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Koko charged with money laundering

Thu November 12, 2009 - 9:43pm BdST

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday pressed charges against Arafat Rahman Koko and Ismail Hossain Simon in a money laundering case. ACC Deputy Director Md Abu Sayeed, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka this afternoon against Koko, son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and Simon, son of former shipping minister late Akbar Hossain.

38 JNU students arrested after clash in city

Tue October 13, 2009 - 10:48pm BdST

Police have picked up 38 students of Jagannath University on charges of ransacking vehicles, blocking roads, looting bus counters and assaulting on police in city's Kakoli area. The students allegedly clashed with police on the road halting traffic movement for hours. Several transport workers were injured during the incident.

Leave-to-appeal petition to be filed soon

Sun August 30, 2009 - 2:44am BdST

The long pending leave-to-appeal petition will be filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court soon against the High Court (HC) verdict acquitting six former military men of the charges of killing four top Awami League leaders in Dhaka jail in 1975.

Seven students of Dhaka Univ still face charges

Fri August 21, 2009 - 2:54pm BdST

Seven of the Dhaka University students, who protested at excesses of army personnel in August 20–23, 2007 during the military-controlled interim regime, continue to stand in the dock facing charges of emergency rules violation.

SQ Chy to be put on trial for war crime: Qamrul

Sun August 16, 2009 - 9:47pm BdST

State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam today said BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury would be put on trial on charges of war crime. SQ Chowdhury was directly involved in killing Nutun Kundu, owner of Kundeshwari Oshadhaloy in Chittagong, during the Liberation War in 1971.

JS body to probe charges against Fakhruddin

Sun August 16, 2009 - 12:52am BdST

Two parliamentary standing committees working on graft and irregularities have decided to refer to their respective ministries the findings of their probe reports against former advisers Barrister Mainul Hosein and Anwarul Iqbal for passing on to Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for legal action, competent sources said yesterday.

Another 121 'political' cases to be dropped

Wed August 5, 2009 - 5:30pm BdST

The government has decided to drop 121 more cases filed for political persecution, the head of the scrutiny committee that recommended withdrawal of the charges said on Wednesday.

3 DU teachers exonerated in campus unrest case

Tue August 4, 2009 - 10:00pm BdST

A Dhaka court today overturned the sentences of three Dhaka University teachers and acquitted them of charges of instigating the August 2007 unrest on the campus during the emergency.

Top terror Bikash released from jail held again

Fri July 17, 2009 - 2:38am BdST

Top terror Bikash Kumar Biswas, still facing a raft of murder and extortion charges, one of the most wanted criminals by the police, was freed on bail after 12 years in jail Thursday, and was detained again at the gate of the Kashimpur jail.

Huda, Kamaruzzaman face contempt charges

Wed July 1, 2009 - 9:55pm BdST

Former BNP minister Nazmul Huda and Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Md Kamaruzzaman face contempt of court charges today for slamming last month's High Court ruling on the proclamation of independence of the country.