Ex-state minister placed on 5-day remand in murder case
Ex-state minister placed on 5-day remand in murder case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former state minister for industries, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Anwar Hossain Patwari. The incident occurred in the Golchattar area under Mirpur Model Police Station during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement....

Khaleda Zia acquitted in Niko graft case
Khaleda Zia acquitted in Niko graft case

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other accused in the Niko corruption case. Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhakas Special Judge Court 4 announced the verdict on Wednesday. Earlier, on February 13, the court set the verdict date after concluding the defense hearing and...

Tarique Rahman's arrest warrant withdrawn in Aug 21 grenade attack case
Tarique Rahman's arrest warrant withdrawn in Aug 21 grenade attack case

The tribunal has ordered to withdrawal of the arrest warrants of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and other absconding accused in the August 21 grenade attack case. Judge Rafiqul Islam of Dhakas Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 issued the order on Monday in response to the states application....

Khaleda Zia's Niko case verdict Feb 19
Khaleda Zia's Niko case verdict Feb 19

The court has fixed February 19 to announce the verdict in the Niko corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and eight others. Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhakas Special Judges Court-4 announced the date of verdict on Thursday. According to the case records, on December 9, 2007,...

Reports against Dipu Moni, husband in separate graft cases on May 7
Reports against Dipu Moni, husband in separate graft cases on May 7

A court today (February 12) set May 7 for submitting probereports in two separate cases filed against former Social Welfare Minister DrDipu Moni and her husband Taufiq Newaz filed by the Anti-CorruptionCommission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the...

DMP files 1,906 cases for traffic rules violation
DMP files 1,906 cases for traffic rules violation

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,906 cases for violating traffic rules during a special drive conducted across the capital. During the drive, 181 vehicles were dumped and 63 others were towed, said DMP Assistant Commissioner (Media) Jahangir Kabir on...

Ex-minister Qamrul shown arrested in graft case
Ex-minister Qamrul shown arrested in graft case

A court today (February 11) showed former food minister Adv Qamrul Islam arrested in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order as police produced him before the court and ACC public prosecutor pleaded...

Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin remanded for 4 days
Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin remanded for 4 days

Trinamool BNP Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has been granted a four-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with the murder of Parvez Mia, a student from the Jatrabari area. The decision was made following a hearing on Monday in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiaq....

Mahmudur Rahman acquitted in Joy murder plot case
Mahmudur Rahman acquitted in Joy murder plot case

A Dhaka court today (February 10) acquitted Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed over an attempt to abduct and murder Awami League leader Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Tarik Ezazpassed the verdict in response to an appeal filed by Mahmudur on December 12...

Transcom disputes bribery allegations, but questions remain
Transcom disputes bribery allegations, but questions remain

Transcom Group has issued a statement protesting a report alleging that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simeen Rahman bribed deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with Tk100 crore last year to halt legal proceedings against her. However, the groups response raises further questions and seems to...

Case filed against Nagad MD, 23 others over money fraud
Case filed against Nagad MD, 23 others over money fraud

A case was filed against the former Managing Director (MD) of Nagad, a mobile financial service provider, Tanvir A Mishuk, on a charge of money fraudulence. Motijheel Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mejbah Uddin told BSS tonight that Bangladesh Bank filed a case against Nagad with...

HC publishes verdict of sedition case against Tarique
HC publishes verdict of sedition case against Tarique

The High Court has published the verdict of a sedition case against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and three others. The bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain published the 11-page verdict on Tuesday. On October 31, last year, the High Court dismissed a sedition...

DMP files 2,594 cases for traffic rules violation in 2 days
DMP files 2,594 cases for traffic rules violation in 2 days

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 2,594 cases against people for violating traffic rules in different parts of the capital over the past two days. Besides, the authorities seized 206 vehicles and towed 63 others during the drives conducted on Sunday and Monday,...

CA asks police to launch online case filing for easier access
CA asks police to launch online case filing for easier access

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police across the country to introduce online filing of cases. The Chief Adviser issued his instruction during a review of the countrys law-and-order situation at a high-level meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna. Home Affairs...

