Jhumon sued under DSA again, sent to jail

Jhumon Das has been sued under the Digital Security Act again and sent to jail for sharing a Facebook post that allegedly hurt religious sentiment.
31 August 2022

Employees’ arrest: SC chamber judge hears govt petition

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday refused to stay a High Court verdict that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest government employees in criminal cases without permission from their authorities concerned.
31 August 2022

Form cell to bring back laundered money: HC

The High Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) chief Md Masud Biswas to form a research cell in his office to identify the persons who laundered money abroad and bring it back.
31 August 2022

Five accused of raping girl in Rangamati

A case was filed on Tuesday with a Rangamati court against five people on charges of raping a college student and videotaping the incident.
31 August 2022

Injured in attack, AL leader dies in hospital

An Awami League leader died at a Khulna hospital yesterday of his injuries he sustained in an attack allegedly by drug traders on Sunday.
31 August 2022

Gatco Case: Charge framing hearing adjourned

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others in the Gatco graft case till October 16.
31 August 2022

HC revives trial after 12 years for 1975 killings of 4 BTV officials

The High Court today (August 31, 2022) cleared the way for a lower court concerned to resume the trial proceedings of a sensational case filed for killing four officials of Bangladesh Television (BTV) during the mass upsurge in 1975.
31 August 2022

SC refuses to stay HC order on public servants’ arrest

The Supreme Court chamber judge today (August 31, 2022) refused to stay a High Court verdict that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest government employees in criminal cases without permission from their authorities concerned.
31 August 2022

Father arrested for "abetting suicide" of Brac student

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested the father of the Brac University student, whose body was recovered from near her Dakshin Khan residence on Saturday.
31 August 2022

HC asks BFIU to form research cell to bring back laundered money

The High Court has directed Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Chief Md Msud Biswas to form a research cell in his office in order to identify the persons who laundered money abroad and to bring the money back.
31 August 2022

Destiny Group: Ex-army chief Harun gets bail

The High Court yesterday granted six-month ad-interim bail to former army chief Lt Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid, in a case filed for embezzling money from Destiny Group subscribers and money laundering.
30 August 2022

4 get life term for rape, murder

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday sentenced four people to life-term imprisonment in three separate cases filed over the rape and murder.
30 August 2022

HC orders taking down six fake news videos

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to immediately take six fake news videos down from Facebook and YouTube over the fuel price hike.
30 August 2022

Money in swiss banks: HC summons BFIU chief over report

The High Court yesterday blasted the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for not affixing any signature, designation and address to the report submitted to it on seeking information onmoney deposited by Bangladeshis with Swiss banks.
30 August 2022

12 sued over rapes of two women

Twelve people, including a former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader, have been sued over rapes  of two women in Sylhet.
30 August 2022

Madrasa student strangled to death

Police recovered the body of a madrasa student in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila early yesterday.
30 August 2022

Charges pressed against Evaly MD, two others

The Criminal Investigation Department has pressed charges against Evaly Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Rassel and two others in a fraud case.
30 August 2022

House help kills Bangladeshi American, says employer tried to molest him

A Bangladeshi origin American national has been killed by the house help at his home in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area when the former allegedly tried to sexually abuse the latter.
30 August 2022

Report how seized evidences are kept in Malkhanas: HC orders IGP

The High Court today (Tuesday) ordered the Inspector General of Police to submit before this court a report in six months on how the seized evidences, items and articles are preserved and disposed of in police stations and Malkhanas.
30 August 2022

Tk 148.41cr money laundering: Ex-MP Papul’s sister-in-law secures bail

Jesmin Prodhan, sister-in-law of former lawmaker from Lakshmipur-2 constituency Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, has secured bail in a Tk 148.41 crore money laundering case.
30 August 2022