Dhaka-court

The High Court has granted bail to television actor Zaheer Alvi, also known as Md. Niamat Ullah Bhuiyan, in a case filed over allegations of abetting the suicide of his wife, Afra Ibnat Ikra. As a result, there is no legal obstacle to his release from prison. The order was issued on Sunday by the High Court bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher. Senior lawyer Zainul Abedin represented Zaheer Alvi during the bail hearing before the court. On June 18, Zaheer Alvi surrendere...

Thirteen years after the abduction and murder of an eight-year-old boy in Gopalganj, a Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced three people to death and two others to life imprisonment. Judge Farzana Yasmin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 delivered the verdict. The court also fined each convicted individual Tk 50,000, according to prosecutor Gias Uddin. Under the verdict, Jamal Sheikh, his brother Ranju Sheikh, and Sheikh Shamim Ahmed were sentenced to death for the murder of the child, Mahfuz....

A Dhaka court has again extended the deadline for the investigation report in the Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi murder case, setting 22 July as the new date - marking the 127th extension. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order on Thursday. The report was due for submiss...

A court has denied the bail application of Actor Zaher Alvi and ordered him to be sent to jail regarding the abetment of his wife Afra Ibnat Ikra’s suicide. Earlier, Alvi surrendered in court and sought bail in a case involving the abetment of his wife Afra Ibnat Ikra’s suicide. Dhaka Me...