law & justice

DHAKA : The government has published a gazette notification asking 100 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and son Sajib Wazed Joy to appear before the court to face trial. The gazette signed by Senior...

DHAKA : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is going to withdraw at least 20,000 false and politically motivated cases in the next six months, freeing the implicated people from all the stigmas and sufferings once and for all. "I...

DHAKA : The High Court today summarily rejected a writ petition that challenged the Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal's verdict that declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). “Rejected summarily with...

DHAKA : A Dhaka court here today granted six-day police remand to three accused in the murder case of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo, who was stabbed to death at Suhrawardi Udyan on May 13. The accused persons are...

DHAKA : LGRD adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the government has taken the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Sammyo very seriously and those responsible for the murder will be brought to justice. “Three individuals have already...

DHAKA : The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on public gatherings, processions, and rallies in the areas surrounding the official residence of the Chief Adviser, Jamuna and Bangladesh Secretariat, effective from today until further notice. In a...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today set May 25 for submitting probe report in a genocide and crimes against humanity case lodged over the killing of six youths during the July-August mass uprising and subsequently torching their...

DHAKA : Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed today said Bangladesh and Turkey share common objectives in terms of ensuring justice, protecting human rights, and upholding the rule of law. “Although Bangladesh and Turkey have distinct historical and cultural backgrounds...

DHAKA : The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today abrogated the proceedings of a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against seven people including Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. A four-member apex court bench headed...

Cumilla : Police on Saturday arrested the prime suspect in connection with the rape of a housewife in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila. The arrestee, identified as Imam Hossain, 24, was sent to Cumilla jail following a court appearance, said AK Fazlul...