Supreme Court stays ex-Addl AG Mehedi’s bail
Supreme Court stays ex-Addl AG Mehedi’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed a High Court order that granted bail to former additional attorney general Mohammad Mehedi Hassan Chowdhury in a case lodged over a murder took place during the July-August mass uprising. Stay till filling of the regular leave...

8th-grader stabbed in Barguna after rejecting auto driver's proposal; suspect arrested
8th-grader stabbed in Barguna after rejecting auto driver's proposal; suspect arrested

A class 8 student was allegedly stabbed by an autorickshaw driver in Betagi upazila of Barguna on Tuesday after she rejected his advances, according to police reports. The victim has been identified as Trisha Akhtar, a student at Putiakhali Ideal High School in the upazila. The accused, Hasan...

Qamrul Islam placed on 8-day remand
Qamrul Islam placed on 8-day remand

Former food minister Qamrul Islam has been placed on an eight-day remand in a case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in the Nilkhet area of Dhaka in July, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahmans court issued the order on Tuesday. Earlier, the...

45 sentenced in prison in Hong Kong national security case
45 sentenced in prison in Hong Kong national security case

45 prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kongs biggest national security case, reports AP. They were punished under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. The convicted persons received prison terms...

Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 113th time
Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 113th time

The submission date for the investigation report on the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi has been postponed for the 113th time, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report was scheduled to be submitted on Monday, but as the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) failed to file...

House tutor gets life sentence for raping minor student
House tutor gets life sentence for raping minor student

A court in Natore on Monday sentenced a house tutor to life imprisonment for raping a class five student in Sadar upazila approximately six years ago, reports UNB Natore Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim pronounced the verdict and also fined the...

Jacqueline's boyfriend writes letter from prison, refers to Trump as 'Big Brother’
Jacqueline's boyfriend writes letter from prison, refers to Trump as 'Big Brother’

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandezs alleged boyfriend, Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who is currently incarcerated in Delhis Mandoli Jail in connection with a Rs 200 crore financial fraud case, has attracted attention once again for sending letters to her from prison. This time, Sukesh...

Khaleda Zia's 10-year sentence suspended
Khaleda Zia's 10-year sentence suspended

In the Zia Orphanage Trust case, the Appellate Division has suspended the 10-year sentence of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The order is issued on Monday by a three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Acting Chief Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam. The Appellate Division also granted...

Order on Khaleda's pleas in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case Monday
Order on Khaleda's pleas in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case Monday

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will give order on two leave to appeal petitions of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Monday (November 11). A three-member bench, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed the order in the morning after...

Former IGP Mamun testifies in tribunal case
Former IGP Mamun testifies in tribunal case

Former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has testified in the International Crimes Tribunal case. He appeared before the tribunal on Thursday to give his statement. This marked the first time a government official had testified in the case related to the July-August genocide. Previously, on...

Amu remanded for six days in murder case
Amu remanded for six days in murder case

On Thursday, a Dhaka court granted a six-day remand for former Industries Minister and senior Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu in connection with the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in Dhakas New Market area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shaheen Reza passed the order after hearing a...

Anisul, Salman, 3 others shown arrested in new murder cases
Anisul, Salman, 3 others shown arrested in new murder cases

A court in Dhaka today showed five people, including Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, arrested in six new murder cases filed with four different police stations in the capital. The five people, who were shown arrested in new cases are -- Anisul Huq, Salman F Rahman, Kamal Ahmed Mazumder,...

Zia charitable case: Khaleda Zia allowed to prepare paper book
Zia charitable case: Khaleda Zia allowed to prepare paper book

The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted a petition for preparing the paper book at own cost to file an appeal against a 7-year conviction to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. A High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and...

73 cases still unresolved
73 cases still unresolved

Following the release of the news report titled 117 Cases Against Khaleda-Tarique in Bangladesh Pratidin, only 44 cases have been dismissed or cancelled in the past 11 days, leaving 73 still unresolved. These fabricated and baseless cases continue to loom over the heads of the two top leaders of...

Sedition case against Tarique Rahman dismissed
Sedition case against Tarique Rahman dismissed

The High Court has dismissed the sedition case against BNPs acting chairman Tarique Rahman, along with AbdusSalam, chairman of Ekushey Television, and two othersformer chief reporter Mahathir Farooki Khan and senior reporter Kanak Sarwargranting them acquittal. Today, Thursday, the High Court...

HC dismisses 11 cases against Khaleda
HC dismisses 11 cases against Khaleda

The High Court has dismissed the sedition case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, along with 10 other cases of sabotage filed at various police stations in Dhaka. On Wednesday, the High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahman issued this verdict....

Ex-secretary Helal remanded in murder cases
Ex-secretary Helal remanded in murder cases

A Dhaka court on Friday placed former secretary of Election commission (EC) Helal Uddin Ahmed on four-day remand in murder case, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter placed former EC secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed on four-day remand as police pleaded to place him on 10-day remand...

Task force formed to investigate Sagar-Runi murder case
Task force formed to investigate Sagar-Runi murder case

The government has formed a task force to investigate the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Following an order from the High Court, the Public Security Division of the home ministry issued a circular on 17 October, forming this four-member task force, which was...

17 BNP men acquitted in subversion case
17 BNP men acquitted in subversion case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted 17 leaders and activists of BNP including its Joint Secretary General Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel in a subversion case filed with the capitals Paltan Police Station, reports BSS. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanaullah passed the judgment,...

Hasina, 56 others sued over murder in Rampura
Hasina, 56 others sued over murder in Rampura

A case has been filed against 57 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the killing of one Sohan Shah in capitals Rampura area during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS. Sohans mother Sufia Begum filed the complaint with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan...