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Law News / Fighting disinformation
While addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 28, 2022, Mechelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, raised an important point on the rise in disinformation across societies, remarking that systemic inequality has helped fuel a rise in the deliberate spreading of falsehoods.
For Your Information / Consumer redress in e-commerce transactions
Digital commerce platform Evaly was noted amongst customers for its frequent, and generous discounts and cashback offers. However, complaints eventually started piling up regarding delay in delivery as well as non-delivery of products. Owing to the diverse catalogue of products offered on evaly, the losses incurred by consumers are also varying from small to rather significant amounts.
Law Event / LWM organises virtual discussion on ‘The Judicial Process of Bangabandhu Murder Case and Its Verdict’
In continuation of the series of events organised by the Liberation War Museum (LWM) on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a virtual discussion titled ‘The Judicial Process of Bangabandhu Murder Case and Its Verdict’ was held on the last evening of the mournful August.
Law Opinion / AI-enhanced Legal Professionals in Bangladesh The time is now
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is perhaps one of the most hyped-up terminologies in this version of the digital era and is no longer alien to the people at large.
Reviewing the Views / Hashem Foods fire Determining the liability of regulators
A virtual dialogue on Industrial Safety of the RMG Sector during the Post-Accord-Alliance Period on 11 July 2021 was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh.
DU Wins 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, BRACU emerges as the runner-up
The 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Virtual Moot Court Competition organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) was held from 24-27 June. A total of 26 teams representing different universities of Bangladesh have participated in this virtual moot court competition.
Society can’t be protected from crimes by death sentences: Chief Justice
Society cannot be free of crimes by only handing out rigorous punishment like death sentence and life imprisonment, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said today.
Family demands safe return of missing JU student
The family of a Jahangirnagar University student who has been missing for about a week has demanded for his safe return.
Innocent person serving jail sentence instead of the convicted is unfortunate: HC
The High Court today said an innocent person serving jail sentence instead of a convicted one for the sake of money is unfortunate.
HC questions legality of order asking to freeze former AL MP Awal’s bank account
The High Court questioned a lower court’s order today that asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze bank accounts and seize property documents of Pirojpur’s former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin in connection with two corruption cases.
SC stays bail for BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury
The Supreme Court today stayed till June 20 the High Court’s bail orders for BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in two vandalism and arson cases.
Mamunul sent to jail after 18-day remand
A court in Narayanganj today sent Hefajat-e-Islam's former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque to Kashimpur Central Jail on completion of his 18-day remand in six cases filed over rape and March 28 violence.
Tk 40 lakh bribery case: Suspended ACC director seeks HC bail again
Suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir has again sought bail from the High Court in a case filed over transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.
HC refuses to grant bail to Sinha murder case accused
The High Court today refused to grant bail to Mohammad Abdul Aziz alias Aiaz, an accused in the murder case of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
MC College rape: HC orders to suspend principal, hostel superintendent in 7 days
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to suspend Principal of Murari Chand College in Sylhet Prof Mohammad Saleh Ahmed and hostel superintendent Jiban Krishna Acharaya in seven days for their negligence and failure to save a woman from being gang-raped on the campus in September last year.
SC upholds HC verdict scrapping govt relief scam case against Falu
The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that cleared BNP leader Mosaddek Ali Falu from trial proceedings of a relief scam case filed during the regime of army-backed caretaker government in 2007.
Fraudulence: SC upholds HC order barring Tufan from seeking bail for 6 months
The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court ruling that Tufan Sarkar, a suspended Sramik League leader of Bogura who is accused of committing corruption, cannot seek bail from any court for six months for resorting to fraudulence.
Ex-MP Awal, wife seek HC directives to release bank accounts
Pirojpur’s former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin have sought High Court directives to scrap a lower court order that asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze their bank accounts and seize documents of properties in connection with two corruption cases.
