A court has ordered Member of Parliament for Satkhira-4 constituency Gazi Nazrul Islam to be sent to jail in a case filed over abetting the suicide of his second wife, Mariam Khatun. The order was given after he was produced in court on Monday, September 28, following a total of eight days of remand in two rounds, with the court rejecting his bail petition.
Former State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has alleged that his hands became bloodied from rusted handcuffs while being taken back to jail after appearing in court in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Formal charges have been filed at the International Crimes Tribunal in a crimes against humanity case against 19 people, including former State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, over killings in the capital's Mirpur during the July 2024 mass uprising.
The High Court has issued a rule asking why drug tests should not be made mandatory for candidates contesting parliamentary and all local government elections in Bangladesh.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026 will not be allowed to become a repressive law and that the government will ensure journalists and media outlets are not targeted through its misuse.
A court has not granted bail to 27 people arrested from the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) in Gulistan in the capital. After hearing both sides, the court rejected the bail petitions and ordered them sent to jail.