- Foreigners in Bangladesh increase spending on credit cards
- DMP files 3,251 traffic violation cases in Dhaka
- Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media
- ‘Palestinians, resistance thwarted Israel’s big plots in Gaza’
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- Bangladesh bowl out Nepal for 52 runs
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- Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite
- Govt reaffirms zero tolerance on shrine attacks, urges complaints
- BNP demands withdrawal of vat on over 100 products
- Met office assumes dry weather nationwide
- Marma girl's accident injury being propagated as communal murder
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Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday outside the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred and one was injured, the judiciarys Mizan Online website reported, adding that the assailant...
Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ordinance
The Interim Government has cleared the draft of Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025 in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the Chief Justice. The Council of Advisers, in a meeting on Thursday (January 16), gave the approval and also the final clearance to the proposed...
Verdict on Khaleda Zia’s appeals tomorrow
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the appeals of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC verdict that on October 30, 2018, enhanced the five years imprisonment handed by the trial court to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case....
No legal weakness found in scrapping 5 cases against Dr Yunus: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) said that there was no legal weakness or interference in scrapping five cases against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus by the High Court. Advocate Mustafizur Rahman Khan, lawyer of Dr Muhammad Yunus, disclosed this observation of the Appellate Division of...
US SC rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in hush money case
A sharply divided US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected US President-elect Donald Trumps final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The courts 5-4 order allows Judge Juan M. Merchan...
Missing Ctg court case dockets recovered, 1 arrested
Chattogram city police recovered nine sacks of missing case documents in the early hours Thursday, and arrested a tea seller in connection with the sensational theft. However, police did not disclose the name or affiliation of the arrestee due to the sensitivity of the incident, and told...
Supreme Court launches another helpline number for litigants
The Supreme Court has launched another helpline number to extend quick and uninterrupted judicial services to the litigants. Along with the previous helpline number (01316154216), the litigants or service seekers can submit their complaints and suggestions to the new helpline number over...
Three to die for killing EUB student
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced three people to death for killing Ismail Hossain Jisan, a Civil Engineering student of European University of Bangladesh (EUB). Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court-5, Farzana Yeasmin delivered the verdict. The condemned convicts are --...
HC bench initiates paper free proceedings from Sunday
Opening a new chapter in countrys judicial history, a High Court bench is all set to begin paper free judicial proceedings from Jan 5. The bench, designated for looking into the matters related to company law, was scheduled to start the process from Jan 2, but it delayed as all activities of the...
SC helpline receives 1000 phone calls in three months
The Supreme Court Helpline has received a total of 1003 phone calls from people across the country in three months since the launch of the helpline services in September last, reports UNB. Out of the total calls, 604 people sought legal advice, while 344 inquired of case-related information....
Judicial activities of SC to remain suspended Thursday
No judicial activities will take place at both the divisions of the Supreme Court on Thursday as a mark of respect for late AF Hassan Ariff, adviser to the ministries of land, and civil aviation and tourism. Hassan Ariff, a former attorney general, died at a private hospital in the capital after...
Writ filed to impose strict measures for New Year festivities
A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking strict measures, including the imposition of Section 144, to prevent fireworks and public gatherings on rooftops, open spaces, and parks in Dhaka on New Years Eve, reports Dhaka Tribune. Supreme Court lawyer Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman filed...
Trump asks Supreme Court to Delay TikTok Ban Law
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay a law that could ban TikTok or require it to be sold. He argues that he needs time after taking office to work on a political resolution to the matter. The court is set to hear arguments in the case on Jan 10, reports Reuters....
Hassan Ariff’s 2nd namaj-e-janaza held
The second namaz-e-janaza of adviser to interim government adviser AF Hassan Ariff was held on the High Court premises on Saturday morning. Arrif, who was adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday at the age...
Shakib Al Hasan summoned in Dhaka Court for cheque fraud case
A Dhaka court has ordered cricketer Shakib Al Hasan to appear on January 18 in connection with a cheque fraud case involving IFIC Bank. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the order on Wednesday,reports bdnews24.com. Shakib Al Hasan was named in a cheque fraud...
HC issues rule on posting of exempted 311 sub-inspectors at Sarda
The High Court has ordered the immediate resolution of a review petition filed with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding the post-training placement of 311 sub-inspectors (SI) dismissed for indiscipline at the Sarda Police Academy in Rajshahi. In addition, the Court has issued a rule...
High Court voids 15th amendment, restores caretaker government system
The High Court has declared the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system, invalid. A bench consisting of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury delivered the verdict at 10:52 AM on Tuesday. In its ruling, the court stated that the...
Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Courts order granting bail to former state minister for aviation, Mahbub Ali, in connection with the murder of one Siam under Dhakas Mirpur police station, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led...
Assuming control of properties valued at Tk 30,000 crore
Simeen Rahman, the eldest daughter of industrialist Latifur Rahman, has been accused of seizing control of Transcom Groupthe parent company of The Daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Starusing forged documents and falsified signatures to exclude her siblings from their rightful inheritance. Her...
Trials of fallen dictator, associates open to journalists, observers: CA
In a Victory Day address on Monday, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus announced significant transparency measures in the ongoing trials of the deposed dictator and her associates, accused of atrocities, reports UNB. Dr. Yunus said, To ensure transparency in the judicial process, the trials has...
HC rules on investigation into $5 billion embezzlement at Rooppur NPP
The High Court of Bangladesh on Sunday has issued a ruling questioning the Anti-Corruption Commissions (ACC) failure to investigate allegations of embezzlement involving $5 billion (Tk 60,000 crore) from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. The ruling, delivered by Justice Fahmida Quader and...
‘Commission formation on BDR mutiny ‘not possible’ for now’
The Home Ministry has informed the High Court that the government has withdrawn its decision to form a commission to investigate the BDR mutiny and related issues. The ministry said the government has made the decision as two of the related cases are under trial. Deputy attorney-general Tanim...
SC stays HC verdict declaring “Joy Bangla” as national slogan
The Appellate Division imposed a stay on the High Courts ruling that declared Joy Bangla as the national slogan. A four-judge appellate bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed gave the order on Tuesday after hearing the states petition in this regard. Earlier, the state had filed a...
Shomi Kaiser gets bail
The High Court has granted bail to actress and former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), Shomi Kaiser, in a case related to the attempted murder of businessman Ishtiaq Mahmud. The High Court bench, consisting of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain,...
Hearing on stay petition regarding 'Joy Bangla' as national slogan tomorrow
The full bench of the Appellate Division has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday to address the states petition seeking a stay on the High Court verdict declaring Joy Bangla as the national slogan, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member Appellate Division bench led by Justice Ashfaqul Islam set the...
Ex-Teknaf OC Pradeep's wife granted bail by HC
The High Court has granted bail to Chumki Karan, wife of dismissed Teknaf Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradeep Kumar Das, who was convicted in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case. The bench, comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain, issued the bail order on...
SC upholds HC judgment scrapping 5 cases against CA
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday upheld a High Court judgment that scrapped five labour law cases against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, also the incumbent Chief Adviser of the interim government, reports BSS. A three-member apex court bench headed by Justice Md...
11 convicted in Nepal Airlines airbus scam, extradition issues arise
The notorious Nepal Airlines Airbus procurement case, involving corruption over the purchase of two Airbus A330s in 2017, remains far from resolved. On Thursday, the Special Court convicted 11 individuals, including four senior Nepali officials, in connection with the deal that allegedly cost the...