S Alam Group, police served contempt of court notice for case against Banshkhali engineer

Six rights organisations today served a contempt of court notice on S Aalm Group and Chattogram's Banshkhali police for filing a case under the Digital Security Act against a local engineer in violation of a High Court directive.
1 June 2021, 14:34 PM

FIR ‘manipulation’ of Rajshai’s Nurul Islam murder case: HC wants to know probe update

The High Court today wanted to know the progress of investigation into the case filed over Rajshahi's labour leader Nurul Islam and allegation of manipulating its first information report (FIR).
1 June 2021, 07:43 AM

Money laundering: SC scraps HC bail order for Rashedul Haque Chishty

The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court verdict that granted bail to Rashedul Haque Chishty, son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in a money laundering case involving Tk 159 crore.
1 June 2021, 06:08 AM

Apex court’s full bench to operate 5 working days a week from June 1

The full bench of the Supreme Court Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, will conduct judicial functions virtually on five working days every week from tomorrow.
31 May 2021, 16:36 PM

Journalist murder in Noakhali: HC dismayed as no one helped the man

The High Court today expressed utter dismay and dissatisfaction as nobody came forward to save a journalist when he was seeking help after being shot during a clash in Noakhali this February.
31 May 2021, 15:59 PM

Spreading extremism: Mufti Amir Hamza gives confessional statement

Mufti Amir Hamza, a well-known speaker on Islam, confessed to a magistrate today that he was involved with misinterpreting religion and spreading extremism through waz mahfils.
31 May 2021, 12:32 PM

Possessing LSD: 5 university students placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed five university students on five-day remand each in a case filed for possessing LSD.
31 May 2021, 10:56 AM

HC orders NTRCA to recommend for recruiting 2,500 petitioners as teachers

The High Court today directed the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned -- in four weeks -- to recruit around 2,500 contempt of court petitioners, who qualified relevant exams as teachers of private educational institutions.
31 May 2021, 07:59 AM

Hefajat leader Azizul shown arrested in case filed over March 26 violence

Azizul Haque Islamabadi, organising secretary of Hefajat's now-dissolved committee, was shown arrested today in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over March 26 violence centring the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
31 May 2021, 07:46 AM

Murder in Pallabi: 2 accused denied bail

A virtual court in Dhaka today rejected a bail petition of two accused in a case filed over the killing of businessman Shahinuddin in Dhaka’s Pallabi area on May 16.
31 May 2021, 06:04 AM

BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury secures bail from HC; no bar to release from jail

The High Court today granted ad-interim bail to BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in two separate criminal cases, clearing the way for him to walk out of jail his walk of jail.
30 May 2021, 14:10 PM

All HC orders of ad-interim bail extended for 4 weeks

All the ad-interim orders delivered by the High Court including those regarding bails have been extended for the next four weeks because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
30 May 2021, 10:43 AM

2002 attack on Sheikh Hasina’s motorcade: SC extends stay on bail for 7 convicts

The Supreme Court today extended till June 20 its chamber judge's order that stayed the High Court bail to seven convicts in a case filed over the attack on the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.
30 May 2021, 05:38 AM

Begum Rokeya University VC files writ petition seeking stay on inquiry against him

Begum Rokeya University’s Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay on the inquiry being conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC) into the allegations raised against him of irregularities and corruption over recruitment.
27 May 2021, 16:24 PM

2002 attack on Sheikh Hasina's motorcade: SC stays HC’s bail orders for 7 convicts

The Supreme Court today stayed the High Court orders that granted bail to seven convicts in a case filed over the attack on motorcade of the then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.
27 May 2021, 10:01 AM

HC clears way to continue MBBS admission process

The High Court today cleared the way for authorities concerned to continue the MBBS admission process for the academic session 2020-21.
27 May 2021, 08:49 AM

March 26 violence in Dhaka: ‘Shishu Bokta’ Rafiqul on 3-day remand

A virtual court in Dhaka placed Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as "Shishu Bokta", on a three-day remand today in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over the March 26 violence in Dhaka centering Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
27 May 2021, 07:50 AM

Mahbubul Haque Chisty used entire family for laundering money: SC

The Supreme Court observed today that Mahbubul Haque Chisty, former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee, used his entire family in “criminal activities of money laundering”.
27 May 2021, 07:01 AM

Mufti Amir Hamza placed on five-day remand

Mufti Amir Hamza, a well-known speaker on Islam, was placed on a five-day remand today in connection with a case filed over “misinterpreting the religion and encouraging extremism” at waz mahfils.
25 May 2021, 10:49 AM

HC upholds lower court orders for freezing bank accounts of ex-MP Awal, his wife

The High Court today upheld orders of a lower court that asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze bank accounts and seize documents of properties of former Pirojpur lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife in two corruption cases.
25 May 2021, 09:31 AM