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Atiur, Barakat sued among 23 others

Twenty-three individuals, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barakat have been filed in a case by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of embezzling Tk297 crore from AnonTex Group. ACC Deputy Director Md Nazmul Hossain filed the case on Thursday, accusing the individuals of fraud and forgery in collusion with bank officials. Among the accused are former deputy governor-2 Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan, former assistant director Ismat Ara Begum, former...

Drives like Mohammadpur to continue to save people’s lives, property: ISPR

Two bodies were recovered from the rooftop of a house following a joint forces raid in Mohammadpur’s Chand Udyan area of the capital early Thursday, said Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR). The joint forces conducted the operation around 12:30am after being tipped-off that muggers were preparing, said the ISPR in a media release. Upon receiving information, a team of the joint forces rushed to the spot and cordoned off the two ends of a lane in the area, the media release added. Sensing the pr...

Khaleda, 7 others acquitted in Niko graft case

A Dhaka court acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others accused in the sensational Niko graft case. Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 Md Rabiul Alam passed the order on Wednesday, said the court’s peshkar (assistant) Md Belal Hossain. Earlier on February 13, the court set February 19 to deliver the judgment after hearing from both defence and prosecution, he said. On February 5, the recording of the testimony from the witnesses ended while 39 out of 68 witnesses gave their testimonies. On December 9, 2007, the Anti-Co...

Hasina charged with murder for firing from helicopter

Another murder case was filed against 16 persons, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as a fourth grade student died in random firing from helicopter over the protesters at city's Mohammadpur on July 19. Victim's uncle Abdullah Abu Sayeed Bhuiyan filed this case in Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhuri's court today. The court accepted the statement of the plaintiff and ordered Mohammadpur Police Station to register the complaint as a first information report (FIR). The other accused in the c...

Trial to be conducted at ICT

The interim government has announced that the killings that occurred during the student-people movement in July and the first week of August will be tried at the International Crimes Tribunal. Additionally, the government has initiated an investigation into these incidents under the supervision of the United Nations. [caption id="attachment_30898" align="alignleft" width="593"] File Photo[/caption] Asif Nazrul, the advisor for law, judiciary, and parliamentary affairs, made this announcement during a press conference at the Secretariat on ...

Hasina, six others sued in murder case

A case has been filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others on murder charges in Mohammadpur area under an order by Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The case was filed over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Saiyed in police firing. The other accused are: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, former DB chief Harun ar rashid, former DMP commissioner Habib...
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