Courts & law

Yunus, Opportunity International CTO discuss possible collaboration at US envoy’s dinner

Shawdesh desk: Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was hosted by United States ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, at a dinner on March 4 to meet with Greg Nelson, chief technology

HC orders authorities to form high-level probe body over Bayley Road fire

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to form a high-level committee headed by the secretary to the Security Services Division of the home ministry to

Court issues arrest warrant against Evaly MD, chairman

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday issued arrest warrants against e-commerce company Evaly’s managing director Russell and chairman Shamima Nasreen in three separate cases of check dishonor.

Writ seeks judicial probe into Bayley Road fire

Shawdesh Desk: A Supreme Court lawyer, Israt Zahan Santona, on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court bench concerned seeking judicial investigation into the deadly fire at Green

HC upholds 14 years’ jail term of ex-DIG Mizan

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court verdict that sentenced sacked deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman to 14 years’ imprisonment in a case filed

Justice Abu Ahmed appointed as chairman of International Crimes Tribunal

Shawdesh desk: The government on Tuesday appointed Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar as the new chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal. Justice Abu Ahmed, now a member of the tribunal,

SC upholds bail to life convict GK Shamim

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that granted interim bail to expelled Juba League leader and controversial contractor SM Ghulam

Mirza Abbas gets bail in 11 cases, no bar to release

Shawdesh desk: A court in Dhaka on Monday granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in a case filed with Dhaka Railway Police Station. Now, there is no