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Sohag murder in Mitford: Testimony of 3 more witnesses recorded
Sohag murder in Mitford: Testimony of 3 more witnesses recorded

Sohag murder in Mitford: Testimony of 3 more witnesses recorded

A Dhaka court has recorded the testimonies of three more witnesses in the trial for the murder of scrap trader Lal Chand, alias Md. Sohag, in front of Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka. They gave their depositions in the court of Dhaka 1st Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Alamgir Hossain on Thursday (August 13). Afterward, the defense lawyers cross-examined the witnesses.

Quader, Nasim, Arafat were not involved in shootings: State defence lawyer
Quader, Nasim, Arafat were not involved in shootings: State defence lawyer

Quader, Nasim, Arafat were not involved in shootings: State defence lawyer

State defence lawyer M Hasan Imam has claimed that Obaidul Quader, general secretary of the now-banned Awami League, and two other leaders had no involvement in the shootings, killings or violence during the July mass uprising. He said no evidence has been found of his clients' personal presence at any of the incident sites, from Mirpur in Dhaka to Chandpur, Lakshmipur, Chattogram or Feni.

e-Bail Bond system set to expand to 12 more districts
e-Bail Bond system set to expand to 12 more districts

e-Bail Bond system set to expand to 12 more districts

The government is set to expand its 'e-Bail Bond' system to 12 more districts across the country, as part of a broader push to modernise the judiciary and make the bail process faster, more transparent and free of bureaucratic hassle.

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