The defence has sought the transfer of the case over the killing of former Teknaf municipal councillor Ekramul Haque from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to a regular judicial court.
Sub-Inspector Altaf Hossain, 58, of the Police Special Branch (SB) was killed because he protested the beating of an elderly garage owner, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said. The incident was not a premeditated attack targeting him as a police officer but escalated from a spontaneous altercation, RAB officials said at a press conference on Monday, September 7.
A court on Monday (September 7) rejected the bail petition of Sifat Abdullah, who came into the spotlight after allegedly making derogatory remarks about the prime minister while raising concerns over an unusually high electricity bill at his home.
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the final dismissal order of Wasel Bin Sadat, teacher of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University (DU), on charges of sexual harassment of a female student should not be declared illegal.
The High Court has dismissed a writ petition that challenged the legality of appointing Md Mostaqur Rahman as the Governor of Bangladesh Bank, replacing economist Ahsan H Mansur.
The European Union (EU) has called for ensuring a "level playing field" for companies from all countries in government procurement. Stressing the importance of decisions based on commercial merit, the EU also stated that Airbus's proposal is highly competitive and should be considered seriously.