Law & Court

Travel ban imposed on Barrister Suman, his wife

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Monday issued a travel ban on former Habiganj-4 lawmaker Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and his wife Shammi Akter over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior

ICT-1 in newspaper ads asks Sheikh Hasina, Bulbul to appear on June 3

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday published advertisements on two national dailies, asking ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand

Money laundering: Papia jailed for 4 yrs; 4 others acquitted

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia to four years in jail in a money laundering case. The court also fined her

HC adjourns hearing on Zubaida’s appeal against conviction in graft case till 26 May

Staff Correspondent: The High Court has adjourned the hearing on an appeal filed by Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, against her three-year jail sentence given

Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman removed from High Court

TDS Desk: The president has removed Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman from his position in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, as per a notification issued by the Ministry of

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