Law-&-Order
5 to walk gallows for rape, double murder in Khulna
Khulna, July 16 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted five people and sentenced them to death for killing a female private bank official after gang-rape and her father in 2015.
Rifat murder: Police interrogate wife Minni
Barguna, July 16 (UNB) – Police interrogated Aysha Siddika Minni on Tuesday morning over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in broad daylight in the district town on June 26.
Imprisoned despite presidential clemency: SC orders Azmat’s release
Dhaka, July 15 (UNB) - The Appellate Division has ordered instant release of Azmat Ali, a former schoolteacher from Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur, who was in jail for 10 years even after his release on presidential clemency in a murder case.
Shimul Biswas asked to surrender within two weeks
Dhaka, July 15 (UNB) – The High Court on Monday directed Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, special assistant to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, to surrender within the next two weeks before the lower court in a case filed for obstructing law enforcers from discharging their duties.
Nusrat murder: HC orders probe against addl magistrate
Dhaka, July 15 (UNB) – The High Court on Monday asked the government to probe the allegation brought against additional district magistrate (ADM) and president of the governing body of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa in Feni PK Enamul Karim in connection with the killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
HC seeks pasteurised milk test reports in one week
Dhaka, Jul 14 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday sought the test reports of pasteurised milk of all companies which are approved by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution(BSTI) within one week after testing the samples of those in four different laboratories.
Rape law will be toughened: State Minister
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB) — Initiatives will be taken to toughen the existing law on torture and rape as per the proposal of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Begum Fazilatunnesa said on Sunday.
Hindu groups take stance against family law reform
Dhaka, July 13 (UNB) – Hindu community groups here on Saturday opposed the demand raised by some rights groups to reform their family law and urged the government to refrain from doing so.
Hearing on review of ‘life term means until death’ concludes
Dhaka, Jul 11 (UNB) – The Appellate Division on Thursday concluded hearing on an appeal seeking review on ‘life term means until death’ and kept it in CAV (curia advisari vult, which means reserving the verdict for a later time).
Tanvir murder: 3 Madrasa students jailed in Natore
Natore, July 10 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three students to jail for killing Mohammad Tanvir, a student of Ashraful Ulum Madrasa.