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Depp vs Heard: Depp wins his pursuit of truth in the times of cancel culture

The trial of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard has been plastered across all social platforms, tabloids and news outlets. After six weeks of testimonies, the jury unanimously rewarded damages to both parties — against Heard for defaming Depp, and against Depp’s ex lawyer for calling Heard’s allegation a hoax. In effect, both were found culpable to a degree of defaming each other. They awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard, and awarded Heard $2 million from Depp.

SC Letter to ACC: HC verdict any day on its legality

The High Court is set to deliver a verdict any day on the rule that questioned the legality of a letter from the Supreme Court authorities

16th amendment verdict: Pro-AL, BNP lawyers stage demo, counter-demo

Pro-Awami League and pro-BNP lawyers stage demonstrations and counter-demonstrations at different bar premises across the country, for the third day, over the Supreme Court verdict on 16th amendment to the constitution.

N'Ganj 7 Murder: HC puts off verdict until Aug 22

The High Court yesterday deferred until August 22 the delivery of its verdict on the death references and appeals in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases.

Biswajit Murder: HC verdict on Aug 6

The High Court will deliver its verdict on the death references and appeals in the sensational Biswajit Das murder case on August 6.

Money laundering: Verdict on Tarique’s acquittal any day

The High Court to deliver a verdict any day on the appeal filed against a lower court judgment that acquitted BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.

MPs can’t head school bodies: SC

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict declaring illegal the provisions that allow lawmakers to become head of governing bodies of private schools and colleges as per their desire.

SC scraps Nizami’s review plea, upholds death

Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for his wartime crimes, dismissing his review plea against the gallows.

Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty

Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

SC completes Mir Quasem proceedings

The Supreme Court yesterday set March 8 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali challenging his conviction.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

The nightmare named Nizami

On a summer morning of 1971, he invited the villagers of Bausgari in Santhia upazila of Pabna for a meeting.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Happy, yet not happy enough

Justice seekers were happy with the apex court yesterday upholding the death penalty handed down to war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami but they would have been happier if it confiscated his wealth as well to compensate the victims.

November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015

4 to die over Keraniganj 4-murder

A Dhaka court sentences four people to death for killing a couple and their two children in Keraniganj last year.

October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015

War crimes: Condemned Mojaheed, SQ Chy seek review

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and BNP’s Salauddin Quader Chowdhury have sought review of Supreme Court verdicts that upheld their death penalties for war crimes. Mojaheed has filed a 38-page review plea citing 32 grounds while the BNP leader has moved a 108-page petition.

June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015

Justice served at last

In a legal process spanning nearly five years, Jamaat-e-Islami's secretary general and former minister Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has been handed the death penalty.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

Fugitive Kishoreganj Razakar to die

A Razakar commander in 1971, fugitive Syed Hasan Ali has been handed capital punishment for war crimes during Bangladesh’s Liberation War. The infamous Razakar of Kishoreganj can be hanged from the gallows or be gunned down, the court said on his manner of execution – an order that is unique to this verdict.

April 15, 2015
April 15, 2015

Order on Jamaat men's contempt proceedings April 20

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes April 20 to pass order on whether contempt of court proceedings will be initiated against Jamaat lawyer Tajul Islam and five Jamaat-Shibir leaders for their statements before the media after a verdict.

March 5, 2015
March 5, 2015

HC verdict on Khaleda’s plea March 10

The High Court will deliver its verdict on March 10 on a petition for quashing the proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

March 5, 2015
March 5, 2015

Kamaruzzaman files review petition

Condemned war criminal Kamaruzzaman files review petition with Supreme Court against its verdict that upheld his death penalty

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