According to money laundering case documents, Tk 7.91 billion were deposited in 129 banks in the name of Golden Monir and its associated organizations. Monir converted a part of this income into movable and immovable properties by investing in businesses in collusion with members of the organized crime gang. Following Monir's arrest, the RAB said […]
These appear in police records only when cases are registered regarding incidents of oppression against women. Police headquarters records say a total of 16,000 to 22,000 cases were registered from 2018 to 2023. That means an average of 20,000 cases are registered every year. Only when incidents of atrocities are at their peak do they […]
At the same time, the court has fixed May 2 for the hearing to frame charges. Earlier, Dr. Yunus appeared in the court today at 12:50 pm on Tuesday. The renowned economist told the media, “If we look at ourselves, do we see that we are capable of playing our respective roles? Are we able […]
A Dhaka court has sent former secretary Proshanto Kumar Roy to jail in a case registered against him for amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court Judge Mohammad Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain passed the order today, Sunday. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Public Prosecutor (PP) Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed the […]
However, Brazil does not extradite its citizens, and Italy said Robinho should serve his sentence in his home country. The footballer, who protests his innocence, told Brazilian network TV Record in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the sex was “consensual”. “I never denied it (the encounter),” he said. I could have denied it because […]
Law Minister Anisul Haq told Prothom Alo on Sunday that the application has been sent by the Home Ministry to the Law Ministry. A decision on this will be taken tomorrow. Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was sent to the old Dhaka Central Jail after a trial court sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in […]
Schools will remain open in Ramzan as the Appellate Division has stayed the High Court order. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan passed this order on Tuesday. As a result, the government's decision to keep schools open during Ramadan will remain valid.
The High Court order suspending the government decision to keep schools open during Ramzan was not stayed yesterday, Monday. It was decided that a full bench of the Appellate Division would hear the state's plea today, Tuesday, seeking a stay on the High Court order. Appellate Division Chamber Judge M Inayatur Rahim passed this order. […]
A Dhaka court has remanded four people, including Munshi Hamimul Alam, manager of the burnt Green Cozy Cottage, on remand for two days in connection with the fire that killed 46 people in a multi-storey building on Bailey Road. on Thursday. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court in Dhaka passed the order on Saturday. The […]
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs said this in a press release. The Law Minister also remarked that justice will not be lost in the murder of journalist couple Sagar-Rooney. “I want to say clearly, the murderers of Sagar and Rooney will be arrested. The Government will take whatever steps need to be […]
The Varanasi District Court in India said on Wednesday that Hindus have the right to worship in the basement of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Uttar Pradesh. Although the court asked the authorities to make arrangements for Hindus to pray there within seven days, worship took place in the basement within hours of the court order. […]
A Dhaka court on Thursday accepted the appeal of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member to be shown arrested in nine separate cases filed at Paltan and Ramna police stations in the capital. The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court allowed the appeal, his lawyer Syed Zainul Abedin told Prothom Alo.
Nearly 12 members of the United States Senate have written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, urging her to stop the ‘persistent harassment’ and ‘misuse of laws and the justice system to target critics’ of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. The senators are Majority Whip and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, Todd Young, Tim Kaine, […]
BNP standing committee member Ameer Khasru Mahmood Chaudhary has been granted bail in four more cases. With this, he got bail in a total of six cases. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court magistrate Tofazzal Hossain on Thursday passed an order granting bail to Ameer Khasru Mahmood Chowdhury in four cases.
A Dhaka court has granted bail to BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in nine cases registered at Paltan and Ramna police stations. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sultan Sohag Uddin of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court announced the verdict today. More to follow…