Courts & law

ICT orders arrest of five, including ex-IGP Javed, over killing of seven youths in Gazipur

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday issued arrest warrants against five people, including former inspector general of police Mohammad Javed Patwary, over the killing of seven youths in a staged

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HC upholds life term for SI Zahid, reduces Rashedul’s life sentence

The High Court on Monday upheld the life sentence of then sub-inspector Zahidur Rahman Khan in the 2014 custodial death case of Ishtiaque Ahmed Jony, an Urdu-speaking youth who died

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Courts burdened with 43 lakh pending cases

The backlog of cases in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh continues to grow, with data showing a steady increase in pending matters across both the High Court and Appellate Division

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Inu, Menon, Palak shown arrested in murder case

‎‎A Dhaka court on Monday ordered former minister Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, and former state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak to be shown arrested in the murder case of

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Helicopter gunfire during July uprising was political decision: Ex‑IGP Mamun

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al‑Mamun, who led the police force from 2022 until the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024, submitted a confessional

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HC orders probe into arrest of nine children over Gopalganj violence

The High Court on Sunday directed the government to form a committee to investigate the arrest of nine children in connection with the recent violence in Gopalganj, which left five

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39 accused including ex-ministers, bureaucrats brought to tribunal

In the genocide case of July–August, 39 accused, including 9 former ministers of the ousted Awami League government, have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal. They were brought to

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HC issues rule on declaring Abu Sayeed, Mugdha as national heroes

The High Court has issued a rule asking why Shaheed Abu Sayeed, Mir Mugdha, Wasim, and other martyrs of the July-August mass uprising should not be declared national heroes. The

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