law & order
Online dispute resolution: Making justice accessible for marginalised communities
The average case resolution length is 9.5 years, restricting underprivileged populations' access to justice.
14 March 2025, 10:41 AM
Govt must improve law and order fast
Improving law and order has become imperative in recovering Bangladesh’s global image that took a beating for domestic politics over the past decade, said a top chamber leader.
6 December 2024, 18:23 PM
Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home
The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.
16 June 2024, 14:00 PM
Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
29 January 2024, 01:00 AM
A glimmer of hope for gender justice
Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
27 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Paul Sorvino, “Goodfellas”, “Law & Order” star dies at 83
Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerretta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83.
25 July 2022, 18:56 PM
If justice had a face now, it would be of victims wronged twice
The idea of a justice system hinges on people’s faith in its ability to offer fair solutions. So justice, as the saying goes, should not only be done, but be seen to be done as well, so that people’s faith in it is kept intact.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Awami League lawmaker Liton held
Detectives arrest a ruling Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton from the house of one of his relatives in Uttara of Dhaka in a case filed over shooting a 10-year-old boy in October 2.
14 October 2015, 06:16 AM
War crimes: Condemned Mojaheed, SQ Chy seek review
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and BNP’s Salauddin Quader Chowdhury have sought review of Supreme Court verdicts that upheld their death penalties for war crimes. Mojaheed has filed a 38-page review plea citing 32 grounds while the BNP leader has moved a 108-page petition.
14 October 2015, 04:43 AM
HC bins petition challenging legality of Islam as state religion
High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged legality of the constitutional provision that recognises Islam as the state religion.
7 September 2015, 07:34 AM
Man to die for killing Barisal University girl
A Barisal court has handed down death penalty to a man convicted of killing a first year Barisal University student back in 2013.
1 June 2015, 07:36 AM
HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs
High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.
19 May 2015, 07:14 AM
Death, life top penalties for rape and killing
Both death and life term can be awarded as highest punishment for rape and killing under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. Now, Section 6(2) of Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special) Act 1995 will become void.
5 May 2015, 05:24 AM
HC defers order on tracing Salahuddin
High Court defers verdict on a petition seeking its order on the government to locate and produce “missing” BNP leader Salahuddin to next Monday.
15 April 2015, 05:50 AM
EU calls for introducing moratorium on executions
EU calls upon Bangladesh authorities to commute all death sentences in view of the imminent execution of death-row war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.
9 April 2015, 10:36 AM
Fakhrul, Rizvi, Falu denied bail
Court turns down separate bail petitions filed by three BNP leaders including party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in five arson related cases
15 March 2015, 10:53 AM