- CA mourns loss of lives in Indian bridge collapse
- PSG crush Real Madrid to reach Club World Cup final
- SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship Kicks Off in Dhaka Friday
- Yemen sinks another Israel-bound ship in Red Sea
- Linda Yaccarino exit as CEO of Elon Musk’s X
- New Saudi envoy presents credentials to president
- Mobile users to get 1GB free internet on July 18
- 16 senior police officials transferred
- CA directs to complete election preparations by Dec: Press Secretary
- SSC results to be published tomorrow
- Expats to become voters in 5 more countries including US
- Two pilots killed as Indian fighter jet crashes
- One more dies of dengue in 24 hrs
- Bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat kills nine
- Tarique stands beside cancer-stricken mother of Ritu Porna Chakma
- Tapes reveal Trump's bomb threat against Russia, China
- US pouring $1.5b into building air bases in Israel: Report
- Water level in Gomti rising; alert issued for riverbanks people
- Hasina will surely face due justice in Bangladesh: Law Adviser
- Nature of dengue changed, intensive care needed for patients: DG Health
‘Reached a consensus on decentralisation of subordinate courts’
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said there has been a consensus on decentralisation of subordinate courts, with all parties agreeing on specific directives for establishing courts at the upazila level. Talking to journalists at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital...
Probe report in BB reserve heist case July 24
A Dhaka court on Wednesday set July 24 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016, reports BSS. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain set the new date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation...
Mobile courts fine Tk25cr for pollution in 6 months
The Department of Environment (DoE) has been conducting extensive operations across the country to combat environmental pollution. From January 2 to June 29, a total of 1,110 drives were conducted nationwide against vehicles for emitting black smoke, brick kilns and steel mills, hazardous waste...
Ex-CEC Nurul Huda Placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court on Friday placed former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on four-day remand over alleged poll irregularities committed during his tenure as CEC. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Zunaid passed the order after police produced him before the court...
‘Tulip case not politically motivated, based on specific evidence’
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen said on Tuesday that the corruption cases filed against former UK minister Tulip Siddiq is not politically motivated but rather based on specific and credible evidence. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at a press...
Menon on 5-day remand in Monir murder case
A Dhaka court on Monday placed former minister Rashed Khan Menon on a five-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of garment waste (jhut) trader Monir during the July-August Mass Uprising, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order as police produced Menon...
Jamaat regains party registration
The Appellate Division has ordered the reinstatement of Jamaat-e-Islamis cancelled registration as a political party. The Election Commission has been directed to implement the order without delay. The verdict was delivered on Sunday morning by a seven-member Appellate Bench headed by Chief...
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded authority
A US trade court blocked President Donald Trumps tariffs from going into effect in a sweeping ruling on Wednesday that found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from US trading partners. The Court of International Trade said the US Constitution...
Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman acquitted
High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNPs acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in a long-standing corruption case and accepted the appeal of his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, against a three-year jail sentence. The single bench of Justice Md. Khasruzzaman delivered the verdict on Wednesday. Earlier, after...
Travel ban imposed on Barrister Suman, his wife
A Dhaka court on Monday issued a travel ban on former Habiganj-4 lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and his wife Shammi Akter over graft allegations, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission...
HC dismisses writ against Women Affairs Reform Commission recommendations
The High Court (HC) on Monday summarily rejected a writ petition filed earlier, challenging the legality of several recommendations made by the Womens Affairs Reform Commission in its report, reports BSS. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur...
Nusraat Faria gets bail
A Dhaka court has granted bail to actress Nusraat Faria, who was sent to jail on Monday after being arrested in an attempted murder case filed over the 2024 anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Tuesday following a hearing...
Court orders to interrogate Chinmoy at jail gate in two cases
A Dhaka Court on Sunday ordered to interrogate detained former-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari at jail gate in the sensational advocate Saiful Islam Alif murder and sedition cases, reports BSS. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate S M Alauddin issued the order to quiz detained...
Report on executing order to arrest Hasina, Putul, 16 others on May 25
A Dhaka court on Sunday set May 25 for submitting report on executing its order to arrest 18 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul in a case lodged over taking 10-katha plot through fraud in Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Purbachal New Town...
3 sent to jail over DU student killing
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent three people to jail in a case filed over the killing of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University (DU) student and a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam passed the order when police produced them before...
UK court set to begin hearings in petition over Israel arms sales
The High Court in London will begin four-days of hearings in a petition filed by the Palestinian rights group, Al Haq, seeking to block the governments export of fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza, reports Al Jazeera. The case is also supported by Amnesty, Oxfam and other rights...
DMP to intensify mobile court drive against minor crimes, illegal occupations
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has decided to intensify mobile court operations across the capital to curb minor crimes and evict illegal occupiers from roads. We have decided to step up mobile court operations under DMP jurisdictions to prevent petty crimes and illegal occupation of roads,...
Haji Salim shown arrested in uprising case
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the arrest of former Member of Parliament for Dhaka-7, Haji Salim, in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station concerning the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra passed the order to officially show him arrested in the...
Chinmoy Das’ bail order suspended
A chamber judge of the Appellate Division on Wednesday evening suspended the High Courts order granting bail to controversial Hindu nationalist leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case. Chamber judge Md Rezaul Haque ordered the suspension of bail for Chinmoy. Earlier, in the...
Indonesian court bans government, company from defamation complaints
Indonesias Constitutional Court has partially upheld a petition by an environmental activist, paving the way for potential legal reforms to prevent the government or corporations from filing defamation lawsuits in response to criticism. Human rights activists have said the Electronic Information...
SC hearing on ATM Azhar's appeal against war crimes conviction May 6
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday adjourned till May 6 the hearing on Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islams appeal, challenging his conviction and death sentence pronounced in a case filed over crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 1971, reports BSS. A...
US court halts deportation of detained Venezuelans
The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group of alleged Venezuelan gang members, BBC reported. The men are being held in detention in north Texas under an 18th-Century wartime law, and a civil liberties group has sued the government saying they...
SC to resume regular judicial proceedings on Sunday
The Supreme Court (SC), the apex court of the country, will resume its judicial activities on Sunday after a month long vacation, including the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. However, during this time, judicial proceedings were conducted in several benches to hear and dispose of urgent...
Salman, Anisul, Qamrul, 10 others shown arrested in fresh uprising cases
A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed 13 people, including Salman F Rahman, Anisul Huq and Advocate Qamrul Islam, in different cases filed over murder and attempt to murder committed during the July-August mass uprising, reports BSS. The other accused, who were shown arrested in different cases, are...
Arrest warrant against Hasina, Joy, 27 others
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 29 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in two separate cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over scam in allocating plots in Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Purbachal New...
US judge halts Trump move to revoke 500,000 immigrants' legal status
A federal judge on Monday blocked US President Donald Trumps administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti, reports BSS. The ruling by District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston is the latest order against...
Actor-politician Vijay moves Supreme Court against Waqf Act
Amid growing opposition backlash against the recently enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act in India, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay becomes the latest leader to legally challenge the legislation. Actor Vijay has recently filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the...