Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman yesterday urged the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to hand the highest punishment to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

A youth was killed and several others were injured in crude bomb blasts during a late-night clash between two groups over control of the drug trade in Geneva Camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur area early yesterday.

List of accused includes 24 journalists, businesspersons, doctors

Next hearing set for Oct 28

Three stabbed after refusing extortion demand at Mymensingh Kali Puja mandap

Victims have 70-75 percent burns, doctor says

ACC alleges Obayed amassed a huge amount of money through irregularities and corruption

Accused of posting remarks that 'hurt religious sentiments' on Reddit

Body sent to DMCH morgue for autopsy

Tribunal concludes hearing after final arguments from both sides

There had been a longstanding dispute between the two groups over land of Nishan Housing, police say

HC grants fresh extension as investigators cite limited progress

Several crude bombs exploded during the clash around 3:30am, police say

The High Court yesterday acquitted all the 44 accused, including former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib, in two cases filed over an attack on the motorcade of the then leader of the opposition and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira on August 30, 2002.

Gonotantrik Odhikar Committee has demanded a fair probe into the death of media worker Sornomoye Biswas and called for the strict enforcement of anti-harassment policies in workplaces.

Border Guard Bangladesh rescued 35 trafficking victims and arrested three suspected traffickers with local weapons in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Buet student Sreeshant Roy to jail in a case filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance for allegedly hurting religious sentiments on social media.

Former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun became an approver to “save himself” by concealing his own crimes and putting the blame on others, Amir Hossain, the state-appointed defence counsel for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.

For the first time in Bangladesh’s history, 15 army officers were taken to a civil court yesterday to face trial for their alleged role in enforced disappearances under the Awami League regime and killings during the July uprising.  

Case alleges defamatory and provocative posts targeting army, govt, and prison administration