Hasanul Haq Inu, president of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and a former information minister, has appealed his 10-year prison sentence in a crimes against humanity case linked to the suppression of the July mass uprising, seeking acquittal.
The government of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the incident of harassment of former Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at John F Kennedy Airport in New York. At the same time the demand of taking legal measures against those involved in the incident has been made.
The court has sentenced eight persons including former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment each in the case of corruption in plot allocation in Purbachal Residential Project of the organisation. At the same time each of the accused has been fined 20 lakh taka.
Former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has been granted bail in a murder case over the killing of Tuhin in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj.
Law Minister Mohammad Asaduzzaman has said the government plans to introduce an age limit of 35 for entry into the legal profession. If implemented, the initiative could restrict opportunities for people seeking to begin practising law after crossing the prescribed age threshold.
The trial of former army officer Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan, who is facing crimes against humanity charges over allegations of enforced disappearance, murder and torture, will henceforth be conducted virtually on security grounds.