Courts & law

12 SC judges contract Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Twelve judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of Supreme Court have been infected with Covid-19. Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique disclosed the information when

Graft case against Tarique, Zubaida: HC asks trial court to dispose of case soon

Shawdesh desk: The High court on Sunday ordered the judicial court to dispose of as soon as possible the case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr

6 JMB members sentenced to death for killing freedom fighter in Kurigram

Shawdesh Desk: A Kurigram court on Thursday sentenced six members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in a case filed over the murder of a freedom fighter.

2 death-row convicts acquitted of Rajshahi double murder case

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court acquitted two death row accused Ismail and Sonadi of double murder case. A three-member Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan

Graft case probe report against Sinha on Aug 30

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday set August 30 for submitting the probe report in a graft case filed against former Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly

Ex-justice Golam Rabbani seriously ill, family seeks collective prayers for his recovery

Shawdesh Desk: Former Justice Golam Rabbani, a veteran jurist of the country, is seriously ill due to old age. The 85-year-old former judge is undergoing treatment at his residence in

Mitu murder case: Record statements of Babul’s children, says HC

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Wednesday ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to record the statements of the two children of former Chattogram Police superintendent Babul Akter in

Indictment order in graft case against DGHS ex-DG, 5 others June 12

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court set June 12 for passing order on charge framing in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former director general (DG) of Directorate