Courts & law

Yunus gets bail in Grameen Telecom Workers’ fund embezzlement case

Shawdesh desk; A court in Dhaka on Thursday granted bail to Professor Muhammad Yunus in a case over embezzling Tk 25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers’ welfare fund. The hearing

Formulate policy for transferring non-govt institution teachers: HC

Shawdesh desk: A High Court division bench on Monday ordered the concerned authorities to formulate transfer policies for teachers working in non-government educational institutions of the country, within 3 months.

3 Supreme Court judges sworn in

Shawdesh Desk: Three newly appointed judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) were sworn in on Thursday morning. Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan administered the oath to the three judges

Three HC judges elevated to Appellate Division superseding seniors

Shawdesh desk: Three High Court judges were on Wednesday elevated to the Appellate Division, superseding their senior colleagues. The newly appointed Appellate Division judges are Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz, Justice

Bail of Dr Yunus extended till 23 May

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday extended the bail period of Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and three directors of Grameen Telecom until 23 May in a case involving

HC stays BUET decision of banning politics on campus

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Monday stayed the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology authorities’ decision banning student politics on the university campus. The vacation bench of Justice Md

BUET students continue movement boycotting classes, exams

Shawdesh Desk: Protesting students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Saturday boycotted their classes and examinations and continued their protest for the second consecutive day after the

Appeal for Khaleda’s treatment abroad rejected

Shawdesh Desk: The law ministry on Wednesday formally turned down a request of the family of the main opposition Bangladesh National Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia to