The High Court has rejected a petition seeking permission to obtain a National Identity Card (NID) without a photograph, ruling that photographs will remain mandatory for issuing the identity document in the country.
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of immovable assets and freezing of bank accounts held in Singapore by former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and individuals and entities linked to him over allegations of money laundering.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that discussions are ongoing between the two countries on the resumption of the Maitree Express train on the Dhaka-Kolkata route and it will be possible to announce a specific date for launching the train soon.
The High Court has directed the administration to take effective measures within three days to stop hill cutting in Lama upazila of Bandarban. At the same time, direction has also been given to take the cooperation of the army as per the need of the local administration to stop hill cutting.
Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kajol has explained to journalists why Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury along with four justices of the Appellate Division left the bench at one stage of the statement of Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon. The incident took place in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court around 12:30pm on Tuesday afternoon.
The High Court has published its full judgment in the sensational murder case of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi of Feni. The High Court upheld the death sentences of two of the 16 accused awarded by the lower court. The death sentences of four others were reduced to life imprisonment. The remaining 10 accused were acquitted as the charges against them were not proved.