Courts & law

MP Amir Hamza gets anticipatory bail

Amir Hamza, a member of parliament from Kushtia-3, has been granted anticipatory bail in a defamation case filed over alleged derogatory remarks about Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, the minister for

Jamaat lawmaker Amir Hamza gets anticipatory bail

The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks’ anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Mufti Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj. The HC bench of Justice Zahid Sarwar

Task force gets six more months to complete probe in Sagar-Runi murder case

The High Court on Sunday granted the high-powered task force six more months to complete the investigation into the 2012 murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. The

Jubo League’s women leader with newborn sent to prison

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent to jail a leader of Jubo Mahila League in a July Uprising case, despite her being a lactating mother of a 1.5-month old newborn.

Bangladesh Bar Council election postponed

The Bangladesh Bar Council member election 2026 has been postponed, meaning the scheduled voting on May 19 will no longer take place. The decision was taken unanimously at a meeting

ICT allows investigators to interrogate ex-DGFI chief Mamun

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Monday allowed the Investigation Agency to quiz detained former DGFI director general Sheikh Mamun Khaled in custody for two days in a crimes against humanity

Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury gets bail

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in an attempted murder case linked to the 2024 July uprising. Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Zakir Hossain

Abu Sayed killing: Two sentenced to death, others receive varying prison terms

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has sentenced two individuals to death in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during