Courts & law

Erfan Salim put on 3-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of lawmaker Haji Salim, has been put on a 3-day remand in a case for attempting to kill a Navy officer. Lt Wasif Ahmed

4 cases filed against Erfan, Zahid for possessing firearms, drugs

Shawdesh DEsk: Four separate cases were filed against Erfan Salim, the suspended Councilor of Ward no 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and his bodyguard Zahid under the Arms

Court fixes Nov 12 to submit report on rape case against VP Nur

Shawdesh desk; A Dhaka court has fixed November 12 for submitting a probe report against former Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and five others

Six get 10-yr jail, five different terms

Shawdesh Desk: A Barguna court has sentenced six juvenile accused to ten years of imprisonment, four others to five years and one to three years in the much-discussed Rifat Sharif murder

Cabinet gives final approval to the bill on ‘death penalty for rapists’

Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet on Sunday gave the final approval to the draft of the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to enact a law through parliament repealing

Veteran lawyer Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq laid to rest

Shawdesh Desk: Eminent lawyer and former Attorney General Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq has been laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in Dhaka. He was buried after his third namaz-e-janaza, which was held

Enu, Rupon denied bail, rule scrapped

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to suspended Gendaria Awami league leaders Enamul Huq Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in two cases filed over

Rohingya Atrocities: Netherlands for ensuring justice through ICJ

Shawdesh Desk: The Netherlands has reiterated its commitment to help ensure justice and accountability for the atrocities committed against Rohingyas by the Myanmar authorities. Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Stef