HC removes RAB, orders high-level task force聽for probe Sagar-Runi murder
The High Court on Monday removed the Rapid Action Battalion from the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and directed the...
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Legal notice served on Uber and Pathao
Supreme Court lawyer Masud Ahmed on Sunday served a legal notice on ridesharing companies Uber and Pathao, accusing them of embezzling and laundering approximately...
HC seeks asset聽list of S Alam聽Group, allies
The High Court on Sunday directed the interim government to submit a comprehensive list of all the immovable assets owned by S Alam Group, its shareholder directors, and...
Ex-Amar Desh editor Mahmudur to surrender Sunday
Mahmudur Rahman, former acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, is likely to surrender to a Dhaka magistrate court Sunday in connection with a case...
Bangladesh can file case with ICC: chief prosecutor
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan called on chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the...
S Alam鈥檚 sons accused of legalising money
A Supreme Court lawyer has lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), seeking legal action against the two sons of controversial businessman Mohammad Saiful Alam, chairman of...
SC launches help desk to assist justice seekers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday introduced a help desk to assist justice seekers facing difficulties in accessing services from various sections of the Supreme Court Registrar鈥檚 Office...
HC questions govt鈥檚 inaction on protecting shrines
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the interim government to explain its inaction on a letter seeking intervention from the home affairs ministry to protect shrines (mazars) across the country.
Why victims not to be recognised
The High Court on Tuesday sought an explanation from the interim government as to why those killed during the student-led mass uprising between July 16 and August 5 should not be recognised as 鈥榥ational heroes,鈥� and why those injured or detained should not be accorded the legal status of 鈥榝reedom fighters.鈥�...
BB ordered to unfreeze accounts linked to ex-NBR official Matiur
The High Court on Sunday ordered the Bangladesh Bank governor to unfreeze six bank accounts of Global Shoes, a company linked to former National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Appellate Tribunal member Matiur Rahman and his family...
HC asks ACC to report progress in S Alam probe
The High Court on Sunday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission chairman to submit a progress report on the investigation into money laundering allegations against...
Ex-AL lawmaker Selim Altaf, two cops remanded afresh
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Saturday placed former Awami League lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency, Selim Altaf George, and two police personnel on fresh remand in two cases filed for incidents during the student-led mass uprising...
Migrant rescuers demand probe against Italy interior minister
Italian NGO Mediterranea has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Italy鈥檚 interior minister Matteo Piantedosi for allegedly violating the Geneva Conventions on refugees, the...
Kenyan court rules Meta can be sued over moderator sackings
A Kenyan court has ruled that US social media giant Meta can be sued over poor working conditions and layoffs, paving the way for a legal battle in the East African nation...
HC adjourns hearing of petition to halt S Alam asset transfer
The High Court on Thursday adjourned until September 22 the hearing on a writ petition seeking an injunction on the transfer or sale of assets owned by S Alam Group, its...
Govt nod must for raw material import, foreign drug sale: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a ban on importing pharmaceutical raw materials and selling foreign medicines without prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...
Bringing shrine attackers to book demanded
Political leaders, cultural activists and different social-political organisations on Tuesday held a rally in front of High Court Mazar in Dhaka protesting at attacks on shrines across Bangladesh...
Justice Mustafa Zaman鈥檚 mother passes away
Rokeya Begum, the mother of the High Court Division Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Mymensingh.
HC questions appointment of Nagad administrator
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government and Bangladesh Bank to explain in 10 days why the appointment of an administrator to Nagad, the state-owned mobile financial service...
Arrest of former Basic Bank chair Bacchu, 4 family members ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of his family members in a case...
Govt challenges HC ban on DWASA MD鈥檚 holding office
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on Wednesday filed a petition with the Appellate Division challenging a recent High Court order that barred AKM Shahid Uddin from serving as the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority...
Writ petition filed against appointment of receiver to Nagad
A writ petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the legality of the appointment of a receiver to Nagad, the state-owned mobile financial service provider.
Six MPs appear in anti-terrorism court in Pakistan
At least six MPs from jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan鈥檚 party appeared in an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, two days after they led a major rally in Islamabad.
CJ nominates Justice Md Rezaul Haque as vacation judge
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has nominated Justice Md Rezaul Haque to settle the urgent matters related to the cases of the Appellate Division during the vacation from September 8 to October 17.
Why Beximco won鈥檛聽get receiver: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued a ruling asking government authorities to explain in four weeks why they should not appoint a receiver to manage the affairs of Beximco Group.
Regent鈥檚 Shahed freed after getting bail in 96 cases
Regent Group鈥檚 chairman Mohammad Shahed has been released from Dhaka Central Jail following an order by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court...
Judges鈥� appointment should be reviewed, proceduralised
THE call of the Supreme Court Bar Association for an immediate removal of the 鈥榗ontroversial鈥� High Court judges appointed during the 15 years鈥� rule of the Awami League, which was overthrown on August 5 amidst a student-mass uprising, is dubious. The association鈥檚 president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, who was elected member of parliament for the Noakhali...
Exhume body of Harris Chowdhury for DNA test: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued an order to exhume the body of Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, for a DNA test to ensure his identity.
SCBA calls for immediate removal of 鈥榗ontroversial鈥� HC judges
Supreme Court Bar Association president AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Wednesday called for immediate removal of what he described as 鈥榗ontroversial鈥� High Court judges appointed during the Awami League鈥檚 15-year rule...
Two ex-IGPs Shahidul, Mamun on remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Wednesday placed two former inspectors general of police AKM Shahidul Haque and Chowdhury Abdullah-Al-Mamun on seven-day and eight-day remand respectively on charges of murder during the student-led mass uprising...