A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government, requesting it not to reopen educational institutions until the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is completely over.

A Dhaka court today sentenced seven people, including a former deputy managing director (DMD), of then Oriental Bank (now named ICB Islamic Bank Ltd) to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment each in a case filed over embezzling of Tk 1.61 crore.

The High Court today cleared the way for the lower court concerned to resume the trial proceedings against two sons of Partex Group’s former chairman MA Hashem and six former officials of Rajuk in a corruption case filed on charge of illegally obtaining land in Purbachal.

The High Court today wanted to know what steps have been taken against 17 CBA leaders of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who refused to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in response to notices issued by the commission, asking them to appear before its office in connection with corruption allegations in 2014.

The High Court today observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has become questionable due to “few of its mistakes”.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Mohin Uddin and sent him to jail in a case filed over the killing of Taslima Begum Renu.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim, in a case filed over "attacking" Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka in October last year.

A Dhaka tribunal today set April 22 for charge framing hearing against Baul singer Rita Dewan and two others in a case filed for "hurting religious sentiment" under the Digital Security Act.

Detectives today pressed charges against Monir Hossain, widely known as "Golden Monir", in two cases filed over possessing arms and narcotics at his Merul Badda residence in Dhaka.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today cleared the way for independent mayoral candidate KM Masud to contest Nalchhiti municipality election in Jhalakathi to be held on January 30.

The High Court will deliver its order on a contempt of court petition on January 31, filed against two executive magistrates for not complying with its order over shutting down the illegal brick kilns at Chandanaish and Lohagara upazilas in Chattogram.

A Dhaka court today asked police to submit by February 11 the probe report in a case filed against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in Dhaka's Kalabagan area.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to suspended assistant engineer Md Aminul Islam of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in four separate cases filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of the plant in Pabna.

The High Court today upheld a lower court order that granted bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in a Tk 159 crore money laundering case.

President Abdul Hamid today gave his consent to the three bills passed by the Jatiya Sangsad during the ongoing 11th session of parliament.

A Dhaka court today placed two close associates of PK Halder on a five-day remand each in a Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case.

The High Court today cleared the lower court concerned to continue the trial proceedings against Partha Gopal Banik, a suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division, in a case filed over the recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his residence in Dhaka.

Kushtia's Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Arafath today offered unconditional apology to the High Court for misbehaving with Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Mohsin Hasan during Bheramara municipality election on January 16 and also promised that such mistake will not be repeated in future.

A Dhaka court today accepted the supplementary charge sheet submitted by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against three accused in the Maj Gen Abul Manzur murder case.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that issued a travel ban on Md Nazrul Islam Khan, chairman of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), a non-banking financial institution, in connection with a money laundering case filed against Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder.