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The corruption case over the construction of Rana Plaza in Savar has been sent back from the verdict stage to the hearing of arguments against eight people including the building’s owner Sohel Rana. The verdict in the 13-year-old case was scheduled to be delivered today, Tuesday. However, Dhaka Divisional Special Judge BM Tarikul Kabir did not announce the verdict and instead ordered another hearing of arguments. The hearing will be held on October 6. Anti-Corruption Commission prosecutor...

A court has imposed a travel ban on Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams (Parash) and his wife Advocate Nahid Sultana along with one other person. The activities of Awami Jubo League are currently banned. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court Judge Md. Shahjahan Kabir issued the order on Thursday following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The other person facing the travel ban is Tanzin Wahab Brishti. However, her identity could not be confirmed. O...

The father was the secretary of the Chittagong Education Board. His son was an HSC examinee. Before the results were published, the father saw that his son had barely passed. But that would damage the secretary father’s “reputation.” To protect his reputation, he resorted to unprecedented fraud. He increased marks in 14 answer scripts, including both written and multiple-choice sections, by a minimum of 2 marks and a maximum of 24 marks. As a result, his son secured an “A+.” However, afte...

Former vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, has been shown arrested in an attempted murder case filed at Uttara West Police Station in the capital involving a July fighter. Standing in the dock during the hearing on his arrest, he said, “I was on the side of July.” After the hearing, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Md. Zakir Hossain ordered him shown arrested on Thursday. He was also sent to jail. Kalimullah was brought before the court th...