The High Court yesterday issued contempt of court rule against three secretaries for not complying with its earlier order that had on August 14 asked them to explain within seven days the ambiguity in the Children Act, 2013 for the trial of an adult accused under this law. The HC bench comprising Justice…

A Sylhet tribunal yesterday rejected the bail petition of suspended Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a case filed under the Explosives Substances Act over the killing of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria, UNB reports. Passing the order, Judge Mohammad Atabullah of the Special…

A high Court bench has enlisted the four-much talked about the four death references—blogger Rajib, police official Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife, Rajon and Rakib killing cases---in its daily case list for holding hearing on it. The High Court bench led by Justice Jahangir Hossain is likely to…

Ten people were injured in an explosion while making bombs at Uttarpara village in Sadar upazila on Sunday, reports UNB from Narsingdi. The injured were identified as Jewel, 38, Ujjal, 30, Rahim, 28, Tabu Mia, 35, Naim, 28, Kawsar, 35, Jalil, 23, Bedon, 25 and Sumon, 22. Police said an explosion took…

Accusing ruling party men of resorting to widespread election frauds and terrorism in the reelection to 31 Union Parishads (UPs), BNP yesterday said this has exposed that the government did not retreat from its policy of ‘snatching people’s voting rights’, reports UNB. “Reelection…