huge backlog.
21 March 2021, 15:58 PM
6 walk to gallows in Shariatpur PP Habibur, his brother murder case
A Shariatpur court today sentenced six people to death in connection with a murder case filed over the killing of Public Prosecutor Habibur Rahman and his brother in Shariatpur 19 years ago.
21 March 2021, 12:41 PM
Narcotics case: Court frames charges against ex-Jubo League leader Khalid
A Dhaka court today framed charges against former Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan in two cases filed under the Narcotics Control and Special Powers act.
21 March 2021, 10:15 AM
Trafficking women to Dubai: Choreographer Evan Shahriar gets ad-interim bail
The High Court today granted ad-interim bail to choreographer Evan Shahriar Sohag in a case filed on charges of trafficking women to Dubai.
21 March 2021, 07:58 AM
Kalabagan rape: Court now asks police to submit probe report by April 7
A Dhaka court has again asked police to submit by April 7 the probe report in a case filed against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in the city's Kalabagan area.
21 March 2021, 06:18 AM
Murder of medicine trader in 2010: 4 sentenced to death, 5 get life in prison
A Khulna court today sentenced four people to death and five to life in prison for killing medicine businessman Firoj Sheikh in 2010.
18 March 2021, 09:33 AM
‘Distortion of history’ in Bangladesh Bank’s book an unpardonable offence: HC
The High Court today observed that the distortion of history about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash (History of Bangladesh Bank)” is an unpardonable offence by Bangladesh Bank officials.
18 March 2021, 09:31 AM
'Attack on Navy officer': Erfan Salim gets HC bail, no bar on release
The High Court today granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed in connection with attacking Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area last year.
18 March 2021, 06:14 AM