Law & Order
Graft case: ACC challenges Ishraque's acquittal
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed an appeal petition against a Dhaka court order that had acquitted BNP mayoral candidate of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Engineer Ishraque Hossain.
Mother-son murder: Husband, 2 others sentenced to death
A Dhaka Court on Sunday sentenced three people to death for killing a woman and her son in the city's Kakrail area in 2017.
Hand over foreign-returnees to law enforcers: HC
The High Court on Thursday directed the Civil Aviation Authority and Foreign Secretary to take necessary steps to hand over foreign-returnees to law enforcers to keep them in compulsory quarantine and ensure their health checkup to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Abrar murder case shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1
Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case was shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.
SC summons tribunal judge for granting bail to rape accused
The Appellate Division on Thursday summoned Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Ms Begum Kamrun Nahar for granting bail to a rape accused.
Punishment of children by mobile courts illegal: HC
The High Court on Wednesday declared the punishment of minors by mobile courts illegal.
HC orders instant release of a prisoner
The High Court on Monday ordered the instant release of a prisoner who has been in jail for four years although he was handed a one-year jail term.
Sherpur youth gets life in prison for raping minor girl
A court here on Sunday sentenced a young man to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl at Nayabari village in Nakla upazila 10 years back.
GK Shamim granted bail
The High Court has granted bail to Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, arrested during the anti-casino drive, in arms and drugs cases.
Saima murder: Court to deliver verdict on March 9
A tribunal here on Thursday fixed March 9 to deliver its verdict in the case over killing of Samia Afrin Saima after rape in the city’s Wari area last year.