Crime & Justice
Tk 1,500 loan default: Arrest warrant issued against Maheen Enterprise owner
A Chattogram court issued an arrest warrant against shipbreaker Ashiqur Rahman Lasker, the owner of Maheen Enterprise, who, as per court documents, has defaulted on loans worth Tk 1,500 crore
Journalist's house attacked in N'ganj
A journalist's house came under attack in Narayanganj's Rupganj last evening
Aug 21 grenade attack case: Tarique, Babar, all others acquitted
The High Court yesterday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former BNP state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and all other accused in two cases over the grizzly August 21, 2004 grenade attack.
Outrage in Teknaf as ‘minor held in father’s stead’
The minor son of a Jubo League leader Rezaul Karim was detained and sent to a juvenile centre sparking outrage in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.
HC concludes hearing on 15th amendment
The High Court today concluded the hearing on a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the 15th amendment to the constitution, which scrapped the caretaker government system
Chief justice calls special meeting of SC judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has called a special meeting of judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court on Tuesday
Tk 1,964cr defaulted loan: Janata Bank files case against S Alam Group
This is the first time the bank filed a case to recover a loan from S Alam
Five sentenced to life in prison for gouging out eyes of trader
The judge fined them Tk 10,000 each, in default of which the convicts will have to suffer three months more in jail.
BNP satisfied over Tarique's acquittal in Aug 21 attack case
"Justice has been served," Rizvi said at a press conference at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office today
Aug 21 attack: State to file appeal against HC verdict
Deputy Attorney General Md Jashim Sarker told The Daily Star after the High Court acquitted all the accused of the cases
BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in graft case
Judge Md Monjurul Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-8 handed down the sentence in presence of the BNP leader at the courtroom.
Aug 21 attack: HC starts delivering verdict
The High Court has started reading the verdict on the death references and appeals of the August 21 grenade attack cases
Caretaker govt: SC defers hearing on review petitions to Jan 19
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today deferred to January 19 next year the hearing on three separate review petitions challenging its 2011 verdict that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system
Aug 21 attack: HC to deliver verdict today
The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today on the death references and appeals related to the August 21 grenade attack cases.
Woman’s bullet-hit body found on highway
The bullet-hit body of a young woman was recovered from Dhaka-Mawa highway in Munshiganj’s Srinagar upazila yesterday morning.
31 journalists suffered rights violations in November
Journalists in the country faced a concerning level of human rights violations in the line of duty last month, the Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation has said.
Cops release Munni Saha on condition
Journalist Munni Saha, who is accused in a July mass uprising case, was released conditionally in the wee hours after being taken to Tejgaon Police Station last night for security reasons, police have said.
Two cases filed over killing of Ctg lawyer
Father of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, who was hacked to death during Tuesday’s violence on the Chattogram court premises, yesterday filed a murder case against 31 named and 10 to 15 unidentified others.