Law-&-Order
Khaleda gets bail in 2 defamation cases
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB) - The High Court on Tuesday granted bail for six months to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed on defamation charges.
Rapist jailed for life in Sherpur
Sherpur, Jun 17 (UNB) – A man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday for raping a girl in Kharkharia village of the Sadar upazila on false promise of marriage in 2004.
OC Moazzem denied bail, sent to jail
Dhaka, June 17 (UNB) – A court here on Monday sent former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain to jail, rejecting his bail petition in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
6 JMB men get 10-yr jail in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, June 16 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday sentenced six members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) to 10 years imprisonment each in two cases filed under the Arms and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Food Safety Authority chairman exempted from contempt charge
Dhaka, June 16 (UNB) – Chairman of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) Mahfuzul Haque has been exempted from the contempt of court charge after he apologised to the court for his role.
SC cancels Hallmark chairman’s bail; asks her to surrender
Dhaka, June 16 (UNB)- The Appellate Division on Sunday scrapped the order that granted bail to Hallmark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam in a case over embezzling money through opening fake Letter of Credit (LC).
IUCN advises placing Sundarbans on ‘World Heritage in danger’ list
Dhaka, June 15 (UNB)- International Union for Conservation of Nature( IUCN), the official advisor on natural World Heritage, recommends for three natural sites, including the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, to be listed as “World Heritage in danger.”
Youth’s arrest in brother’s place: Court summons Rajshahi OC
Rajshahi, June 12 (UNB) – Ordering the release of a young man who was arrested in place of his elder brother, a court here on Wednesday asked the officer-in-charge of Shah Makhdum Police Station to explain his action.
2 get life imprisonment for stealing two infants
Dhaka, June 11 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Tuesday sentenced two people to life imprisonment for trafficking two infants after stealing them from Dhaka Medical College Hospital in 2006.
Top terror released after serving jail term
Chattogram, June 10 (UNB) – Bidhan Barua, a top terrorist of North Chattogram, who has been languishing in jail since 2011, was released from Cumilla Central jail on June 3, two days before the Eid-ul-Fitr.