Courts & law

Court issues arrest warrant against Tarique, Zubaida in graft case

Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court on Tuesday accepted the charges against opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a

Govt won’t send Khaleda Zia back to jail before election: Law Minister

Shawdesh Desk: The government will not send Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia back to jail before the next national election, law minister Anisul Huq said on Thursday. The minister

SC defers hearing of appeal against HC’s verdict on Public Servants Act

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred for a day the hearing of a government’s appeal filed challenging the High Court’s judgement that cancelled a provision of the Public

Suspended DIG prisons Bazlur Rashid jailed for 5yrs

Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 on Sunday sentenced suspended deputy inspector general of Prisons Bazlur Rashid to five years’ imprisonment for illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 3.14 crore.

‘Some abuses are reported while implementing any new law’

Shawdesh Desk: Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the government remains vigilant to stop any abuse through the Digital Security Act (DSA), noting that some abuses are reported while implementing

Dhaka court extends bail of ex-JL leader Samrat till Nov 8

Shawdesh Desk: A court in Dhaka on Thursday extended the bail of expelled Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat till November 8 in a graft case filed by the

Court frames charges against GK Shamim, his mother in corruption case

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against ‘influential’ contractor GK Shamim and his mother Ayesha Akter in a disproportionate assets case. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of the

HC rules over legality of punishment by Zia regime’s military court

Shawdesh desk: The High Court (HC) issued a rule, asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not declare illegal the conviction and sentences given by the military