Courts & law

Appellate Division sets Feb 25 for hearing ATM Azhar’s review petition

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division on Sunday set February 25 for hearing a review petition submitted by death-row convict and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in cases filed over committing

How Hasina government tried to halt 5 Aug ‘March to Dhaka’

Shawdesh Desk: The ousted Hasina government had devised a multi-layered strategy to prevent the ‘March to Dhaka’ on 5 August, which ultimately led to its downfall, according to the OHCHR

Don’t grant bail hastily to July genocide suspects, law adviser to judges

Shawdesh Desk: Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has urged the judges not to grant bail to the accused in the July genocide cases hastily and said that their immediate release could

Mystery of Sagar-Runi murder yet to be solved after 13 years

Shawdesh desk: February 11, 2025 marks 13 years since the brutal murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, yet law enforcement agencies have not been able to identify

Mahmudur Rahman acquitted over ‘murder attempt on Joy’

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Monday acquitted Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed over an attempt to abduct and murder Awami League leader Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Court orders to freeze tax files of Nayeemul Islam Khan, his wife

Shawdesh Desk: A court in Dhaka on Sunday ordered to seize tax files of Nayeemul Islam Khan, former press secretary of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife Nasima

Security beefed up at Supreme Court

Shawdesh DEsk: Security at the Supreme Court has been heightened as part of precautionary measures in light of the ongoing situation in the country. The measures were implemented since Saturday

Anisul placed on 3-day remand in murder case

Shawdesh Desk; A Narayanganj court on Wednesday placed the former Law Minister Anisul Huq on a three-day remand in a case filed over a murder during the July uprising. Narayanganj