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Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in one more graft case

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-8 on Sunday acquitted former health minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 12.51 crore...

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HC to deliver verdict today

The High Court is set to announce today its verdict on the death reference of 19 convicts and appeals of 19 others sentenced to life imprisonment in the August 21, 2004, grenade attack case.

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HC begins hearing death reference

The High Court on Thursday commenced the hearing of the death reference in the murder case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s student Abrar Fahad...

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Ex-MP Rashid remanded

A Khulna court on Thursday placed former lawmaker from Khulna-6 constituency Rashiduzzaman on a four-day remand in two cases...

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CJ concerned over security breaches at courts

Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday expressed deep concern over the recent security breaches at courts across Bangladesh, describing the incidents as ‘rare,’ ‘unprecedented,’ and ‘alarming.’

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ICC ready to assist ICT in Bangladesh

The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Wednesday expressed its readiness to assist Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal in its efforts to address alleged mass killings during the July-August period.

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Eggs hurled at HC judges for remarks on Zia

A group of lawyers disrupted a High Court session of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and his fellow judge Kazi Waliul Islam hurling eggs and shouting at them that compelled them to leave the courtroom on Wednesday...

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the ‘crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya’...

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HC seeks govt action on ISKCON clash, murder

The High Court on Wednesday directed the government to report on the actions taken regarding the killing of assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif, who was hacked to death during a violent clash on the Chattogram court premises on Tuesday...

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18 sent to jail over luring thousands with loan promises

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent 18 individuals, including Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury, a senior joint secretary and one of the key leaders of the Ahingsa Gana-Abhyutthan Bangladesh allegedly for creating unrest by promising interest-free loans to villagers...

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ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation

THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...

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Ex-minister Mannan gets bail in another case

A Sunamganj court on Monday granted bail to former planning minister MA Mannan in another case filed for alleged vandalism and torching of an office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

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SC asks govt to establish judicial secretariat

The Supreme Court on Monday called on the government to implement its proposal for establishing a judicial secretariat, a move aimed at addressing the longstanding issue of dual administration in managing lower court judges...

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Decentralisation of the High Court a timely demand

THE judicial system in Bangladesh is crying out for reform. No government so far has taken any effective step in this regard. Following the July-August uprising, the interim government was formed, which shouldered the high aspirations of the people and accordingly formed a number of commissions to materialise people’s aspirations, including...

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Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity

IT’S official now. America’s closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu’s war crimes and...

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Drivers to stage demo in city today

Battery-run rickshaw drivers on Saturday announced to hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital today for realising their demand to scrap the High Court’s November 19 order to stop plying of battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka city roads...

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Ireland would arrest Netanyahu, says PM

Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he arrives in Ireland, prime minister Simon Harris said on Friday after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant.