A Dhaka court rejected the bail petition of lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam in a case filed over the alleged abetment of suicide of his second wife, Mariam Khatun, despite the defence claiming that the case had been settled with the complainant.
The High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that Muslim women are not required to wait until a divorce or their husbands' deaths to claim their dower, or denmohor, establishing that the payment must be settled promptly upon demand.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said his government is working to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable housing for all citizens while pursuing planned and decentralised urban development across the country.
A scuffle broke out between pro-BNP and Jamaat lawyers during the bail hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman at a Dhaka court today (4 October), with the altercation later spilling onto the road in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court.
Former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar has remarked that even if temporary clouds or storms arise in India-Bangladesh relations, the long-standing bond between the two countries will not be erased. He said there will always be ups and downs in the relationship between the two countries. However, in solving problems, one must not only ask what is possible, but also why something is not possible. Only then can the path to new possibilities open up.
Bangladesh is moving to bring marriage and divorce registration under a digital system, allowing authorities to verify marital records through a centralised database and help curb child marriage and secret multiple marriages, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said on Saturday (October 3).