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Ramna Batamul attack: HC commutes sentences of 10 convicts

Ramna Batamul attack: HC commutes sentences of 10 convicts

The High Court on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 10 convicts in a case filed over the bomb attack at Ramna Batamul that left 10 people dead in 2001. The HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasrin Akhter handed down the judgement, reports UNB. The court sentenced Maulana Tajuddi

Police to seek 7-day remand for singer, ex-AL MP Momtaz

Police to seek 7-day remand for singer, ex-AL MP Momtaz

Police will petition a court to remand singer and former Manikganj-2 Awami League Member of Parliament Momtaz Begum in their custody for five days in the murder case of hawker Md Sagar during the July Uprising. Sub-inspector Monirul Islam from Mirpur Model Police Station, the investigating officer

BDR carnage: 40 more get bail in explosives case

BDR carnage: 40 more get bail in explosives case

A Dhaka court has granted bail to 40 more individuals convicted by lower court under the Explosive Substances Act over the brutal 2009 BDR carnage at Pilkhana headquarters in the capital. Judge Md Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 on May 8 held hearing of the case, examining Major (Retd) Za

SC chamber judge stays HC bail to Chinmoy Das

SC chamber judge stays HC bail to Chinmoy Das

The Supreme Court (SC) chamber judge has stayed a High Court (HC) order that granted bail to former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in a sedition case filed on charge of defaming the national flag. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Md Reza

Newly-wed man kills wife, mother-in-law

Newly-wed man kills wife, mother-in-law

A man has been accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law over a family feud in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur. The incident occurred at Dawa village in Dhawa Union around 11:00 pm on Monday, said Ahmed Anwar, chief of Bhandaria Police Station. The dead have been identified as 32-year-old Champ

Ex-AL MP from Bagerhat-4 among nine detained in Dhaka: DB

Ex-AL MP from Bagerhat-4 among nine detained in Dhaka: DB

Detectives detained nine leaders and activists of Awami League, including former MP from Bagerhat-4 Aminul Islam Milon, from different areas of Dhaka on Monday night. Md Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said Detective Branch (DB)