Kanti Marak, a convict in a child rape and murder case in Sherpur, died in prison in 2021. Yet, nearly five years after his death, the High Court upheld his death sentence in a verdict delivered on July 1.
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of actor Ashraful Haque Don, who was arrested in the murder case involving popular Bangladeshi film star Salman Shah.
Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Muhammad Nurul Amin has moved to challenge a High Court ruling that upheld the candidacy of BNP nominee Sarwar Alamgir in the Chattogram-2 constituency in the 13th parliamentary election.
The death reference and appeals in the rape and murder case of child victim Ramisa are now ready for hearing before the High Court, with proceedings expected to begin after the hearings in two other high-profile murder cases are concluded.
A Dhaka court has ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to conduct further investigation into the case filed over the attack and attempted murder of journalists on the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) premises.
Testimony in the crimes against humanity case filed over disappearances and torture at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 13 others has been deferred by a day. The tribunal set a new date for testimony on Wednesday, August 12, as a witness was ill.