Case under ICT Act: Odhikar’s Adilur, Elan jailed for 2yrs

Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan have been sentenced to two years in prison in a case filed for running “a distorted report and doctored images” about the May 5-6, 2013, police action on a Hefajat-e-Islam rally in Motijheel.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

S Alam’s Wealth Abroad: SC refuses to issue injunction on media

The Supreme Court yesterday refused to issue any injunction on news media and social media to restrain them from publishing reports about the now-stalled investigation into S Alam’s wealth abroad.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Man gets life for kidnapping woman with disability

A Rangpur court today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for kidnapping a woman with disability in Pirgachha upazila in 2017
14 September 2023, 17:08 PM

SC refuses to issue injunction on media

The Supreme Court chamber judge today refused to issue any injunction on news media and social media restraining them from publishing reports about the now-stalled investigation into S Alam’s wealth abroad
14 September 2023, 14:16 PM

Home minister terms media reports on ADC Sanjida’s transfer as ‘rumours’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today dismissed media reports about the possible transfer of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Sanjida Afrin to Rangpur as "rumours"
14 September 2023, 13:25 PM

Regent Group chairman gets 6-month bail in graft case

Can't be released from jail as he is sentence to life imprisonment in arms case
14 September 2023, 11:38 AM

Odhikar secretary, director jailed for two years

A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced two officials of rights body Odhikar to two years imprisonment each in an ICT Act case
14 September 2023, 08:57 AM

Probe Into Wealth Abroad: S Alam seeks injunction on all media

S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen have filed a petition with the Supreme Court, seeking a blanket injunction against “any and all discourses” about the now-stalled investigation into S Alam’s wealth abroad.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Runaway boy in plane: Caab withdraws 10 officials, opens probe

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has withdrawn 10 officials after a 12-year-old boy managed to board a plane dodging all security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

11 Cases Against Khaleda : Hearing on charge-framing October 12

A Dhaka court yesterday set October 12 for hearing on framing charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one for sedition.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Jubo League Leader Murder: SC wants explanation on prompt release of accused

The Supreme Court yesterday wanted to know how an accused in the Cumilla Jubo League leader Jamal murder case got released from jail the same day the High Court had granted him bail.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Woman found dead in Cox’s Bazar

Police recovered the hanging body of a woman from a residential hotel in Cox’s Bazar town on Tuesday night.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Arrest of employees of mobile service operators: They used to steal, sell data to scammers

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested eight people of a racket for stealing personal information, including fingerprints, of SIM card users and selling them to scammers and various groups to be used for criminal purposes.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

SC denies bail to BNP leader Aman

The Supreme Court yesterday refused to grant bail to BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman in a corruption case filed against him by Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Parliament passes Cyber Security Bill

Parliament passed the Cyber Security Bill after the State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak tabled it in today's session
13 September 2023, 14:22 PM

ACC finds irregularities in CDA's activities

The Anti-Corruption Commission found irregularities in the activities of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA), during a surprise drive today, following a complaint from a service recipient
13 September 2023, 13:34 PM

BNP leader Aman denied bail by SC in graft case

The Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, who recently landed in jail in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment in 2007..Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, sent Aman's bail petition
13 September 2023, 12:17 PM

Torture of 2 BCL leaders: Investigators get 5 more days to finish probe

The three-member committee investigating the torture of two Chhatra League leaders inside Shahbagh Police Station by some police personnel, including ADC Harun-or-Rashid, has been granted five more days to complete the probe
13 September 2023, 11:39 AM

11 cases: Court sets charge-framing hearing against Khaleda for Oct 12

A Dhaka court today set October 12 for hearing on framing charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one for sedition
13 September 2023, 07:16 AM

Jubo League leader murder: SC wants explanation on prompt release of accused

The Supreme Court today wanted to know how an accused in the Cumilla Jubo League leader Jamal murder case got released from jail the same day the High Court had granted him bail
13 September 2023, 06:37 AM