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...

No legal weakness found in scrapping 5 cases against Dr Yunus: SC
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...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam

A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

Missing Ctg court case dockets recovered, 1 arrested
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...

Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament
Case filed against Hasina, 343 other members of 12th parliament

An attempt to murder case has been filed against 344 members of the 12th parliament, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A garment worker named Md Aladul Islam alias Alauddin(28), who got shot on August 5 in Ashulia, Savar, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Senior Judicial...

Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case
Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case

A court in Pabna on Monday rejected the bail plea of former deputy speaker and MP from Pabna-1, Shamsul Haque Tuku, in a case under the Speedy Trial Act related to extortion charges. Senior Judicial Magistrate Mostfijur Rahman issued the order on Monday, said Rashidul Islam, inspector of the...

Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case
Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case

A Sirajganj court has sent former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to jail in connection with a case regarding the killing of 15 policemen at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 4, 2024. Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Mohammad Bellal Hossain...

Ex-French President Sarkozy on trial over 'Libyan case'
Ex-French President Sarkozy on trial over 'Libyan case'

The trial offormer French President Nicolas Sarkozywas set to begin on Monday. The former leader isaccused of receiving fundsfrom the government of lateLibyanleader Moammar Gadhafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. Charges against Sarkozy include passive corruption, illegal campaign financing,...

Imran - Bushra’s verdict in £190m Al-Qadir Trust case postponed again
Imran - Bushra’s verdict in £190m Al-Qadir Trust case postponed again

The Islamabad accountability court has once again postponed its verdict in the 190 million Al-Qadir Trust corruption case involving former Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi. The decision, initially scheduled for January 6, was delayed due to the unavailability of Judge...

Palak, Jyoti shown arrested in separate graft cases
Palak, Jyoti shown arrested in separate graft cases

A court in Dhaka on Monday showed former state ministerfor ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Safi Muddaser Khan Jyoti, son of former homeminister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, arrested in separate graft cases filed bythe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir...

1,911 case files go missing from Ctg court, GD filed
1,911 case files go missing from Ctg court, GD filed

A total of 1,911 case files from 30 courts under the Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judges jurisdiction have gone missing from outside the Public Prosecutors (PP) office between 13-31 December during the courts vacation. Chattogram Metropolitan PP Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan filed a general diary...

DMP files 2,678 traffic violation cases
DMP files 2,678 traffic violation cases

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 2,678 cases for traffic law violation duringdrives conducted in different areas of the capital on Thursday and Friday. As part of the operation, 77 vehicles were dumped, and 94 others were wrecked, reports UNB. The drives were...

Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases
Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases

Eight people, including Salman F Rahman, AnisulHuq and Hasanul Haque Inu, on Monday were shown arrested in fresh cases lodged over themurders that took place during the student-led July-August mass uprising. The other people, who have been shown arrested, were Rashed Khan Menon,Zunaid Ahmed...

We want justice from govt: Alal
We want justice from govt: Alal

Advisor to the BNP chairperson Advocate Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal said we want justice from this government; we want justice. He said, You have now arranged the chess pieces like chessmen to withdraw the countless false cases and political vendetta cases against us. The things like: If this...

DMP files 1817 cases for traffic law violations on Dec 18
DMP files 1817 cases for traffic law violations on Dec 18

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,817 cases against violators of traffic laws during a drive conducted in various parts of the capital, reports UNB. Additionally, 41 vehicles were dumped and 25 vehicles were towed away during the drive. The drive was...

Shakib Al Hasan summoned in Dhaka Court for cheque fraud case
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...

Babar, 6 others acquitted in 10-truck arms haul case
Babar, 6 others acquitted in 10-truck arms haul case

Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and six others have been acquitted from the much-talked 10-truck arms haul case. The High Court bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akhter delivered the verdict on Wednesday. It commuted the death sentence of six...

Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali
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...

Excessive suspicious banking transactions identified
Excessive suspicious banking transactions identified

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed six cases against former government ministers and their families, accusing them of accumulating illegal wealth totaling around Tk 155 crore. The cases were filed on Thursday at the Dhaka integrated district office. The individuals named in the cases...

BNP leader Mizanur gets bail in Joy murder plot case
BNP leader Mizanur gets bail in Joy murder plot case

A court here on Thursday granted bail to BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan in a case lodged over allegedly attempting to abduct and murder ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States (US) in 2015. Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque...

How long to wait to be freed from cases
How long to wait to be freed from cases

The protracted legal battles involving Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman have fueled discontent among party supporters and the public. Despite the interim government assuming power four months ago and dismissing several politically...