Courts & law

SC operation resumes after vacation

Shawdesh Desk: The operation of the Supreme Court resumed today after the end of total 44-day government holidays, weekly holidays and court vacation. A four-judge apex court bench headed by

HC upholds death sentence for five in journalist Aftab murder case

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty for the five men and life imprisonment for another person convicted of killing acclaimed photojournalist Aftab Ahmed in 2013.

SC asks WASA MD to submit salary statement

Shawdesh Desk: The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court order seeking a report on how much money Dhaka WASA managing

Ctg court accepts charge sheet against seven in Mitu murder case

Shawdesh Desk: A Chattogram court on Monday accepted the charge sheet against former Chattogram superintendent of police Babul Akter and six others in a case filed over the killing of

Report in case against ex-SP Babul, YouTuber Elias Nov 6

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court set November 6 for submitting probe report in a case filed against four including former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akhter and expatriate YouTuber Elias Hossain.

Court rejects Babul Akther’s petition to sue PBI chief, five other cops

Shawdesh desk: A Chattogram court on Sunday rejected a plea filed by ex-Chattogram Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter seeking its permission to file a case against six officials of

Eight, including GK Shamim, get life term in arms case

স্বদেশ ডেস্ক: A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced GK Shamim and seven others to life term imprisonment in an arms case. The other seven convicts are GK Shamim’s bodyguards —

PK Halder may be returned to Bangladesh by March

Shawdesh desk: Proshanta Kumar (PK) Halder, a Bangladeshi businessman behind the bar in money laundering case in India, may be returned to the country by March. Being wanted in various