Cartoonist Kishore files complaint “over torture in custody”
Shawdesh Desk: Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore on Wednesday filed a complaint with a Dhaka court over alleged torture on him in custody after his arrest under the Digital Security Act ReadMore
High Court upholds 10-yr jail sentence of Haji Salim
Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) has upheld a trial court verdict that sentenced Awami League leader and Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim to 10 year’s jail and fined him ReadMore
Law Ministry recommends suspending Khaleda’s jail term by more 6 months
Shawdesh Desk: Ministry of Law has recommended an extension of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s suspended prison sentence to six months. Confirming the news, public relations officer of the law ReadMore
Shomi Kaiser acquitted in defamation case
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has acquitted Actress Shomi Kaiser in a defamation case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Sikder issued an order relieving Shomi Kaiser of the charges on Friday ReadMore
HC grants bail to cartoonist Kishore in DSA case
Shawdesh Desk; Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore has secured bail for six months in a case lodged against him under Digital Security Act (DSA). The High Court bench of Justice M ReadMore
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Niko graft case on March 18
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court set March 18 to hold a hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Sheikh Hafizur ReadMore
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s coal mine graft case on Mar 22
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court today set March 22 for holding hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge ReadMore
Use of Bangla in all spheres still elusive
Shawdesh Desk: The government has largely failed to implement Supreme Court directives issued in 2012 and 2014 that require the use of Bangla in all spheres of life and stopping ReadMore
