Plot scam case: Hasina, Rehana, Tulip jailed
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her niece Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP in the UK, were yesterday sentenced in absentia to varying jail terms over corruption in the allocation of Purbachal plots.
1 December 2025, 18:07 PM
Purbachal plots: Verdict in case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip today
A special court is set to deliver a verdict today in the case filed over the Dhaka’s Purbachal plot scam against 17 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq.
30 November 2025, 18:46 PM
Purbachal plot scam: Hasina gets 21yrs in 3 graft cases
A special court yesterday convicted deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two children on corruption charges, handing them different jail terms in three cases filed over plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal.
27 November 2025, 18:12 PM
Purbachal Plot Scam / ‘Blatant disregard for legal provisions’
A Dhaka court has strongly criticised Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works for continuous unlawful practices in public land allotment.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
'Unprofessional, deeply worrying': Court slams ACC for corruption case without verified evidence
Acquits former diplomat
27 November 2025, 12:45 PM
Purbachal plot scam: Verdicts in 3 cases against Hasina, Joy, Putul today
The trials were completed quickly as 22 out of 23 accused did not appear before the court, says prosecution
26 November 2025, 18:17 PM
No more long waits: e-family court brings justice home
The paperless court allows online filing and hearings, making the process faster and more convenient for families
26 November 2025, 04:10 AM
From safe shelter to jail / Woman from Assam 'pushed' into Bangladesh now in legal limbo
Sakina, 68, detained in Dhaka after BBC report
23 November 2025, 03:52 AM
Victims still await justice as trials drag on
Twelve years have passed since the Rana Plaza collapse, yet the trials of two related cases remain incomplete at a Dhaka court, mainly due to the repeated absence of prosecution witnesses.
23 April 2025, 18:00 PM
130 pro-AL lawyers sued sans specific charges
A pro-BNP lawyer sued 144 pro-Awami League lawyers for illegally gathering, trespassing, theft, causing bodily harm, attempted murder, vandalism and exploding crude bombs.
7 April 2025, 20:47 PM
A day in court: Shajahan’s smirk gives way to tears
The smirk was still there as Shajahan Khan stepped out of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court lockup. His lips curled into the familiar expression that had become his signature -- whether in moments of controversy, tragedy, or now, as an accused in a murder case.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A Day in court: Of ‘preventing measure’ against anti-govt slogans
Former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak was brought to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka from its lockup yesterday.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Of Palak’s remarks on increasing cases
Former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak remained relatively vocal as he was brought to the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday.
10 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A smiling Shajahan and a worried Salim
As former shipping minister Shajahan Khan was escorted into the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka yesterday, he maintained a smile.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM
‘I quit from AL, I’ll never be in politics’
Kamal Ahmed Majumder, former state minister for industries of the ousted Awami League regime, told a court yesterday that he would no longer engage in politics and that he had renounced his Awami League membership.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A day in court: Of handcuffs and helmets
As Salman F Rahman was brought to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka from its lockup yesterday, his hands were cuffed behind his back.
26 February 2025, 18:00 PM
A concerned Amu, Atiqul’s search and a quiet Mazumder
The 85-year-old Awami League leader, Amir Hossain Amu, looked upset after he was brought to a courtroom of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka from its lockup this morning
24 February 2025, 16:00 PM
July uprising killings: Double cases for single victim baffle families
In at least seven instances, two separate murder cases have been filed over the death of one July uprising victim, with conflicting information, and different accused and witnesses.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Wahed Mansion repaired: Victims forgotten
Wahed Mansion in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has been repainted, plastered, and restored to its former state. The owners have moved on, and it seems the country has too.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Khaleda Zia’s legal woes end
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is now cleared of all the 37 cases filed during the 2007 caretaker government and the Awami League regime as the court acquitted her in the Niko graft case yesterday.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Of Palak’s prison insights and Faruk’s viral controversy
Former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak remained relatively quiet as he was brought to Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court yesterday.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Inu, Menon put on remand; Qamrul shown arrested
The lawyer for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday claimed that his client was in favour of abolishing the quota system in government jobs.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Secret note’ sparks controversy in court
When former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Enamur Rahman was being taken to a Dhaka court yesterday, he handed over a "secret note" to a man.
12 February 2025, 18:04 PM
13 years on, justice remains elusive
A 73-year-old mother, Saleha Monir, has sought justice for the last 13 years, but it remains a far cry for them.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Lawyers’ harassment of journalists in courtrooms is unacceptable
The harassment of journalists inside a Dhaka courtroom by a section of lawyers is a grave assault on press freedom
30 January 2025, 03:58 AM
Journalist couple in court: Judge denies Farzana Rupa's plea for release
The duo has been in jail since they were arrested at Dhaka airport on August 21 last year
27 January 2025, 10:24 AM
Tipu Murder Case: 26 years on, trial yet to see closure
It has been 26 years into the murder of Sayeed Ahmed Tipu, but the trial of the case is yet to see any closure at a Dhaka court due to the non-appearance of prosecution witnesses to testify.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM
‘They took turns beating Tofazzal’
Before mercilessly beating 35-year-old Tofazzal Hossain at Dhaka University’s Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, the attackers demanded Tk 35,000 from his family as compensation for stolen mobile phones.
15 January 2025, 18:00 PM