Law & Court

Court rejects model Meghna Alam’s plea for returning passport

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has rejected an application by model and former winner of Miss Earth Bangladesh Meghna Alam seeking the return of her passport, which had been seized

9 more witnesses testify in graft cases against Hasina, Joy

Staff Correspondent: Nine more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in two cases filed against 18 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. They witnesses are

Court orders seizure of Sikder family’s Tk133cr investments in Thailand

TDS Desk: A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of investments worth 35.3 crore Baht, equivalent to Tk133 crore, held in seven companies in Thailand under the names of three

US citizen Enayet falls sick in court after remand order in Tk 11.34cr laundering case

TDS Desk: Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, fell sick on the dock of a Dhaka court on Sunday after hearing an order placing him on a

44,000 involved in ‘fascism’ arrested, 73pc released

TDS Desk: On 16 September, a flash procession was held in Shyamoli, Dhaka, by the Awami League whose activities are currently banned. Several individuals were detained during the protest. According

Case backlog piling up in SC

Over 37,000 cases pending at Appellate Division Appeals in BDR carnage, N’ganj 7 murders stuck for years Total pending cases across courts reach 46.52 lakh Shortage of judges blamed for