Allu Arjun granted interim bail
Allu Arjun granted interim bail

Allu Arjun was granted relief by the Telangana High Court on Friday evening after it granted the Pushpa 2: The Rule actor interim bail in connection with the death of a fan at the films premiere. The actor had been arrested from his home by Hyderabad Police earlier in the day, reports Hindustan...

Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

Manhattan prosecutors renewed their opposition Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trumps efforts to quash his hush money conviction, but accepted pausing the case while he is president, reports BSS. Trump has long opposed the criminal process against him brought after he paid a porn star for her...

Murder case against Hasina: Court seeks probe report by 8 Jan
Murder case against Hasina: Court seeks probe report by 8 Jan

A Dhaka court on Tuesday set 8 January 2025, as the deadline for police to submit the probe report in the case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing in Dhakas Mohammadpur area on 19 July during mass...

Hearing on stay petition regarding 'Joy Bangla' as national slogan tomorrow
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...

Palak remanded again
Palak remanded again

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of student Monir Mia in the capitals Chankharpul area during July mass uprising, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah issued the order....

TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal
TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal

TikTok moved closer to a U.S. ban after losing an appeal on Friday against a law that forces the app to separate from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20, reports...

Chattogram court violence: 12 accused placed on 6-day remand
Chattogram court violence: 12 accused placed on 6-day remand

A Chattogram court on Wednesday has granted a six-day remand for 12 accused individuals arrested in a case involving an attack on police and obstruction of duty during clashes near the court premises and surrounding areas in Chattogram, reports Dhaka Tribune. The clashes arose after the bail...

Anisul, 8 others shown arrested in fresh cases
Anisul, 8 others shown arrested in fresh cases

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed a total of nine people, including former ministers - Anisul Huq, Hasanul Haque Inu, Rashed Khan Menon and Zunaid Ahmed Palak arrested in five fresh cases filed with the three different police stations in Dhaka. The five other arrestees are - former NBR...

A landmark climate change case opens at UN's highest court
A landmark climate change case opens at UN's highest court

The top United Nations court took up thelargest case in its historyon Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account,...

Chinmoy's bail hearing rescheduled
Chinmoy's bail hearing rescheduled

The bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, has been rescheduled for 2 January next year. The hearing of his bail plea was scheduled at the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Saiful Islam in Chattogram on...

Petition seeks ban on Indian TV channels in Bangladesh
Petition seeks ban on Indian TV channels in Bangladesh

A petition has been filed in the High Court seeking the suspension of all Indian television channels broadcasts within Bangladesh, reports UNB. Supreme Court lawyer Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiyan submitted the petition on Monday, naming the Information Secretary, Home Secretary, and the Bangladesh...

Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases
Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases

A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order. Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post,...

Court orders to seize shares of S Alam, brother
Court orders to seize shares of S Alam, brother

A court has ordered the seizure of all shares held by controversial businessman Saiful Alam Masud (S Alam) and his brother Abdus Samad Labu in Fast Security Islami Bank and Al-Arafah Islami Bank. Judge of Chattogram Finance Court Mr Mujahidur Rahman issued the order after hearing Janata Banks...

Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46
Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46

The family of slained Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif has filed a case against 46 individuals three days after his brutal murder, reports The Business Standard. Jamal Uddin, the father of Saiful, lodged the case at the port citys Kotwali Police on Friday, said Md Abdul Karim,...

1C fund announced for slain Chattogram lawyer’s family
1C fund announced for slain Chattogram lawyer’s family

A fund worth Tk1 crore is being established under the supervision of Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain for the family of slain lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, killed amid clashes on the premises of a Chattogram court on Tuesday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Alhaj Shamsul Hoque Foundation,...

HC cancels defamation case against Mosharraf
HC cancels defamation case against Mosharraf

The High Court on Wednesday cancelled a defamation case against BNP standing committee member former minister Dr Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, reports BSS. A High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain on Wednesday cancelled the case after hearing a petition...

Ex-food minister Qamrul sent to jail
Ex-food minister Qamrul sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam to jail in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in the capitals New Market area, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order as police produced Qamrul before the court after end...

BNP leader Zainul Abedin Faruque acquitted in graft case
BNP leader Zainul Abedin Faruque acquitted in graft case

A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted BNP Chairpersons Adviser Zainul Abedin Faruque from a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for not submitting wealth statement, reports BSS. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge SM Ziaur Rahman passed the order as the prosecution failed to prove the charges...

ICT sets Dec 19 for submitting report against Ziaul Ahsan
ICT sets Dec 19 for submitting report against Ziaul Ahsan

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday set December 19 for submitting probe report over allegations of killings, genocides and crimes against humanity against eight former security officials, including former director general (DG) of NTMC sacked Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, whom the...

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...

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...

ICT orders completion of probe against Hasina in a month
ICT orders completion of probe against Hasina in a month

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered its investigation agency to submit reports within one month in two cases filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others over the killings and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising, reports UNB....

Ex-MP Tipu sent to jail
Ex-MP Tipu sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Friday sent to jail former Barishal-3 lawmaker Golam Kibria Tipu in a case lodged for attacking motorcade of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2018 in the capital, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order as police produced Tipu, also a...

High court dismisses six cases against Annie
High court dismisses six cases against Annie

The High Court has annulled the proceedings in six cases filed against BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie. The cases, which involved charges of obstructing police work, vandalism, and arson, have now been dismissed. A High Court bench, led by Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and...

Former IGP Shahidul granted two-day remand
Former IGP Shahidul granted two-day remand

The court has granted a two-day remand for former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque and Joint Secretary AKMG Kibria Majumdar in connection with the second case filed over the petrol bomb attack on a bus in Chouddagram, Comilla. On Monday, November 12, former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque and Joint Secretary AKMG...

Ex-MP Shambhu on 6-day remand
Ex-MP Shambhu on 6-day remand

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former Barguna-1 lawmaker Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu on a six-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order as police produced Shambhu before the court and pleaded to...

Ex-MP Haji Salim shown arrested in murder attempt case
Ex-MP Haji Salim shown arrested in murder attempt case

A Dhaka court on Monday showed former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim arrested in a case lodged over attempt to murder one Fazlur Karim in front of Dhaka Alia Madrasa in the capital, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced the former...

SC exempts 7 pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charges
SC exempts 7 pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charges

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday exempted seven pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charges brought against them for holding press conference against two the then judges of the apex court and bringing out procession on the court premises, reports BSS. Dismissed as...