Desk Report: During the remand hearing in a murder case that took place during the July student uprising, former Education and Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni emotionally asked the court, “Do we also have to prove that we are sick by dying?” He was produced from jail in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman on Monday. SI Mainul Islam Khan Pulak, the investigating officer in the murder case filed in the death of Monir Hossain, a fake businessman from Shahbagh Police Station last year, applied for Dipu Moni’s…
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The woman, accused of murdering her husband and in-laws, was found alive two years later!
Desk Report: The woman, accused of murdering her husband and in-laws, was found alive two years later! The mysterious disappearance of a young woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district and a dowry murder case that has been going on for two years have taken a sensational turn. The woman, who was booked for murder and disappearance against her husband and six in-laws, has been found alive after two years. According to police sources, the woman is now 20. She went missing from her in-laws’ house in 2023, a year and…
Read MoreAkhtar files lawsuit in US over Kennedy Airport incident
Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain has filed a case against Awami League workers in connection with the attack and egg-throwing incident in New York. Akhtar Hossain filed the case at the Port Authority Police Department police station next to John F. Kennedy Airport at 1 am on Wednesday (11 am Bangladesh time on Thursday) local time in New York. Akhtar gave this information in a video message on the NCP’s official Facebook page today (September 25). In the video message, Akhtar Hossain said, “After the…
Read MoreGoat case: Matiur and Imran tell their story in court
Desk Report: National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Matiur Rahman and Sadiq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain, who are in the spotlight in the goat case in the corruption case, chatted in the court docket. This scene unfolded when they were brought before the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday. The two were presented in the court docket at the same time. At this time, Matiur Rahman started talking to the lawyers. Later, Matiur and Imran sat on the bench placed in the docket. They saw…
Read MoreBTRC files case against Salman F. Rahman and 27 others for embezzlement of Tk 568 crore
Desk Report: The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has filed a case against Salman F. Rahman, the private industry and investment advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in the student-public uprising, and Beximco Group Vice Chairman, and 27 others, for embezzling Tk 5.68 billion. BTRC Senior Assistant Director Taufiqul Alam filed the case at the capital’s Gulshan Police Station on Thursday evening. Gulshan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hafizur Rahman and BTRC Legal and Licensing Department Deputy Director Maidul Islam confirmed the matter. The case alleges that after…
Read MoreE-Valley’s Russell-Shamima sentenced to three years in prison in another case
Desk Report: Mohammad Russell, CEO of e-commerce company E-Valley, and his wife and company chairman Shamima Nasrin have been sentenced to three years in prison in another fraud case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam announced the verdict on Thursday. In addition to the prison sentence, they have been fined Tk 10,000 each. The plaintiff in this case is a customer named Abul Kalam Azad. In the case, he alleged that he was attracted by E-Valley’s eye-catching advertisement and placed a purchase order for 11 motorcycles for Tk 2.3 million. He…
Read MoreNine people, including Inu-Palak, attend virtually for security reasons
Desk Report: Nine people, including six former ministers and state ministers, appeared before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in various cases filed over the anti-discrimination student movement. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam took their appearance virtually on Tuesday. Justice Akram Hossain of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court was present in the court during the appearance. He has been visiting various courts in Dhaka for the past few days. Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President and former minister Hasanul Haque Inu, former ICT State Minister Junaid…
Read MoreTrump is suing the New York Times for $150 million
Desk Report: US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will sue The New York Times for $15 billion in defamation and libel, accusing the newspaper of acting as a “virtual mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party. CNN reported that The New York Times published a report last week that said that in 2003, on the 50th birthday of the controversial financier Jeffrey Epstein, he was given a sexually suggestive note and photo, which is believed to have been signed by Trump. After the report was published, Trump threatened to…
Read MoreAttack on Nur: Complaint filed against JPA leaders including GM Quader
Desk Report: Md. Aktaruzzaman Samrat Majhi, the organizing secretary of the student organization Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, has filed a complaint with the police station against several people, including Jatiya Party (JPA) faction chairman Golam Mohammad (GM) Quader, over the attack on a protest march led by Gana Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur in the capital’s Kakrail. Masud Alam, deputy police commissioner of DMP’s Ramna division, confirmed to Fast Bangla that Md. Aktaruzzaman Samrat Majhi filed the complaint at Ramna Police Station on Tuesday afternoon. Masud Alam said, “A member…
Read MoreMirza Abbas, 29 others acquitted in sabotage case
Desk Report: Mirza Abbas, 29 others acquitted in sabotage case The case filed against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, including 29 others, on charges of sabotage at the capital’s Ramna Police Station a decade ago has been withdrawn. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman ordered the withdrawal of the case on Monday (September 15) following the state’s application. The court also acquitted Mirza Abbas and Barkatullah Bulu, including 29 others. Notable among the others who were acquitted are – BNP Publicity Secretary Sultan Salauddin…
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