Jail sentence

File photo of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh

SC stays Tarique Rahman’s 7-year sentence in money laundering case

The bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order today (10 December), granting permission for appeals against the sentences issued by the High Court in the same case

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu is seen in this undated handout image provided by his family on November 28, 2024. Dong Yuyu's family/Handout via REUTERS

China

China court jails journalist for seven years on spy charges, family says

Billionaire family members Namrata Hinduja (left) and Ajay Hinduja (second from right) arrive at the Geneva’s courthouse with their lawyers. File Photo: AFP

World+Biz

The Hindujas, UK's richest family, get jail terms for exploiting staff at Swiss mansion

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

South Asia

Pakistan court suspends Imran Khan's graft sentence

Singapore's Law Minister K. Shanmugam speaks to Reuters in Singapore July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

World+Biz

Singapore passes law to hold 'dangerous offenders' beyond prison terms

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be arrested upon his return as he ends almost two decades of self-imposed exile, gestures while flanked by his son Panthongtae Shinawatra and daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

World+Biz

Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin's prison sentence to one year

Kazi Shahid Islam Papul Photo: Collected

Crime