Friday, 15 Nov, 2024

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Azharul files review petition against death penalty

DHAKA: Convicted war criminal Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam on Sunday (July 19) filed a review petition with the Supreme Court against death penalty for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A 23-page review petition based on 14 grounds praying for reconsideration of death sentence has been filed with the relevant branch

Court imposes travel ban on Ex-VAT officer Waheeda

<p><strong>A Dhaka court on Thursday (June 13) imposed a travel ban on Waheeda Rahman Choudhury, former commissioner of the Large Taxpayer Unit of Value Added Tax, of National Board of Revenue (NBR).</strong></p> <p>The court imposed ban on Waheeda in connection with a case filed over providing illegal benefits to

US: Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion drug mifepristone

<p><strong>The US Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone.</strong></p> <p>The decision, which came two years after the court rescinded the nationwide guarantee to an abortion, was welcomed by pro-choice activists.</p> <p>The justices

Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 109th time

<p><strong>A Dhaka court today (June 30) deferred till August 4 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012.</strong></p> <p>This is the 109th extension of the submission deadline.</p> <p>Dhaka

Backlog of 41 lakh cases in courts: Law Minister

<p><strong>Bangladesh has 41,09,755 cases pending in all courts, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday.</strong></p> <p>He revealed the information in parliament during a discussion of the proposal to cut allocation to the Law and Justice Division in the budget of the

4 get life-term for killing man in Tangail

<p><strong>A court in Tangail today (June 30) sentenced four people to life-term imprisonment each for killing a man in Dhanbari upazila of the district in 2018.</strong></p> <p>Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahmudul Hasan handed down the verdict for killing man named Ismail.</p> <p>The

Delays in Sagar-Runi murder investigation a mockery of judiciary: HC

<p><strong>The High Court on Tuesday observed in the full text of a ruling that the continued delays in completing the investigation report for the journalist couple Sagar-Runi&rsquo;s murder case and start of trial are acts of repeated mockery of the country&rsquo;s judicial system.</strong></p> <p>Justice

SC upholds HC verdict on restoration of FF quota

<p><strong>The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court verdict, declaring the cancellation of the Freedom Fighter quota in the first and second classes of government jobs illegal.</strong></p> <p>A six-judge Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, passed the order on

Illegal assets: Sylhet customs official barred from leaving country

<p><strong>A Dhaka court today (July 8), based on an appeal by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), barred Mohammad Enamul Haque, Sylhet Customs, Excise and VAT Commissioner, from leaving the country.</strong></p> <p>Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad Jaglul Hossain issued this order.</p>

Dr Yunus seeks cancelation of embezzlement case

<p><strong>Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today (July 8) appealed before the High Court to cancel the proceedings of the money embezzlement case lodged against him.</strong></p> <p>The application is scheduled to be heard by the high court division bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat

Govt can't do anything until court makes any decision: PM

<p><strong>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina regarding anti-quota movement said until there is a resolution from the court, there is nothing the government can do.</strong></p> <p>She said, &ldquo;No one is saying anything in the peaceful agitation against the quota. But if there is a destructive act, the law will

Testimony recording starts in Tk227cr compensation case against Robi

<p><strong>Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, former managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of telecom operator Robi, on Sunday provided the first testimony in the Tk227 crore compensation suit he filed against his former workplace in 2022.</strong></p> <p>The testimony recording in the case started with the

Dhaka court grants Milton Samaddar bail

<p><strong>A Dhaka court granted bail to Milton Samaddar, Chairman of Child and Old Age Care Ashram in the case of forgery of death certificate through fraud.</strong></p> <p>Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jaglul Hossain granted Milton bail on Monday (July 15).</p> <p>Tapas Kumar Pal, Additional

Quota reform: Govt files leave to appeal against HC verdict

<p><strong>The government, amid anti-quota demonstrations across the country, filed a leave to appeal against the High Court&#39;s verdict upholding the quota in the recruitment of government jobs.</strong></p> <p>The application has been filed in the relevant division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July

PM to address nation this evening

<p><strong>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Wednesday evening amid the ongoing violence over the quota reform movement.</strong></p> <p>She will address the nation at 7:30pm.</p> <p>The Prime Minister&#39;s Press Wing confimred the matter through&nbsp;a press

Wait for apex court’s decision, PM urges students

<p><strong>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (July 17) urged the students demanding quota reformation to keep patience and wait for the decision of apex court.</strong></p> <p>She said while addressing the nation at 7:30pm.</p> <p>The PM also said the top court will soon announce its verdict

PM apprehended such strike by BNP-Jamaat to halt country's prosperity

<p><strong>Referring to the countrywide recent havoc and atrocities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she had an apprehension there might be a strike like this by the BNP-Jamaat clique to pull down the country&#39;s prosperity.</strong></p> <p>&quot;. . . they (BNP-Jamaat) had wanted not to hold

VP Nur lands in jail in Metrorail arson attack case

<p><strong>A Dhaka court has sent Nurul Haque Nur, president of Gono Odhikar Parishad and former VP of Daksu, to jail in connection with an arson attack at Kazipara Metrorail Station in the capital.</strong></p> <p>Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain issued the order after police produced Nur before the

Bangladesh: 33 killed in clashes over students' movement

<p>At least 33 people were killed and many injured as clashes took place in different areas in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement.</p> <p>3 killed in Pabna</p> <p>Amid the turmoil situation in Pabna district,

Bangladesh: 45 killed in clashes over students' movement

<p><strong>At least 45 people were killed and many injured as clashes took place in different areas in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement.</strong></p> <p>The loss of life and damage took place during the