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Law

HC once again feels embarrassed over writ on Nizam Hazari’s JS membership

DHAKA: The High Court has once again felt embarrassed to hear the rule over challenging the legality of holding parliament membership by the ruling Awami League leader of Feni Nizam Uddin Hazari. Judge of the High Court’s lone bench Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman on Tuesday

HC orders to withdraw Lohagara OC: UNO, others apologize for their role

DHAKA: The High Court has ordered the authorities concerned to withdraw the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Lohagara Police Station in Chittagong for penalizing a man through mobile court. The HC bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan issued the order

HC dismisses writ on CJ appointing

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday (January 28) dismissed a writ petition seeking directives for appointing new Chief Justice, saying it wasn’t moved at the court. The HC bench of Justice Jinat Ara and Justice Kazi Md Ijarul Haque Akanda passed the order.   Deputy Attorney General

HC upholds death for five JU students in Zubair murder

DHAKA: The High Court has upheld the death sentences of the five convicts for killing student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Zubair Ahmed in 2012. The HC bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam delivered the verdict on Wednesday (January 24) upon the

Legal notice served to pay compensation to child Jihad's family

DHAKA: A lawyer has sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned, asking them to pay Tk. 20 lakh to family of the four-year-old Jihad for his tragic death. Barrister Md Abdul Halim of Children Charity Bangladesh Foundation sent the legal notice on behalf Jihad’s family. The

Framing charge in Cox’s Bazar war crime accused case Feb 26

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has refixed the date for framing charge in the case filed against former MP Abdur Rashid Mia and 16 others of Moheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar for wartime crimes. The new date is February 26. The three-member tribunal headed by its

Pay Moon cinema Hall owner Tk 99cr: SC

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court directed the Freedom Fighters’ Welfare Trust to pay Tk 99 crore to the owner of Moon Cinema Hall as the property value. The freedom fighters body was asked to pay the money in three installments. A five-member appeallate bench led

Gazipur youth gets life for killing a housewife

GAZIPUR: A Gazipur court has awarded life term imprisonment to a youth on charge of killing a housewife at Kaliganj upazila in the district in 2008. Judge of the Additional District and Sessions Court-1 in Gazipur Md Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan delivered the verdict on Wednesday (January 17)

Govt allowed for leave to appeal over mobile court

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 16) granted three separate leave to appeal petitions filed by the government challenging the High Court verdict over the mobile court. The five-member bench of the apex court headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul

HC again feels embarrassed to hear rule over Nizam Hazari’s JS membership

DHAKA: The High Court has again felt embarrassed to hear the rule over challenging the legality of holding parliament membership by the ruling Awami League leader of Feni Nizam Uddin Hazari. Judge of the High Court’s lone bench on Monday (January 15) expressed embarrassment to hear

3 get life for abducting child in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court has awarded life term imprisonment to three persons for abducting a four-year old child boy in the port city in 2009. Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Md Motahir Ali passed the order on Sunday (January 14). The court

HC summons Lohagora UNO, OC

DHAKA: The High Court asked four people including the UNO and OC of Chittagong’s Lohagora upazila to appear before it on January 28 for penalizing a man through mobile court who was already in police custody. The High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Dastagir Hossain and Justice Ataur

UP chairman among 9 to die for killing Narail AL leader

KHULNA: A Khulna court has sentenced death penalty to nine people including a Union Parishad chairman for killing Awami League leader Prabhash Roy in Narail last year. Judge MA Bari Hawladar of Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the order on Sunday (January 14). The

SC clears way for 4G licencing

DHAKA: Now there is no bar for 4G licencing as the Supreme Court stayed a High Court order that stayed a BTRC circular inviting applications for auctioning 4G licensing guideline and spectrum.  A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Wahhab Miah passed

Farhad Mazhar, wife summoned by court

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has summoned poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar and his wife Farida Akhter following a prosecution case filled by Detective Branch (DB) of police on charges of ‘filing a false case over disappearance’. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Subrata Ghosh on Sunday

Private Varsity student gets life for raping, killing friend

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has sentenced student of Asia Pacific University Mezbaul Alam to life term imprisonment for killing Daffodil University student Setu Sarker in 2013. Judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal Shahed Noor Uddin pronounced the verdict on Sunday (December 31) in the

Attorney General gets death threat again

DHAKA: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has once again received the death threat through a letter. A general diary (GD) was lodged with city’s Shahbagh Police Station in this connection on Sunday (December 24). Attorney General’s personal secretary Kabir Ahmed filed the GD.  

3 to die for schoolboy Rabbi murder

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court has sentenced death penalty to three people for killing a schoolboy Rabbi in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila. Judge Shirin Kabita Akhter of Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the order on Tuesday (Dec 19). The seven accused in the case were present at

HC asks to give compensation for child electrocution

DHAKA: The High Court has issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to give compensation for a child, as the seven-year old child was injured of electrocution from an open electric wire in City’s Zigatola area. Justice Qazi Reza-ul-Haq and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order

Form Lakehead School managing committee in 7 days: SC

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 05) directed the education ministry to form a managing committee in seven days to run the Lakehead Grammar School, which was shut down recently. The apex court in its order asked the ministry to form the managing committee headed by a

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