Courts & law

Law minister condoles death of Kamran

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran. Kamran, a

HC stays Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s bail in graft case

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Monday stayed a lower court order that granted bail to Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza in a graft case. The High Court bench

High Court drops writ petition against bus fare hike from cause list

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Thursday dropped from the cause list a writ petition challenging the legality of the notification issued by the government to increase bus fare by

Eighteen High Court judges sworn in via videoconference

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen High Court judges, whose services have been confirmed recently, took oath via videoconference on Saturday. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath-taking through video conference from his residence

Virtual courts grant bail to 28 more accused in Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk; A total of 28 more accused in custody were given bail in virtual courts through disposal of 82 bail petitions filed before the courts on Wednesday. Of them,

Coronavirus: Petition seeks closure of all courts

Shawdesh desk: A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives on the authorities concerned to close all the courts across the country to contain the spread

Suspended DIG Mizan, ACC director Enamul Basir indicted

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir in a case filed over the

Indictment hearing in graft case against DIG Mizan, Basir March 18

A Dhaka court set March 18 to hold further hearing on charge framing in a graft case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended director