Courts & law

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

Judgment in graft case against Tarique, Zubaida on Aug 2

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court set August 2 for pronouncing judgment in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions

5 get death, 14 life term over Lakshmipur Jubo League leader murder

Shawdesh Desk: A Lakshmipur court has sentenced five people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment in a case filed over killing of Jubo League leader Mamunur Rashid in

Two Prof Taher killers likely to be hanged tonight

Shawdesh desk: Two death-row convicts in a case filed over murder of Rajshahi University (RU) Professor S Taher Ahmed are set to be executed tonight. Two convicts are Associate Professor

HC wants Railway land-grabbers’ list within 30 days

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Tuesday ordered authorities concerned to prepare a list of people grabbed lands of Bangladesh Railway across Bangladesh and submit before it within 30 days.

Ex-SP Babul, his father discharged in DSA case filed by PBI boss

Shawdesh desk; The Dhaka Cyber Tribunal on Tuesday discharged former superintendent of police Babul Akter and his father Md Abdul Wadud in a case filed by Police Bureau of Investigation

SC orders Dr Yunus to pay NBR Tk 12 crore tax on donations

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday ordered Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to pay Tk 12 crore tax on donations to the National Bureau of Revenue