Law

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed six people on seven-day remand in a case filed over allegations of forging the names, identities, seals, signatures and official letterheads of the prime […]

TIB has raised concerns over accountability gaps in two draft laws approved in principle by the Cabinet, warning that provisions in the proposed National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026, and […]

Mohammad Alamgir Kumkum, complainant in the Salman Shah murder case and maternal uncle of the late actor, has received a threat warning him not to “go too far” with the […]

The Supreme Court Legal Aid Office has been authorised to settle certain cases through mediation, Chief Justice has approved the initiative. Chief Legal Aid Officer Mohammad Imtiaz-ul Islam told Sara […]

The prosecution has sought the maximum punishment for seven accused, including former Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, in a case involving crimes against […]

A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of actor Ashraful Haque Don, who was arrested in connection with the murder case of popular Bangladeshi film actor Salman Shah. The […]

Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first country in the Middle East to scrap capital punishment. The country’s parliament passed a bill abolishing the death penalty on Tuesday. […]

The High Court Division of the Supreme Court has paved the way for the formal introduction of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including mediation services, through the Supreme Court Legal Aid […]

Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested five people, including alleged drug dealer and criminal Makhon alias Langra Rubel, in connection with a shooting in Dhaka’s Pallabi that left two people […]

A Dhaka court has set October 27 for submission of an investigation report in a case against former president Mohammed Shahabuddin and 19 others over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of […]