Dhaka court

Trial begins finally

A Dhaka court yesterday finally started trial against 13 people in the case filed in connection with the devastating fire at Tazreen Fashions that killed 112 workers in Ashulia in 2012.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Mirpur ‘JMB den’: 3 suspects on 4-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court places three suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
1 January 2016, 11:52 AM

2 get death; 6 others jailed

A Dhaka court yesterday handed down death penalty to two people and different jail terms to six others, including the chief of banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, for the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider almost three years ago. Rajib was an activist of Shahbagh movement and used to write against Jamaat-Shibir and war criminals on different blogs under the pseudo name of Thaba Baba. He was hacked to death near his Mirpur house in the capital on February 15, 2013. The 32-year-old architect was the first secular blogger to have been killed in Bangladesh.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Niko graft charge framing hearing deferred

A Dhaka court sets February 17 for charge framing hearing of Niko graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
28 December 2015, 05:04 AM

Khaleda sued for sedition

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered an investigation into a sedition charge filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comments on the number of 1971 martyrs.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Khaleda ‘to skip’ Niko graft hearing tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is unlikely to appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow which is set to hear the charge framing of Niko corruption case.
27 December 2015, 05:49 AM

'Moja Losss?' admin gets bail

A Dhaka court grants bail to Refayet Ahmed, admin of the popular Facebook page “Moja Losss?” in a case filed against him for running campaigns against the government and the state through the page.
14 December 2015, 12:04 PM

Shamser Mobin, 11 other BNP leaders indicted for violence

A Dhaka court today frames charges against former vice chairman of BNP Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and 11 other BNP leaders in a case filed for obstructing police from discharging their duties and vandalism at Mohakhali.
9 December 2015, 10:51 AM

Police showed extreme inefficiency, negligence: Court

Police have shown “extreme inefficiency and negligence” in investigating a case filed over rape of a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School, a Dhaka court observes while delivering verdict in the case.
25 November 2015, 12:02 PM

4 to walk gallows for raping, killing teenage girl

A Dhaka court sentences four persons to death for killing a class nine student, Zakia Akter Chanpa, after raping her in Faridpur in December, 2012.
17 November 2015, 08:53 AM

CID gets more time to probe Munzur murder

A Dhaka court again gives Criminal Investigation Department (CID) more time to complete further probe into the case filed over killing Maj Gen Abul Manzur in 1981.
12 November 2015, 10:12 AM

Fakhrul sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail after he surrendered before it over three violence cases.
3 November 2015, 09:55 AM

Dhaka court's delinquent staff

That a temporary staff engaged with Dhaka court has managed to forge bail documents for seventy inmates charged with dealing in drugs, arms and ammunition over a period of five months speaks volumes of the state of the principal jail in the country.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Road crash victim’s family wins compensation from Rupali Bank

A Dhaka court orders the Rupali Bank to pay Tk 6 lakh as compensation to the family of a rickshaw-puller killed in a road crash.
22 September 2015, 13:44 PM

3 to die for killing O-level student

A Dhaka court awarded capital punishment to three persons for killing an O-level student in Dhaka 15 years ago.
1 September 2015, 07:12 AM

Arrest warrant against Mirza Abbas, 19 others

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP leader Mirza Abbas and 19 others in connection with two separate arson attack cases filed with Mirpur Police Station in June 2010.
30 August 2015, 11:10 AM

3 Avijit killing suspects remanded again

A Dhaka court places three alleged members of Ansarullah Bangla Team on a fresh three-day remand in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy.
27 August 2015, 13:21 PM

Arrest order for 14 BNP leaders

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP Vice Chairman Selima Rahman and 13 others in an arson case filed with Khilgaon Police Station in January.
25 August 2015, 11:32 AM

Shawkat Mahmud remanded again

A Dhaka court places BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud on a four-day fresh remand in four separate arson and vandalism cases.
24 August 2015, 11:48 AM

Avijit killing: UK citizen, 2 other militants remanded

A Dhaka court places three militants of banned outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team in seven-day remand in police custody over writer Avijit Roy’s killing.
19 August 2015, 09:34 AM