Law and Judiciary
Sentences in multiple cases cannot run concurrently without court order: HC
The High Court has ruled that if a person is separately sentenced in multiple criminal cases, those sentences cannot run or be counted concurrently without a clear direction from the court.
Manzil Murshed seeks Canada's cooperation for expatriate tribunal in Bangladesh
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) President Senior Advocate Manzil Morshed held a meeting with high-level representatives of the Canadian government, including ministers and members of parliament, at Canada's federal parliament, Parliament Hill, in Ottawa yesterday.
Gazi Nazrul remanded for 4 more days
A court has ordered Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam to be taken on a four-day remand for the second time in a case filed over the abetment of the suicide of his second wife, Mariam.
Teenager driving car in Baridhara accident sent to Tongi child centre
A court has ordered a 17-year-old boy who was at the wheel of a car to be sent to a child development centre over the death of construction worker Mehedi Hasan (24), who was killed after being hit by a car while sitting on a footpath in Baridhara in the capital.
Debashish Roy Chowdhury sworn in as permanent High Court judge
Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury was sworn in as a permanent judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday (September 24).
ACC approves case against former MP Abu Zahir
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against former Habiganj-3 lawmaker Mohammad Abu Zahir on allegations of concealing information about his assets and acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income.
Two lawyers appear before ICT to explain Facebook remarks on verdict
Two Supreme Court lawyers appeared before International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday (September 23) to explain Facebook remarks that the prosecution alleged were contemptuous of the tribunal’s verdict sentencing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six others to death.
Ziaur Rahman assassination convict Mozaffar faces tribunal hearing today
A hearing on the investigation report in the crimes against humanity case against Major (retd) Mozaffar Hossain is scheduled for Wednesday (September 23) at the International Crimes Tribunal-2.
Was eating at home at the time of Mariam’s death, MP Gazi Nazrul in interrogation
Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam who is in four days’ remand in the incident of recovering the hanging body of his second wife Mosa. Mariam Khatun from the flat of NAM Building of the capital has given his own statement to the police regarding the day of the incident. His claim is that he was at home itself on the day of the incident and was eating food with several leaders and workers of the area at that time.
6-day remand for former MP Mita in anti-terrorism case
A court has granted remand for former Member of Parliament for Chattogram-3 constituency, Mahfuzur Rahman Mita, and his driver Golam Maula Selim in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Mita has been granted a six-day remand and Selim a five-day remand.