Courts & law

Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s coal mine graft case on Mar 22

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court today set March 22 for holding hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge

Use of Bangla in all spheres still elusive

Shawdesh Desk: The government has largely failed to implement Supreme Court directives issued in 2012 and 2014 that require the use of Bangla in all spheres of life and stopping

HC summons Dr Yunus

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Thursday summoned Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus for not complying with its directive regarding the labourers of his own organisation. The virtual bench of

Dipan murder case: Death reference reaches HC

Shawdesh desk: The proceedings and verdict of Faisal Arefin Dipan murder case has reached the High Court. On February 10, a Dhaka court handed down the death sentence to eight

HC asks BTRC to remove the Al Jazeera report from Facebook, Youtube

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove the content of Al Jazeera’s report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” from Facebook

Planting Bomb to Kill Hasina: HC upholds death for 10 Huji men

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court verdict that sentenced ten people to death in a case lodged over an attempt to murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Indictment hearing against rape-murder accused Dihan March 2

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court set March 2 for holding hearing on charge framing against Tanvir Iftekhar Dihan, an accused in a case filled over raping and subsequently murdering a

8 militants get death in Dipan murder case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has handed down the death sentence to eight members of outlawed militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in a case filed on charges of killing publisher