Law

Seven senior Bangladesh Police officials, including six additional superintendents of police and an assistant police commissioner, have been transferred and posted to new positions in the public interest. The transfers […]

Four people, including alleged teen gang leader Srabon alias “Kutta Srabon”, have been arrested in Rupganj, Narayanganj, on allegations of involvement in extortion, mugging and other criminal activities. The arrests […]

A hearing on the submission of the investigation report in the crimes against humanity case against Major (retd) Md Muzaffar Hossain, a key accused in the murder case of former […]

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has ordered former Cox’s Bazar-1 MP Md Zafar Alam to be sent to jail in two separate murder cases, including a 2012 murder case and the […]

Three laws passed by Bangladesh parliament this month have weakened human rights safeguards and reversed reforms introduced by the interim government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. The laws […]

The High Court has ruled that the trial of cases filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act cannot be stayed or dismissed simply because the proceedings are not […]

A Sri Lankan High Court on Tuesday convicted 15 people over their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, more than seven years after the deadly attacks. The three-member Colombo […]

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has questioned how Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam can continue to retain his parliamentary seat despite a series of serious allegations surrounding him. In a statement […]

A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the government seeking cancellation of the Tk 1,000 banknote to curb the spread of black money and bring greater transparency […]

A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 25 bank accounts belonging to former National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem, former first secretary Eidtajul Islam and […]