Courts & law

8 Jammat men get jail till death for killing farmer in Gaibandha

Shawdesh DEsk: A Gaibandha court on Thursday sentenced eight Jammat activists to jail until death for killing a farmer named Hasan Ali in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha in 1999. Judge

No evidence of torture on cartoonist Kishore found: PBI

Shawdesh desk: The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) did not find any evidence of torture on cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore. Additional Public Prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions

Court accepts charges against Pori Moni, 2 others in narcotics case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday accepted the charges against film actress Pori Moni and two others in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions

Raintree Hotel judgment: Judge Kamrunnahar stripped of judicial power

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka women and children tribunal judge who passed judgment on Raintree Hotel rape case has been stripped of judicial power. The Supreme Court asked judge Begum Mosammat Kamrunnahar

5 get life term for killing Jubo League leader in Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk: A Rajshahi court has sentenced five people to life term imprisonment and 20 others to different terms for killing a Jubo League leader in Rajshahi in 2018. Judge

All Raintree Hotel rape accused acquitted: Court asks police not to accept any case filed after 72hrs (Updated)

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has acquitted five accused, including Safat Ahmed, son of Dildar Ahmed, co-owner of Apan Jewellers, of a rape charge against them. Begum Mosammat Kamrunnahar, judge

James files case against Banglalink

Shawdesh Desk: The lead vocalist of Nagarbaul Band Mahfuz Anam James has filed a case against Banglalink under copyright law for using his song as a welcome tune for 14

ACC approves chargesheet against PK Haldar

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the chargesheet against Prashant Kumar (PK) Haldar, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited and 14 of his associates.