The High Court has directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka to accept bail pleas in nine separate cases filed against BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Ramna and Paltan police stations in the capital in connection with the BNP rally. 28th October and dispose of those cases. The high court bench […]
On 14 December, Mirza Fakhrul’s lawyers presented the ruling before the court and requested a hearing date. The court then scheduled the hearing for Sunday, December 17. During the hearing, Zainul Abedin and Sagir Hussain Leone argued on behalf of the BNP leader, while Deputy Attorney General BM Abdur Rafael represented the state.
The High Court has outrightly rejected a writ petition seeking postponement of the election schedule announced for the 12th parliamentary elections. A high court bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice MD Attabullah passed the order on Monday. On 15 November, the Chief Election Commissioner announced the election schedule, setting 7 January 2024 as […]
In January 2017, the state appealed against this decision of the High Court. On July 3 the same year, a seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by the then Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha (SK Sinha), unanimously dismissed the appeal. The full decision of the Appellate Division was published on August 1, 2017. […]
The High Court on Thursday issued a ruling asking why Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir would not be granted bail in the case filed over the attack on the Chief Justice’s residence. * more to follow …
Mirza Fakhrul filed a bail petition in the High Court on Sunday. The petition was placed at serial number 792 of the cause list of the high court and senior advocate Zainul Abedin along with advocate Sagir Hussain raised the issue in the court. Sagir Hussain Leone informed Prothom Alo that after the presentation of […]
Earlier on November 22, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge court had rejected Mirza Fakhrul’s bail plea in the case, which was filed at the capital’s Ramna Model Police Station over the attack on the Chief Justice’s residence on October 29. “Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s petition seeking bail has been filed in the high court, and […]
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state along with Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammed Morshed and Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy. MD Ruhul Quddus was the defense counsel. Syed Jahangir Alam was elected Mayor of Dinajpur Paurshwa for the third consecutive time. The Local Government Division issued a notification suspending Syed Jahangir Alam […]
The Appellate Division has rejected the Jamaat’s appeal against the High Court order declaring the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal. The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on Sunday as no lawyer appeared for the petitioner. *more to follow…
Mirza Abbas also said, “Honourable Court, I have made these statements for future reference. I do not want to predict what might happen, but the nation could potentially find itself without effective leadership.” Earlier, Mirza Abbas’s lawyer Mosleh Uddin Jasim had filed a complaint in the court regarding wrongly stating the age of Mirza Abbas […]
The culprits are – Raqibul Hasan alias Regan, Jahangir Hussain alias Rajib Gandhi, Aslam Hussain alias Rush, Hadisur Rehman, Mohammad Abdus Sabur Khan alias Sohail Mahfouz, Mamunur Rasheed Ripon and Shariful Islam Khalid. All these culprits are currently in jail. 20 people, including foreign nationals, were killed in the horrific terrorist attack at Holy Artisan […]
Earlier on May 22, the Cabinet Division, based on the High Court’s direction, had constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe the death of land office employee Sultana Jasmine in RAB custody in Nagaon. The High Court ordered the committee to complete the investigation within 60 days and submit the report. On August 14, the […]
