Courts & law

Report in ‘death in negligence’ case against Dr. Zafarullah on Jan 25

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court fixed January 25 for the submission of investigation report in a case filed against six people, including Dr Zafarullah Chowdhury, chairman of the board of

Cases filed against former DSCC mayor Sayeed Khokon

Shawdesh dEsk: Two defamation cases have been filed against former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon. The cases were filed with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh

Arson cases: HC grants anticipatory bail to 178 BNP men

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bails to 178 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in five cases filed over arson attacks on 11 buses in

Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Niko graft case Jan 19

Shawdesh dEsk: A Dhaka court set January 19 to hold a hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman

No risk even if any more bombs remain underground: Experts

Shawdesh desk: There is no risk of explosion even if any bomb, believed to be dropped during the country’s Liberation War in 1971, remains under the ground at the construction

2 to die for killing minor after gang-rape in Madaripur

Shawdesh Desk: A Madaripur court has awarded death sentence to two people for killing a second grader named Rabeya Khatun after gang-rape. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mosammat

HC extends admission process by 1 week for 6th graders

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday extended the admission process for the sixth graders by one week. Earlier, Education Ministry said students from class one to nine seeking

Lawyers stage protest at CMM court for keeping their fellow on dock for 2 hours

Shawdesh desk: Hundreds of lawyers of Dhaka Bar Association are holding a demonstration in front of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in protest of harassment of a fellow lawyer. The