Courts & law

HC seeks govt explanation on compensation for Abrar’s parents

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Tuesday issued a directive to the interim government, asking why it should not be ordered to pay Tk 10 crore in compensation to the parents

Court imposes travel ban on Kamal, 9 others

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on ten people including former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his wife Lutful Tahmina Khan and daughter Safia Tasnim

HC dismisses petition seeking ban on Awami League as political party

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Sunday summarily rejected a writ petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Awami League as a political party. The petition alleged the party’s

CJ orders ensuring defendants’ lawyers’ present in courts

Shawdesh Desk: The chief justice, Syed Refaat Ahmed, on Sunday ordered ensuring defendants’ lawyers’ presence without any hindrance to courts. The chief justice also asked the courts to provide state-legal

Journalist couple Farzana-Shakil remanded for 4 days

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted four-day remand each for journalist couple Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed in a case filed over the killing of a garment worker

HC questions 15th amendment that scrapped caretaker govt system

Shawdesh Desk; The High Court on Monday wanted to know from the government why the 15th amendment of the constitution, that scrapped the caretaker government system in 2011, would not

Police to seek remand for Palak, Tuku and Saikat

Shawdesh Desk; Police are set to produce former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Dhaka University Chhatra League general secretary Tanvir Hasan

Four Appellate Division judges take oath

Shawdesh Desk: Four newly appointed judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court took oath on Tuesday. They were earlier promoted from judges of the High Court division. Chief