Courts & law

Verdict on Rifat murder case against 14 juveniles Oct 27

Shawdesh desk: The court has fixed October 27 to hand down the verdict of 14 juvenile suspects in the case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif in Barguna. Judge

President signs ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists

Shawdesh dEsk: President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday signed an ordinance to pave way for providing death penalty for those convicted of raping. The new law comes into force today. The

Ordinance making rape punishable with death tomorrow: Law Minister

Shawdesh Desk: The government will issue an ordinance based on amended Prevention of Women and Children Repression Act making rape punishable with death tomorrow (Tuesday), said Law Minister Anisul Huq.

Two additional Attorney Generals resign

Shawdesh desk: Two additional Attorney Generals (AG) have resigned from their posts showing personal causes. The two AG’s are Murad Reza and Md Momtaz Uddin Fakir. Both of them submitted

New law to ensure rapist’s death penalty: Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Law Minister Anisul Huq has said law is being formulated keeping death sentence as the highest punishment for rapists. He came up with the observation while talking to

Minni appeals seeking acquittal from death penalty

Shawdesh desk: Ayesha Siddika Minni, who was sentenced to death in the Rifat Sharif murder case, has appealed to the High Court seeking her acquittal. “The appeal was filed around

HC requires probe report on Noakhali molestation within 15 days

Shawdesh desk: The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to form a committee to probe into sexual harassment and humiliation of a woman in Noakhali. The court asked for

3 new PWs testify in graft case against former CJ Sinha, 10 others

Shawdesh dEsk: Three more prosecution witnesses (PWs) on Sunday testified in a case against 11 people including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly embezzling Taka four crore from