Police press charges against Sami, Tasneem Khalil, Kishore, 4 others under digital security act

Police have pressed charges against Hungary-based entrepreneur Zulkarnain Saer Khan alias Sami and six others in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for "spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities".
13 June 2021, 17:46 PM

High Court seeks documents to determine Khaleda Zia’s date of birth

The High Court has sought relevant documents from the government to determine BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s “genuine” date of birth.
13 June 2021, 10:15 AM

Court orders to freeze 170 bank accounts of ‘Golden Monir’, 3 others

A Dhaka court today ordered to freeze 170 bank accounts of Md Monir Hossain, known as Golden Monir, and three others in connection with a money laundering case.
8 June 2021, 10:18 AM

HC questions legality of DU teacher’s termination

The High Court today questioned the legality of Dhaka University authorities’ decision to terminate teacher Prof Morshed Hasan Khan from his job.
8 June 2021, 10:03 AM

MP convicted by any sovereign state for moral turpitude will be disqualified: HC

The High Court today observed that if any court of a sovereign state of the world convicts and sentences a lawmaker of Bangladesh for two years or more in prison for moral turpitude, he/she becomes disqualified to hold the office.
8 June 2021, 09:27 AM

Fire at Armanitola: Building owner, one other person granted bail

A Dhaka court today granted bail to two people including Haji Musa Mansion’s owner in a case filed over the devastating fire that killed six people in old Dhaka's Armanitola in April this year.
7 June 2021, 13:28 PM

March 26 violence: Hefajat leader Mufti Sharafat on 2-day remand

A virtual court in Dhaka today placed Mufti Sharafat Hossain, a joint general secretary of now dissolved Hefajat's Central Committee, on a two-day remand in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over the violence occurred centring the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 26.
7 June 2021, 09:45 AM

Behind bars without committing crime: HC asks Ctg prison to immediately release Minu Akhter

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of Chattogram jail to immediately release Minu Akhter, who has been serving jail sentence instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter in a murder case.
7 June 2021, 09:35 AM

Innocent person serving jail sentence instead of the convicted is unfortunate: HC

The High Court today said an innocent person serving jail sentence instead of a convicted one for the sake of money is unfortunate.
6 June 2021, 15:27 PM

HC questions legality of order asking to freeze former AL MP Awal’s bank account

The High Court questioned a lower court’s order today that asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze bank accounts and seize property documents of Pirojpur’s former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin in connection with two corruption cases.
6 June 2021, 08:13 AM

SC stays bail for BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury

The Supreme Court today stayed till June 20 the High Court’s bail orders for BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in two vandalism and arson cases.
6 June 2021, 07:56 AM

Mamunul sent to jail after 18-day remand

A court in Narayanganj today sent Hefajat-e-Islam's former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque to Kashimpur Central Jail on completion of his 18-day remand in six cases filed over rape and March 28 violence.
5 June 2021, 10:39 AM

Tk 40 lakh bribery case: Suspended ACC director seeks HC bail again

Suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir has again sought bail from the High Court in a case filed over transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
4 June 2021, 14:13 PM

HC refuses to grant bail to Sinha murder case accused

The High Court today refused to grant bail to Mohammad Abdul Aziz alias Aiaz, an accused in the murder case of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
3 June 2021, 15:33 PM

Cases involving family affairs of women, children should be tried on camera: CJ

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today said trial proceedings of cases involving family affairs of women and children should be conducted on camera in order to avoid embarrassing or difficult situations.
3 June 2021, 12:00 PM

MC College rape: HC orders to suspend principal, hostel superintendent in 7 days

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to suspend Principal of Murari Chand College in Sylhet Prof Mohammad Saleh Ahmed and hostel superintendent Jiban Krishna Acharaya in seven days for their negligence and failure to save a woman from being gang-raped on the campus in September last year.
2 June 2021, 07:47 AM

SC upholds HC verdict scrapping govt relief scam case against Falu

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that cleared BNP leader Mosaddek Ali Falu from trial proceedings of a relief scam case filed during the regime of army-backed caretaker government in 2007.
2 June 2021, 06:09 AM

Fraudulence: SC upholds HC order barring Tufan from seeking bail for 6 months

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court ruling that Tufan Sarkar, a suspended Sramik League leader of Bogura who is accused of committing corruption, cannot seek bail from any court for six months for resorting to fraudulence.
2 June 2021, 05:54 AM

Ex-MP Awal, wife seek HC directives to release bank accounts

Pirojpur’s former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin have sought High Court directives to scrap a lower court order that asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze their bank accounts and seize documents of properties in connection with two corruption cases.
1 June 2021, 17:19 PM

Rape at MC college: HC verdict on a suo moto rule tomorrow

The High Court is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on a suo moto rule over a case filed over the rape at Murari Chand College campus in Sylhet on September 25 last year.
1 June 2021, 16:14 PM