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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
Arms case against Erfan Salim: court defers hearing on probe report till Feb 18
A Dhaka tribunal today deferred hearing till February 18 on the probe report submitted by police, clearing Mohammad Erfan Salim -- son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim -- from an arms case.
8 February 2021, 09:05 AM
Rule questioning Papul’s parliamentary membership: HC sets February 22 for hearing
The High Court has set February 22 for hearing the rule that questioned legality of the parliamentary membership of Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul for providing false information to the Election Commission through his affidavit.
8 February 2021, 08:55 AM
Jatiya Party lawmaker Shariful Islam Jinnah gets bail in corruption case
The High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Shariful Islam Jinnah, Jatiya Party lawmaker from Bogura-2, for three weeks in a corruption case filed for amassing wealth illegally and concealing wealth information.
8 February 2021, 08:34 AM
Niko graft case: court adjourns hearing against Khaleda, 9 others till Feb 16
A Dhaka court today adjourned the hearing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and nine others in Niko graft case till February 16.
8 February 2021, 07:46 AM
Cancelled written test of advocateship candidates for 5 centres now Feb 27
The written test of advocateship candidates, which was cancelled in December last year, will be held at five centres on February 27.
7 February 2021, 16:50 PM
Human trafficking in Libya: SC halts HC bail of 4 accused
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today halted the High Court bail for four accused in two separate cases filed over the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya in May last year.
7 February 2021, 15:12 PM
ACC should not act like a toothless tiger: HC
The High Court today observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should not act like a toothless tiger against corruption and irregularities.
7 February 2021, 14:14 PM
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 7-year-old daughter in Dhaka
A man was sentenced to life term today for raping his seven-year-old daughter in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area in April 2018.
7 February 2021, 13:35 PM
Sylhet’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal will hold trial of MC College rape: HC
The High Court today directed Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Sylhet to hold the trial of both charges: gang rape and snatching valuables of the victim at Sylhet's MC College in September last year.
7 February 2021, 08:51 AM
ACC submits charge sheet against GK Shamim, his mother for amassing wealth illegally
The Anti-Corruption Commission today pressed charges against GK Shamim, an expelled Jubo League leader and also a top contractor of government projects, and his mother Ayesha Akhter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 297 crore.
6 February 2021, 14:06 PM
Death of university student: Accused Raihan confesses to rape
Mortuza Raihan Chowdhury, an accused in a case filed over the death of a private university student, today confessed to a magistrate that he raped the victim at one of her friend's house in the capital's Mohammadpur area.
5 February 2021, 15:19 PM
HC fines building owner for construction violating order
The High Court today fined one Billal Hossain, a building owner at Mirpur area in Dhaka, Tk 10 lakh for constructing an extension of a structure in violation of its order of status quo.
4 February 2021, 16:29 PM
Zakat fund embezzlement: HC starts hearing on Sayedee’s plea
The High Court today started hearing on a petition of convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee, challenging the lower court order that framed charges against him in a case filed for embezzling Tk 1.27 crore from Islamic Foundation's Zakat Fund.
4 February 2021, 13:34 PM
Blogger Avijit murder case: verdict on February 16
A Dhaka tribunal today set February 16 to deliver the judgment against six members of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam in blogger and writer Avijit Roy murder case.
4 February 2021, 12:06 PM
Defamation case: Narail court sentences Tarique Rahman to 2 years’ imprisonment
A Narail court today sentenced BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman to two years’ imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
4 February 2021, 07:59 AM
Mitu murder: HC refuses to grant bail to accused Motaleb
The High Court today refused to grant bail to detained accused Motaleb Mia Wasim in a case filed over the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former superintendent of police (SP) of Chattogram Babul Akter, in June, 2016.
4 February 2021, 07:34 AM
Attack on Hasina’s motorcade: former BNP MP, 2 others get 10 years’ imprisonment
A Satkhira court today sentenced former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib and two others to 10 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over the attack on a motorcade of the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.
4 February 2021, 07:08 AM
Punishment for money laundering should be enhanced to life imprisonment: HC
A High Court bench today observed that the punishment for money laundering should be enhanced from the existing 12 years' imprisonment to life imprisonment considering the gravity of the offence.
3 February 2021, 17:58 PM
Petition seeks HC directives to bar photos of smoking, use of tobacco products in visual media
Four rights organisations filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government for steps to stop the display of any photographs of smoking and the use of tobacco products in films and dramas in line with the relevant provisions of law.
3 February 2021, 15:14 PM
‘Of course, journalists will seek information’: HC observes
The High Court today observed that journalists are curious and they will seek information.
3 February 2021, 12:57 PM