Mayhem in Ctg: Hefajat leader Mufti Harun Izhar gives confessional statement

Hefajat-e-Islam leader Mufti Harun Izhar has given his confessional statement over the mayhem in Chattogram.
12 May 2021, 15:33 PM

Digital Security Act: Khulna journalist freed on bail after 21 days of arrest

Khulna journalist Abu Tyeb, who was arrested in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, was freed on bail today.
12 May 2021, 11:59 AM

Assaulting rickshaw-puller: Bangshal resident denied bail again

A Dhaka court today again rejected the bail petition of the man, who publicly assaulted a rickshaw-puller in Dhaka's Bangshal area on May 4.
12 May 2021, 09:57 AM

Hefajat leader Mamunul on 15-day remand

A Narayanganj court today placed Mamunul Haque, joint general secretary of Hefajat-e Islam’s former central committee, on a 15-day remand in connection with five cases.
12 May 2021, 09:32 AM

Legal notice served on govt to suspend MBBS admission process

A legal notice was served on the government to suspend MBBS admission process for academic session 2020-21 in three days, claiming its merit list was "flawed".
11 May 2021, 13:56 PM

No tree felling at Suhrawardy Udyan till May 20: High Court to AG

The High Court asked Attorney General AM Amin Uddin today to take necessary steps so no trees at Suhrawardy Udyan are felled till May 20.
11 May 2021, 07:12 AM

March 26 violence: Mamunul, ‘Shishu Bokta’ Rafiqul sent to jail on completion of remand

Hefajat-e-Islam's former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque and Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as "Shishu Bokta", were sent to jail today on completion of their remand. They were produced before a Dhaka court in three cases filed with Motijheel and Paltan police stations over the recent violence in the capital.
10 May 2021, 08:50 AM

Chief Justice decides to operate necessary courts during Eid holiday

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to operate necessary number of courts -- at all tiers -- during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday so that people can move cases to get remedy from courts.
10 May 2021, 05:25 AM

Legal battles initiated to protect Suhrawardy Udyan trees

Some Supreme Court lawyers and rights organisations have initiated legal battles in order to protect historic places at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital and its original and natural beauty.
9 May 2021, 15:28 PM

Narayanganj court defers petition to take Hefajat leader Mamunul on remand

A court in Narayanganj today deferred the petition to take Hefajat-e-Islam's Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque on remand in two cases filed over rape and violence in the district’s Sonargaon.
9 May 2021, 09:58 AM

Narayanganj violence: SC stays bail order for 3 Hefajat men

The Supreme Court today stayed for eight weeks the High Court orders that granted bail to three Hefajat-e-Islam activists in three separate vandalism and arson cases.
9 May 2021, 08:13 AM

Suhrawardy Udyan 'mega project': contempt petition filed against government

Two Supreme Court lawyers filed a contempt of court petition with the High Court against the government today on charge of cutting down trees to implement a mega project at the site, ignoring the court’s 2009 verdict.
9 May 2021, 07:26 AM

Two Hefajat leaders sent to jail

Two Hefajat-e-Islam leaders were sent to jail today after they were produced before a Dhaka court in a case filed with Paltan Police Station.
7 May 2021, 09:20 AM

SC lawyer serves govt legal notice to stop cutting down trees at Suhrawardy Udyan

A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice on three concerned government officials asking them to stop cutting down trees and building concrete structures in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan in 48 hours.
6 May 2021, 13:07 PM

Over 1 lakh under-trial prisoners released on bail in two phases

A total of 1,01,520 under-trial prisoners, including 1,257 minors, were released from jail after securing bail from virtual courts across the country in two phases over 75 working days.
6 May 2021, 07:30 AM

HC stays appointment of 54,000 teachers to pvt schools, colleges, madrasas

The High Court today stayed the process for appointing around 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country for violating its earlier directives.
6 May 2021, 07:19 AM

2013 mayhem in Dhaka: 2 Hefajat leaders remanded

Two Hefajat leaders were placed on different terms of remand today in two separate cases filed with Motijheel and Paltan police stations over the 2013 mayhem in the capital's Shapla Chatter and Paltan areas.
5 May 2021, 10:10 AM

Declaring Attorney General as SCBA president: Pro-BNP lawyers protest

Pro-BNP faction of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today protested against declaring Attorney General AM Amin Uddin as the new president of the organisation without an election.
5 May 2021, 09:14 AM

Petition challenging ‘lockdown’: Eunus Ali fined for not appearing before HC

The High Court imposed Tk 10,000 fine on Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond today for not appearing before it, after filing a writ petition challenging the legality of the ongoing “lockdown”.
5 May 2021, 08:42 AM

160 stranded Bangladeshis return home from Libya

A total of 160 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in Libya’s Benghazi due to unstable situation and global coronavirus pandemic, retuned to Dhaka this morning with the help of International Organization of Migration (IOM).
5 May 2021, 08:34 AM