Courts & law

SC stays bail order of Rana Plaza owner for 6 months more

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed for six months more the hearing of the petition filed by the state challenging High Court order that

SC clears way for ACC to probe into alleged graft by BFF high-ups

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld a High Court directive that had earlier asked the authorities to inquire into alleged corruption and money laundering of the government’s funds

Supreme Court opens on Sunday

Shawdesh desk: The Supreme Court will reopen tomorrow after government-announced Eid-ul Adha vacation, weekly and court holiday, which started on June 22. According to the official website of the Supreme

3 jailed for 10 years for killing woman in Natore

Shawdesh Desk: A Natore court on Thursday sentenced three people to 10 years in jail for killing a woman in Singra upazila of the district. Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of

Lower court pending cases surge to 35 lakh

Shawdesh Desk: Many low-income individuals, unable to hire skilled lawyers, face long delays in getting justice while a staggering number of cases have been lying unsettled for years in lower

Ex-DIG Mizan gets 14-year imprisonment in corruption case

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced former deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman Mizan to 14 years imprisonment in a corruption case. The court also sentenced Mizan’s

HC faces 5.16 lakh pending cases

Shawdesh dEsk: A total of 5, 16,674 cases have been pending with the High Court, with 87,019 fresh cases filed every year. On the other hand, the High Court has

HC summons judge, cops over torture in custody

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) summoned Rasel Monir, additional superintendent of police (Naria circle) of Shariatpur and Sheikh Md Mostafizur Rahman, former officer-in-charge of Padma Bridge South Police Station