Ashutosh Sarkar

Legal tangles still unresolved

Twenty-six years have passed since the signing of historic CHT Peace Accord took place between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and the government on this day in 1997.

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Jail Killing Day: 48 years on, justice still elusive

It has been 48 years since, on this very day in 1975, four national leaders were assassinated at the Dhaka Central Jail.

Violence in Ramu: 11 years on, justice still pending

Eleven years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.

I’ll work to stamp out graft: CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan yesterday said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust.

I'll work with judges, lawyers, journos: CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust

A long wait for closure

Justice continues to elude the family members of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, whose custodial torture and death in 2014 sparked outrage and led to  the country’s sole case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.

Mother or legal guardian’s name will do too

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to allow the SSC and HSC candidates to mention the names of their fathers or mothers or legal guardians while filling in student information form (SIF) for examinations.

19 yrs on, survivors, victims’ families still wait for ‘final justice’

The August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims are yet to receive justice for the horrifying tragedy that took place at an Awami League rally, in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue.

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

Legal tangles still unresolved

Twenty-six years have passed since the signing of historic CHT Peace Accord took place between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and the government on this day in 1997.

November 3, 2023
November 3, 2023

Jail Killing Day: 48 years on, justice still elusive

It has been 48 years since, on this very day in 1975, four national leaders were assassinated at the Dhaka Central Jail.

September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023

Violence in Ramu: 11 years on, justice still pending

Eleven years on, victims of the communal attack on the Buddhist community in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar are still waiting for justice.

September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023

I’ll work to stamp out graft: CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan yesterday said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust.

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

I'll work with judges, lawyers, journos: CJ

Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today said he will work with judges, lawyers and journalists to eradicate corruption and make the judiciary more robust

September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023

A long wait for closure

Justice continues to elude the family members of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny, a garment-waste trader from Mirpur, whose custodial torture and death in 2014 sparked outrage and led to  the country’s sole case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.

August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023

Mother or legal guardian’s name will do too

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has directed the government to allow the SSC and HSC candidates to mention the names of their fathers or mothers or legal guardians while filling in student information form (SIF) for examinations.

August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023

19 yrs on, survivors, victims’ families still wait for ‘final justice’

The August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims are yet to receive justice for the horrifying tragedy that took place at an Awami League rally, in the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue.

August 15, 2023
August 15, 2023

Little progress in bringing 5 fugitive killers back

The government’s efforts to bring back the five fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to the country have yet to see any significant and visible progress.

July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023

Politics can’t be a money-making tool

Politics cannot be a tool to make money and amass properties, and if the politicians indulge in corruption, the entire society will plunge into darkness, the High Court said in the full text of a verdict.

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