Law-&-Order
Poet Henry Swapon gets bail in Digital Security Act case
Barishal, May 16 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday granted bail to poet Henry Swapon in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
HC slams city authorities for failure to make Dhaka liveable
Dhaka, May 15 (UNB) – Apparently expressing its displeasure over air pollution, mosquito menace and repeated digging of roads in the capital, the High Court on Wednesday said two city corporations have negligence to make Dhaka as a liveable city.
Green Line gets time until May 22 to pay Russel compensation
Dhaka, May 15 (UNB) – The High Court on Wednesday asked Green Line Paribahan to pay within May 22 either the rest of Tk 45 lakh or at least a partial amount as compensation to Russel Sarkar, who lost his leg in an accident in the city’s Dholaipar on April 28 last year involving a bus of the company.
HC seeks report on adulterated milk, curd-producing companies
Dhaka, May 15 (UNB) – The High Court on Wednesday asked the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to submit a report by June 23 containing a list of the companies involved in adulteration of milk, dairy products after examining those and what legal action taken against them.
Don’t use word ‘fake’ before freedom fighters: HC
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday urged all, including government officials and media people, not to use the word ‘fake’ before freedom fighters.
6 get life term for gang rape in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, May 14 (UNB)- A court here on Tuesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for gang-raping a women at Dargar Char village in Shahjadpur upazila in 2016.
Dispose of graft case against Annie within 6 months: HC
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB) - The High Court on Tuesday withdrew a stay order and asked the subordinate court to complete trial proceedings in a corruption case against BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie.
Khaleda will be shifted to Keraniganj Jail: Home Minister
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB) – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Keraniganj Jail after her treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Tuesday.
Corruption case trial to continue against Moudud
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB) – The Appellate Division on Tuesday cleared way for continuing a corruption case trial against BNP leader Moudud Ahmed.
5 killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB)- Five people, including two Rohingya men, were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ in Cox’s Bazar, Pabna and Jashore on early Tuesday.