Law & Court

Over 45 lakh cases pending in courts

Staff Correspondent: The growing backlog of cases continues to strain the country’s judicial system, making it increasingly difficult for many justice seekers to get legal remedies timely. A staggering 45,16,603

Depositions against Hasina to begin end of July or first week of Aug

Staff Correspondent: Depositions against the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her alleged involvement in crime against humanity during the July-August mass uprising last year will begin at the end

3 jailed for life over 2015 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced three people to life imprisonment in the 2015 murder case of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, a project manager at the Netherlands-based international NGO

Muradnagar rape video leak: 4 accused put on remand

Cumilla Correspondent: A Cumilla court on Thursday placed four accused on a three-day remand each in a case over circulating a video of a rape incident in Muradnagar upazila of

Ex-MP Shambhu’s 33 bighas of land seized, 16 bank accounts frozen

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the seizure of 33 bighas of land and an apartment belonging to former Barguna-1 MP Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, along with freezing 16

Ex-Livestock Minister Latif Biswas sent back to jail

Ashraful Islam Joy: Former Fisheries and Livestock Minister and former Sirajganj District Awami League President Abdul Latif Biswas was sent back to jail on Thursday. Earlier on January 5, he