Chaitanya Chandra Halder

Victims still await justice as trials drag on

Twelve years have passed since the Rana Plaza collapse, yet the trials of two related cases remain incomplete at a Dhaka court, mainly due to the repeated absence of prosecution witnesses.

2m ago

130 pro-AL lawyers sued sans specific charges

A pro-BNP lawyer sued 144 pro-Awami League lawyers for illegally gathering, trespassing, theft, causing bodily harm, attempted murder, vandalism and exploding crude bombs.

2m ago

Assets of Hasina, family, AL: Court orders to freeze Tk 600cr

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of Sudha Sadan, a property registered to Sheikh Hasina’s children, and immovable assets of Sheikh Rehana and Radwan Mujib Siddiq.

3m ago

Khaleda Zia’s legal woes end

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is now cleared of all the 37 cases filed during the 2007 caretaker government and the Awami League regime as the court acquitted her in the Niko graft case yesterday.

4m ago

13 years on, justice remains elusive

A 73-year-old mother, Saleha Monir, has sought justice for the last 13 years, but it remains a far cry for them.

4m ago

Tipu Murder Case: 26 years on, trial yet to see closure

It has been 26 years into the murder of Sayeed Ahmed Tipu, but the trial of the case is yet to see any closure at a Dhaka court due to the non-appearance of prosecution witnesses to testify.

5m ago

Iron cages being removed from all courtrooms

The Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated the removal of iron cages from courtrooms nationwide, following directives from higher authorities.

10m ago

‘2 killers went to Kolkata on medical visa’

Foysal Ali Sahazi and Mostafizur Rahman Fakir travelled to Kolkata on a medical visa to murder Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar. 

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April 24, 2022
April 24, 2022

Rana Plaza Murder Trial: Only 1 out of 594 witnesses testified so far

The trial progress in the murder case filed over the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse has been dismal as only one out of 594 prosecution witnesses has so far testified.

April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022

4 to die for killing Humayun Azad

Four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to death yesterday for killing Prof Humayun Azad 18 years ago.

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

Humayun Azad murder case: After 18 years, verdict due today

A Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict over the murder of Prof Humayun Azad after 18 long years as the alleged negligence of investigators and prosecution delayed the trial completion.

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

Pahela Baishakh Sexual Assault: Trial in limbo

Trial of the case filed over the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault incident at Dhaka University (DU) did not make any headway even after five years, due to the prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses before court for their statements.

March 20, 2022
March 20, 2022

DB Informer Jalal Killing: Trial stuck in legal limbo

The half-decomposed body of Jalal, who drove the car of Detective Branch (DB) of police, was recovered from the overhead water tank of DB’s Minto Road headquarters on March 25, 1999.

March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022

Masterminds of Hussaini Dalan blasts: IO’s negligence kept them beyond law

The masterminds behind the 2015 Hussaini Dalan blasts had remained beyond the law due to the investigator’s utter negligence, said a Dhaka court.

March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022

‘Rehab had no clearance, licence’

The hospital -- where assistant superintendent of police Anisul Karim Shipon was allegedly tortured to death on November 9, 2020 -- had no government clearance and licence, found a police probe.

February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022

Bribery hurts the image of govt officials

Being senior “government officials”, Khandaker Enamul Basir and Mizanur Rahman took and gave bribes, causing serious damage to the image of public servants, a Dhaka court said yesterday while delivering the verdict in a graft case against the duo.

February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022

PK Halder has laundered Tk 80cr to Canada

Proshanta Kumar Halder, the former managing director of NRB Global Bank, had laundered about Tk 80 crore to Canada, found the Anti-Corruption Commission found in its probe.

January 1, 2022
January 1, 2022

Looking back at 2021’s noteworthy judgments

Several important cases, which went on for years, were disposed of in Dhaka’s lower courts in 2021, amid the pandemic.