Courts & law

Full text of graft case judgment against BNP’s Aman, wife released

Shawdesh Desk: BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman, who have been convicted and sentenced to 13-year and three-year jail terms respectively in a graft case, have

Probe report submission deferred for 100th time

Shawdesh Desk: A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday extended till September 9 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over the murder of journalist

Hero Alam has filed a defamation case against Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for Rs 50 crore

Shawdesh Desk: Social media content creator Ashraful Hossen, popularly known as Hero Alom, on Monday filed a case against the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul

Govt decides to replace title of DSA with Cyber Security Act 2023

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh government has decided to replace the title of the Digital Security Act 2018 with Cyber Security Act 2023 with major changes in several sections. The decision was

HC asks ACC, BFIU to investigate corruption allegations against Alam

Shawdesh desk; The High Court on Sunday asked the chairman of the Anti-Corruption Corruption Commission and the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligent Unit to investigate within two months the allegations

Military trials of civilians: CJP says will not allow army to take unconstitutional steps

Shawdesh desk: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said the armed forces would not be allowed to take “unconstitutional steps” as a six-judge bench indefinitely adjourned

Tarique, Zubaida jailed for amassing illegal wealth, concealing info

Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court on Wednesday jailed main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman for amassing illegal wealth

Oath of offices of new MPs before dissolving parliament legal: SC

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division on Tuesday upheld a High Court verdict that declared legal administering oath of offices of members of 11th parliament before dissolving the 10th parliament. A