ACC approves cases against Shajahan Khan, family over illegal assets
ACC approves cases against Shajahan Khan, family over illegal assets

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the filing of three cases against former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and his family for allegedly amassing Tk 25 crore in illegal assets, reports UNB. ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain confirmed the decision at a press briefing...

IHC notifies FIA on Imran, Bushra’s acquittal pleas in Toshakhana case
IHC notifies FIA on Imran, Bushra’s acquittal pleas in Toshakhana case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) concerning acquittal pleas filed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Toshakhana case, reads a DAWN report. The couple stands accused of retaining a Bulgari jewellery set...

ATM Azharul Islam's review hearing rescheduled for Feb 20
ATM Azharul Islam's review hearing rescheduled for Feb 20

The Appellate Division has deferred the hearing of Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islams review petition against his death sentence in the 1971 crimes against humanity case. The hearing has been rescheduled for February 20. The petition was scheduled third on the agenda of the Appellate Divisions...

Khaleda Zia acquitted in Cumilla sabotage case
Khaleda Zia acquitted in Cumilla sabotage case

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)s Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been acquitted in the 2015 sabotage case involving vandalism and arson in Cumillas Chauddagram. The verdict was delivered by Judge Afroza Sheuly of Cumillas Additional District and Sessions Judge Court No. 1. Public Prosecutor...

'Over 2,500 politically motivated cases to be withdrawn'
'Over 2,500 politically motivated cases to be withdrawn'

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said over 2,500 politically motivated and harassment cases filed during the tenure of the Awami League government are expected to be withdrawn within a week. The government has successfully identified over 2,500 cases in 25 districts which were politically...

Former MP Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin arrested in murder case
Former MP Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin arrested in murder case

Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, former Member of Parliament for Dhaka-7 Constituency and President of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Mohiuddin, who is facing multiple charges, including murder, was taken into custody on Monday...

DMP files 3,251 traffic violation cases in Dhaka
DMP files 3,251 traffic violation cases in Dhaka

The Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 3,251 cases for various traffic rules violation in the capital over the past two days till Friday evening. During the operations, 102 vehicles were dumped, and 43 vehicles were towed for non-compliance with traffic regulations,...

Zuckerberg cites YouTube in defense of Meta's AI copyright case
Zuckerberg cites YouTube in defense of Meta's AI copyright case

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have used YouTube and its battle to take down pirated content to defend his own companys use of a data set containing copyrighted e-books to train AI models, newly released snippets of his deposition reveals, reports techcrunch. The deposition, which was part...

Anisul, Dipu Moni, 7 others shown arrested in fresh cases
Anisul, Dipu Moni, 7 others shown arrested in fresh cases

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed nine people, including Anisul Huq and Dr Dipu Moni, arrested in cases lodged with different police stations in Dhaka over crimes committed during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The other people, who were shown arrested, are Zunaid Ahmed Palak,...

Salman, Palak on 4-day remand in murder attempt case
Salman, Palak on 4-day remand in murder attempt case

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday placed Salman F. Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a four-day remand each in a case lodged over the attempted murder of Dhaka College student Md Shamim during...

Former MP Ovi acquitted in model Tinni murder case
Former MP Ovi acquitted in model Tinni murder case

Jatiya Party leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Golam Faruk Ovi was acquitted in the murder case of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni. Dhakas Second Additional District and Sessions Judge Mst. Shahinur Akhter announced the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. According to the case records,...

Babar acquitted of life term in 10-truck arms haul case
Babar acquitted of life term in 10-truck arms haul case

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, who was sentenced to a life term, in a case filed over the sensational 10-truck arms haul in Chattogram. The bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Nasrin Akter passed the order. Deputy Attorney...

6 witnesses testify in Niko graft case against Khaleda, 7 others
6 witnesses testify in Niko graft case against Khaleda, 7 others

Six more witnesses testified on Tuesday in the Niko corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others, reports UNB. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judges Court-5 recorded the testimonies bringing the total number of witnesses heard in the case to 38 out of 68....

Hasina, Joy, 91 others sued over attempt to murder case
Hasina, Joy, 91 others sued over attempt to murder case

A case was filed against 93 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy allegedly for attempting to murder Dhaka Bar Council Member Advocate Nupur Akhter. The victim filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman. The court...