National,Crime, Law and Order Situation,Law & Justice

Wrong man jailed for 3.5 months in cheque dishonour case over name confusion

A startling case of mistaken identity has come to light after a man was sentenced to one year imprisonment in a cheque dishonour case simply because his name and locality matched those of the actual accused. Court and police investigations later confirmed that the person sent to jail was not the rea...

Opinion

Pre-litigation mediation mandatory: A progressive step or a barrier to Justice?

One of the most pressing and long-standing problems in Bangladesh’s judiciary is the overwhelming backlog of cases. With more than 4.5 million cases currently pending in courts across the country, the combination of an acute shortage of judges, procedural complexities, and growing public distr...