The High Court has published its full verdict directing Grameen Kalyan, an organisation owned by former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, to pay Tk 666 crore in taxes claimed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
The High Court has ruled that demanding money from one’s wife solely for business purposes, rather than as a condition or consideration of marriage, cannot legally be considered dowry.
Former state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak has expressed anger to the judge over being made to walk up to the sixth floor of the court during a case hearing. At the same time, he requested arrangements be made for him to wear handcuffs in front.
Scheduled testimony in the crimes against humanity case against 28 accused, including former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, over the killing of nine people in the capital's Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas during the July mass uprising, did not take place. International Crimes Tribunal-1 has set October 12 for the next testimony.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has tightened nighttime security at its premises, making it mandatory for anyone entering the court complex between 11pm and 6am to carry valid identification.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines today signed an agreement with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the acquisition of 10 aircraft, taking the number of aircraft in the national carrier’s acquisition pipeline to 35