Khaleda acquitted in Zia Charitable Trust case

The High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust case. The High Court bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order after accepting a petition filed by Khaleda's lawyers. The HC also scrapped the lower verdict that sentenced

Tarique, Mamun, others acquitted in Tk 10cr extortion case

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and seven others in a Tk 10 crore extortion case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shannullah accepted the police's final report and cleared the accused of all charges after a hearing on Wednesday. The acquitted individuals are Tarique's friend Giasuddin Al Mamun,

Fakhrul acquitted in arson case

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven other party leaders and activists were acquitted on Wednesday by a lower court in an arson case filed at Paltan Police Station. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman acquitted the eight accused in the case. His lawyer Joynal Abedin Mesbah said Mirza

Mirza Abbas, two others acquitted in graft case

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, along with two others, has been acquitted in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of irregularities in plot allocation. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge's Court-4 in Dhaka issued the acquittal order on Thursday, following an appeal by the

Yunus acquitted in labour law violation case

A Dhaka tribunal on Wednesday acquitted Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom of a labour law violation case.MA Awal, chairman (in-charge) of the Labour Appellate Tribunal, delivered the verdict.On 1 January, the Labour Court-3 of Dhaka sentenced Prof Yunus, also chairman of Grameen Telecom,

Imran Khan acquitted, remains in jail

A high court in Pakistan overturned jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer and his party said on Monday, but Khan will remain in prison for now due to a conviction in another case. Khan, 71, had been sentenced to 10 years in