Defamation case against Mahmudur Rahman dismissed
March 23, 2011
A Dhaka court on Wednesday dismissed a defamation case against Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor daily Amar Desh, and two others as complainant of the case remained absent from the court for the three consecutive days.
SC hears Yunus appeal Mar 15
March 10, 2011
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday made a final legal appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a stay on the High Court (HC) order upholding the Bangladesh Bank’s dismissal of him from the bank he had founded in 1983.
Sagar confesses killing schoolboy
January 12, 2011
Tajul Islam Shagar, the only accused for killing a nine-year-old, has confessed his guilt in the court.
Mobile courts fine for electoral code breach
January 12, 2011
Mobile courts in Chandpur and Tangail have caught three people while handing out bribes to voters.
In addition, RAB have caught a candidate’s cousin carrying arms in Jessore.
‘Zia okayed Taher verdict before delivery’
January 12, 2011
A former army officer, who was given life term by a military court in 1976, has said that Gen Ziaur Rahman wanted to hear nothing but death sentence of Col Abu Taher. Read more
Two more join ICT probe team
January 12, 2011
Two more investigating officers have been appointed to the International Crimes Tribunal. Read more
Maternity leave now 6 months
January 11, 2011
The government has extended maternity leave to six months from four months.
The new decision came into effect on Tuesday through a government circular released by the Finance Division. Read more
RAB arrests man for embezzling Tk 120mln
January 9, 2011
The Rapid Action Battalion have arrested an alleged fugitive for embezzling Tk 120 million.
Abdus Salam, an assistant accountant of the Bangladesh water transport authority, is suspected to have embezzled the amount from the authority’s provident fund. Read more
‘Judges should be accountable to parliament’
January 9, 2011
Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed thinks that the judges should be accountable to the parliament and the relevant article of the constitution should be restored to make it happen. Read more
’127 extra legal deaths in 2010′
January 9, 2011
On an average, one person was killed every three days in the last year. Rights activist Odhikar also said that there were at least 110 deaths in custody.