HC resolves over 20,000 old cases in four working days
HC resolves over 20,000 old cases in four working days

An example of improving judicial efficiency has been seen as the High Court resolved 20,740 old cases in just four working days, reports BSS. Attorney General Barrister Md. Ruhul Quddus Kazal told the reporter that the Chief Justices initiative to dispose of old cases in the High Court was...

Foreign fraud rings exploit AI traffic cases to steal money
Foreign fraud rings exploit AI traffic cases to steal money

Foreign-based fraud rings are targeting people in Bangladesh by sending fake AI traffic case notifications and stealing money through phishing scams, according to investigators. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police recently uncovered a network operating from countries including...

PM praises swift justice in Ramisa murder case
PM praises swift justice in Ramisa murder case

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday praised the swift investigation and arrests in the murder case of Ramisa Akter, an eight-year-old student, and expressed hope for a speedy and fair trial, reports BSS. Speaking at the Business Advisory Committee meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, the Prime...

Sohel fined Tk5 lakh, Swapna Tk2 lakh to be paid to Ramisa’s legal heirs
Sohel fined Tk5 lakh, Swapna Tk2 lakh to be paid to Ramisa’s legal heirs

A court has sentenced Sohel Rana and Swapna Khatun to death in the rape and brutal murder case of seven-year-old Ramisa in Pallabi, Dhaka, also imposing fines of Tk5 lakh and Tk2 lakh respectively, with the amounts to be paid to the victims legal heirs. The court further ordered that if the...

Sohel claims "Dollar" killed girl, absolves wife during charge-framing
Sohel claims "Dollar" killed girl, absolves wife during charge-framing

Accused Sohel Rana in the Ramisa rape and murder case said that he was not solely responsible for the crime, alleging the involvement of a third party he referred to as Dollar and insisting that his wife had no role in the incident. I am not the only one guilty, my wife is not involved. The...

Ramisa Murder Case: Police receive DNA, autopsy and viscera reports
Ramisa Murder Case: Police receive DNA, autopsy and viscera reports

Police have received DNA, autopsy and viscera reports in the case of the murder of child Ramisa following an alleged rape in Pallabi area of the capital. The investigation officer of the case, Pallabi Police Station Sub-Inspector Ahiduzzaman Bhuiyan Nipun collected the DNA report from the...

DNA test completed, charge sheet expected Sunday
DNA test completed, charge sheet expected Sunday

The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test in the case filed over the rape and murder of child Ramisa in the Pallabi area of the capital has been completed. Investigators expect to submit the charge sheet to the court by on Sunday, depending on the availability of the report, reports Dhaka Post....

Charge sheet in Ramisa rape, murder case likely by Sunday
Charge sheet in Ramisa rape, murder case likely by Sunday

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the charge sheet in the rape and murder case of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter is likely to be submitted by Sunday afternoon. He made the remarks Thursday night while speaking to journalists after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Ramisas family in Pallabi,...

Jamaat MP Amir Hamza granted anticipatory bail in defamation case
Jamaat MP Amir Hamza granted anticipatory bail in defamation case

The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj, reports UNB. A High Court bench comprising Justice Zahid Sarwar Kajal and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order after hearing a petition,...

Eight die with measles symptoms in 24 hours as cases surge nationwide
Eight die with measles symptoms in 24 hours as cases surge nationwide

Eight more people died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, including one confirmed measles fatality and seven suspected cases, according to a press release issued Sunday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room. The DGHS reported 1,421 suspected measles cases in...

Arrest warrant issued against Mufti Amir Hamza
Arrest warrant issued against Mufti Amir Hamza

A court in Sirajganj has issued an arrest warrant against Mufti Amir Hamza in a defamation case over remarks targeting Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku. The Senior Judicial Magistrate Court issued the order after he failed to appear on April 19 despite a prior summons. The case stems from comments...

Case backlog spirals as pending lawsuits over 47 lakh
Case backlog spirals as pending lawsuits over 47 lakh

The backlog of cases in Bangladesh continues to grow unchecked, despite various initiatives by the government and the Supreme Court. According to an analysis of Supreme Court data, the number of pending cases has risen to 4,742,000, up from 15.7 lakh when the judiciary was separated from the...