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
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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,