Ex-OC Pradeep gets 20 years in jail in graft case

A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced disgraced ex-OC Pradeep Kumar Das to 20 years in jail and his wife Chumki to 21 years for amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid handed down the punishment to the former Teknaf police station in-charge

HC declares Tarique, Zubaida fugitives in graft case

The High Court Sunday declared BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman fugitives in a case lodged for allegedly amassing illegal wealth of Taka 4.81 crore and concealing information about this. The court came up with the order while discharging writ petitions filed by the couple challenging

Graft case: Haji Salim denied bail; sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim to jail in a graft case rejecting his bail petition. Judge of Special Court-7 Shahidul Islam passed the order when he surrendered before the court. Syed Ahmed Raza, a counsel of Haji Salim, said he surrendered before around 3:20 pm

Ex-CJ Sinha gets 11 years in graft case

A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11 years' imprisonment in a case filed over laundering Tk 4 crore. Judge of the Dhaka Special (Court-4) Sheikh Nazmul Alam Khan handed down the verdict. The court also fined S K Sinha Tk 45 lakh, in

Khaleda’s bail extended by one year in 5 cases

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail by one year in five cases. Among those, three defamation cases were filed in Dhaka while one was filed in Narail district and a murder case in Cumilla. The HC bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Mohammad Ali

7 accused plead not guilty in SK Sinha Graft Case

Seven accused in a graft case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha and 10 others for allegedly embezzling Taka four crore from the then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad, pleaded not guilty. The accused during submitting the statements in self-defence, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice from

Hearing of graft case against ex-CJ Sinha on July 15

A court here Sunday set July 15 for holding hearing of a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others for allegedly embezzling Taka 4 crore from the then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 fixed the date

Hearing of graft case against former CJ Sinha on June 27

A Dhaka court Wednesday set June 27 for holding hearing of a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others for allegedly embezzling Taka four crore from the then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 fixed the date

Khaleda’s sentences suspended for another 6 months

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given approval to it, said senior secretary to the Security Services Division of the Home Ministry Mohamamd Shahiduzzaman. The Home Ministry will issue a notification in this regard