Two-Finger Test: It violates rape victims’ basic rights

The two-finger test or virginity test in rape cases was a violation of fundamental rights of the survivours, the High Court observed in the full text of a verdict.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

No bar in running trial of Khaleda: HC

The High Court yesterday cleared the lower court concerned to run trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Niko graft case.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

SC delivers record 266 orders in a day

The apex court judge, earlier on April 5 this year, delivered the highest 208 orders
30 August 2023, 16:03 PM

Attack on Bela chief: Ctg court accepts charge sheet against 6 persons

A Chattogram court today accepted the charge sheet against six persons, including Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Ward Councillor Jahurul Alam Jasim, in a case filed for attacking Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
30 August 2023, 15:32 PM

4 sentenced to death for killing man in Cumilla

A Cumilla court today sentenced four people to death and another to life time imprisonment for killing a man in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila in 2009
30 August 2023, 14:25 PM

Money laundering case: Lawyers for PK Halder’s 4 associates complete arguments

Lawyers for four associates of former managing director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, today completed their arguments in a case filed over laundering Tk 80 crore to Canada and amassing about Tk 426 crore illegally
30 August 2023, 11:26 AM

No bar to run trial against Khaleda in Niko graft case

The High Court today cleared the lower court concerned to run trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Niko corruption case
30 August 2023, 09:41 AM

Foreign ministry official sent to jail in graft case

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Md Zakir Hossain, an administrative officer of the foreign ministry, to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over amassing Tk 15.88 crore illegally
30 August 2023, 05:54 AM

Half-day road, waterways blockade in Rangamati today

Hill Women's Federation and the Chittagong Hill Tracts Women's Association will enforce a half-day road and waterway blockade in Rangamati today demanding the cancellation of bail to a rape convict
29 August 2023, 19:45 PM

Over 40 lakh cases pending with courts

More than 40 lakh cases are now pending trial in different courts of the country
29 August 2023, 18:57 PM

Engineer beaten up, threatened by ‘ruling party men’

Kaliganj Nesco executive engineer was assaulted and threatened by a group of men who allegedly identified themselves as members of the ruling party and barged into his office in Lalmonirhat yesterday.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Contempt of court petition filed against 7 pro-BNP lawyers

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a contempt of court petition with the Appellate Division of the SC against seven pro-BNP lawyers for making “slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous” comments about two apex court judges.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Gatco case: Charge framing hearing Sept 24

A Dhaka court yesterday set September 24 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khakeda Zia and 14 others in the Gatco graft case filed in 2007.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

College girl stabbed ‘by stalkers’

A college girl was stabbed allegedly by her stalker in broad daylight in Noakhali’s Laxmipur town yesterday.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Jubo League activist hacked to death

A Jubo League activist died early yesterday, hours after criminals attacked him with sharp weapons in Mymensingh’s Muktagachha upazila.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese national sent to jail in rape case

A male Chinese national and a local woman were sent to jail Monday in a case filed over raping an 11th-grade college student.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Woman, daughter found dead; husband held

A 33-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter were found dead at their residence in the port city’s Bank Colony in the EPZ area yesterday.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Sirajganj AL leader held for attempted rape of madrasa girl

A local Awami League leader has been arrested over the attempted rape of a madrasa girl in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila
29 August 2023, 16:19 PM

7 held over faking IMEI numbers

An organised syndicate engaged in smuggling electronic devices has set up a laboratory capable of altering IMEI of stolen cell phones
29 August 2023, 13:40 PM

Jubo League activist hacked to death in Mymensingh

Criminals have hacked to death a Jubo League activist in Mymensingh’s Muktagachha upazila
29 August 2023, 12:59 PM