sedition case

Hasina sued for conspiring to wage civil war, oust govt

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, along with 72 others, has been sued for conspiring to overthrow the interim government through a civil war.

Sedition case: HC may hear Chinmoy’s bail petition today

The High Court is likely to hear today the bail petition of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON leader, in connection with a sedition case filed over disrespecting the national flag.

Hong Kong court finds two ex-Stand News editors guilty of sedition

This is the first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.

11 cases against Khaleda: Charge framing hearing on Sept 20

A Dhaka court today set September 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one filed over sedition.

Sedition Case: Charges framed against Tarique

A Dhaka court yesterday framed sedition charges against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and three others in a case filed over broadcasting a “provocative speech” of Tarique.

Sedition case: HC rejects Aslam’s bail plea

A High Court bench rejects the bail petition of detained BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case filed against him.

BNP leader Aslam on 7-day remand in sedition case

A Dhaka court places BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in a sedition case filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.

30-day remand sought for Aslam in sedition, 2 other cases

Law enforcers seek a 30-day remand for interrogating BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in three separate cases including a sedition one. The sedition case has been filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.

Khaleda gets bail in sedition, 4 other cases

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia secures bail in five cases including a sedition one after she surrendered before five separate courts in Dhaka.

January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016

Goyeshwar demands list of martyrs

BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has demanded that the government publish names of all 30 lakh martyrs of the Liberation War.

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

Khaleda to face sedition case legally: Khandker Mahbub

BNP leader Khandker Mahbub Hossain says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will take all necessary legal steps to face the sedition case.

January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016

Sedition case: Summons hung at Khaleda’s Gulshan house

Court officials hung a notice at the main entrance of Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence summoning the BNP chief in a sedition case.

January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016

Khaleda sued for sedition

A Dhaka court yesterday summoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 3 in a sedition case filed for her remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.

January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016

Sedition suit against Khaleda a mockery: Fakhrul

On the note of the sedition lawsuit against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says “it is nothing but a mockery”.

January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016

Court summons Khaleda on Mar 3 following sedition suit

A Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on March 3 over a sedition suit filed by a Supreme Court lawyer for her statement regarding the number of martyrs in Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.

December 10, 2015
December 10, 2015

HC scraps Manna’s remand order

The High Court scraps a lower court order that placed Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on a seven-day remand in a sedition case.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM

A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.

March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015

ETV chairman denied bail again

The High Court again denies bail to ETV Chairman Abdus Salam in a sedition case.

March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015

Fair trial will prove Manna innocent, wife tells media

Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna will be proved innocent if he gets a fair trial, his wife says