DHAKA: The Appellate Division on Tuesday (Dec 17) rejected the bail petition of Destiny group managing director Rafiqul Amin and Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd Chairman Mohammad Hossain in a graft case. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by the Chief Justice,

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam delivered the verdict on

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday (Dec 10) pressed a charge sheet against former Chief Justice SK Sinha and 10 others in a case filed under Money Laundering Act. Benjir Ahmed, director of the anti-graft body, submitted the charge sheet before the court of Dhaka’s

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday (Dec 11) in a case filed against a Rajshahi man Tipu ‘Razakar’ of Rajshahi for his alleged crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (Dec 9) issued a rule asking the government to explain within three months why directives should not be given to evict illegal structures set up on Cox’s Bazar sea beach. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman came up

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove intimate and personal photos and videos of actress Rafiat Rashid Mithila and film director Ahmed Fahmi from internet soon. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md

DHAKA:  Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain condemned the chaos made by pro-BNP lawyers at courtroom during hearing of an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on Thursday (December 5). The judicial activities of the Appellate Division of

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday (Dec 04) approved a charge sheet against former Chief Justice SK Sinha and 10 others for their alleged involvement in embezzlement and money laundering. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told Banglanews that

DHAKA: A High Court division bench directed authorities concerned to include 208 Freedom Fighters of Pabna, Chandpur, Kushtia and Magura into gazette within 90 days. The bench comprising Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Ahmed Sohel came up with the order on Tuesday

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court concluded arguments on appeal petition filed by Syed Mohammad Qaiser, challenging his death sentence awarded by now defunct International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on December 23, 2014. A four-member apex court bench headed by Chief

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (Dec 03) directed authorities concerned to attach properties of the four fugitive accused in the case filed over the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad. Four fugitive accused are --the BCL unit Deputy Office Secretary Mustafa Rafid and its members

DHAKA: Four death-row-convicts in Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, filed separate appeals with the High Court. Court on Monday (Dec 02) challenging the lower court verdict. The four convicts are SM Siraj Uddoula, Umme Sultana Popi, Md Nur Uddin and Jabed

DHAKA: Former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain has been jailed for eight years in a case filed under Digital Security Act. Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of the Cyber Tribunal of Dhaka announced the verdict against Moazzem on Thursday (November 28).

GAIBANDHA: A district court sentenced seven persons including former Jatiya Party MP Abdul Kader Khan death for killing Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. District and Sessions Judge Dilip Kumar Bhowmik delivered the verdict on Thursday (Nov 28) morning. The main suspect Abdul

FARIDPUR: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against six persons for embezzling Tk10 crore during the purchase of curtains and instruments for Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH). ACC’s Assistant Director Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury filed the case with ACC

DHAKA: Seven persons were sentenced to death while another one acquitted in the Holey Artisan attack case. Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mujibur Rahman delivered the verdict on Wednesday (Nov 27) noon. The death row convicts are– Jahangir Alam alias Rajib

DHAKA: All the eight accused of Holey Artisan attack case were taken to the court premises from the central jail since the verdict is set to be delivered by Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special on Wednesday (Nov 27) noon. Earlier around 10:15am, the vehicle carrying the accused entered the

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday (Nov 26) directed the authorities concerned to launch mobile court drives to shut the unauthorised brick kilns in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj and Manikganj districts in 15 days for reducing air pollution. The HC bench comprising Justice FRM

DHAKA: The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) was given the task to investigate the Tk 100 crore defamatory case filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for calling journalists ‘thieves’ at a programme in Jatiya Press club in April last. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziaur Rahman

CHAPAI NAWABGANJ: Three members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to death while four others given life imprisonment for killing a man namely Salman in Chapainawabganj. District and Additional Sessions Judge Shawkot Ali handed down the