Law & Court

Only two environment courts for 17cr people; yet public access denied

TDS Desk: The struggle for environmental justice in the country is clearly evident in the experiences of Syed Saiful Alam Shovan, a rights activist, and Barrister Nishat Mahmood, an environmentalist

Momtaz placed on 6-day remand in two cases

Staff Correspondent: A Manikganj court on Thursday placed former MP and singer Momtaz Begum on a six-day remand in two separate cases — one filed over a murder in Singair

Magura child rape, murder: Hitu Sheikh’s death reference reaches HC

Staff Correspondent: The death reference documents for Hitu Sheikh, convicted of raping and murdering an 8-year-old child in Magura, have reached the High Court. On Wednesday, Supreme Court spokesman Shafiqul

Probe report in Sagar-Runi murder case on July 8

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Wednesday set July 8 for filing a probe report in the sensational case lodged over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun

HC to hear Zubaida’s petition challenging sentence

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for Thursday (22 May) on a petition filed by Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman,

Ex-AL MP A Aziz placed on fresh 3-day remand

Staff Reporter: The court in Sirajganj on Wednesday granted a three-day remand against Dr. Abdul Aziz, former Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency in a case of attacking students’