Bangladesh Supreme Court Special Committee on Child Rights (SCSCCR) has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Ant›nio Guterres, urging him to take effective steps to provide protection to children in Gaza, Palestine. SCSCCR president Justice M Enayetur Rahim sent the letter on January 15 through the Ministry of
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Two agents jailed for using mobile phones at Barguna-1
Two polling agents have sentenced to one year in jail in the Burirchar union of Barguna-1 (Sadar) constituency for using mobile phones. The two persons -- Mokhlesur Rahman, agent of the Mango symbol, and Monir, an agent of the Truck symbol. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid sentenced the agents for entering the
HC postpones Fakhrul’s bail hearing until next week
The High Court has postponed the hearing on a rule on the bail of BNP Secretary General MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case over the vandalism of the Chief Justice's residence until next week. The HC bench of Justice MdSaleem and Justice ShahedNuruddin deferred the hearing on Wednesday after Fakhrul's lawyer
18 BNP men jailed in sabotage case
A Dhaka court today convicted and sentenced 18 leaders and activists of BNP to total three-year jail in a case lodged with capital's Chawkbazar Police Station for sabotage. The convicts include Dhaka south city unit BNP joint secretary Md Anwar Pervej Badal, Jubodal joint general secretary Mir Newaj Ali and Chawkbazar
Dr Yunus granted conditional bail
The Dhaka court that sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom to six months’ jail in a case over violation of labor law has granted them conditional bail. Dhaka 3rd Labor Court Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana pronounced the judgment. Dr Yunus’ lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun
Dr Yunus gets 6-month jail for violating labour law
A labour court ¦here today convicted and sentenced Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six-month jail in a case filed against them for violating labour law. Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour Court pronounced the judgment around 3.05pm in presence of all
Bid to enter Khaleda’s cabin: Arrested youth sent to jail
BNP-men arrested for railway sabotage name Tuku as mastermind
Two persons arrested on charges of uprooting the railway tracks at Sreepur in Gazipur on December 13 have said that the sabotage was plotted by Jubo Dal President Sultan Salauddin Tuku. Additional Police Commissioner of DMP's Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC), M Asaduzzaman revealed the information in a press conference organized
Evaly’s CEO Rassel freed on bail
E-commerce company Evaly's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Rassel walked out from Kashimpur Jail on Tuesday. Kashimpur Central Jail-1 jailer Md Tariqul Islam confirmed this at noon. He said Md Russel was accused in several cases and for this, he failed to get bail earlier. All relevant papers related to bail reached
HC orders to remove dams across Navganga river
The High Court (HC) today ordered the authorities concerned to remove earthen embankments made across the river Navganga in Jhenaidah and conduct boundary survey and prepare a list of people occupying the river land. A High Court division bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah passed the order