STAFF REPORTER Bail orders of the High Court Division were frequently stayed by the Appellate Division during the initial stage of the last military caretaker government, observed Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader, who went on retirement yesterday.
Year: 2016
Charges against Tareque’s mother-in-law
Court Correspondent The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday pressed charges against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tareque Rahman’s mother-in-law, Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, in a case filed for not submitting her wealth statement to the (ACC) in time.
Humans at risk of lethal ‘own goal’: Hawking
Humanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making, according to Prof Stephen Hawking.Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses are among the scenarios he singles out.And he says that further progress in science and technology…
The Islamic State’s atrocities in Iraq termed close to genocide
More than 18,000 civilians were killed in Iraq between January 1, 2014, and October 31, 2015, according to the United Nations, which says violence there remains “staggering.”An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as…
JPPP turns down Ershad’s decision
Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party (JPPP) on Tuesday opposed its chairman HM Ershad’s decision of introducing a new post of party co-chairman and changing the party secretary general.Ershad, however, said he will stick to his decision until his death.Talking to reporters…
Trump Is crazy, but let’s invite him over: British MPs
He’s poisonous, he’s idiotic, he’s a demagogue — but we should invite him in with a smile. That was the view of most British politicians who were debating on Monday whether US presidential candidate Donald Trump should be banned from…
Sublime Verdasco sends Nadal to early Melbourne exit
The first-round exit was the 2009 champion’s first at Melbourne Park and only his second at such an early stage in a grand slam.Down 2-0 in the final set, world number 45 Verdasco dragged himself off the canvas with a…
95 lower court judges promoted
The government has promoted some 95 senior assistant judges to the rank of joint judge.The Law Ministry issued an order in this regard on Tuesday, said Law Division Secretary Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Zahirul Haque.He said the judges were promoted…
Ershad removes Bablu, makes Howlader JP secy gen
Jatiya Party (JaPa) chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday removed Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as the party secretary general and replaced him with Ruhul Amin Howlader.The former military dictator made the announcement at a news conference at his Banani office in the…
Federer wants names in match-fixing allegations
The opening day of the Australian Open was overshadowed by reports in the BBC and online BuzzFeed News accusing tennis authorities of failing to deal with 16 players repeatedly flagged up to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions of…
Zia misinterpreted in textbooks: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that their party founder Ziaur Rahman has been ‘misinterpreted’ in textbooks.“Ziaur Rahman has badly been misinterpreted in the textbooks kids are reading. Ziaur Rahman has been described as a…
Police arrest woman in Shariatpur over N’ganj five-murder
They say the victim’s family owed Najma Begum a large sum of money.Narayanganj’s Additional Superintendent of Police Mohibul Islam said the woman was nabbed early on Tuesday from Damudya Upazila’s Sedelkurha area in Shariatpur.He said Najma was arrested as a…
Five-tier security for ICC U-19 World Cup: DMP
Five-tier security will be provided to ensure foolproof security at the ICC Under-19 World Cup’ 2016 venues in Bangladesh scheduled for January 27 to February 14.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the remark after inspecting the…
3 ‘JMB men’ put on 5-day fresh remand in Ctg
A court here on Tuesday placed the three students of Chittagong University suspected of being members of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day fresh remand in two cases.Judicial Magistrate Mosaddeque Minhaz passed the order after police…
Nepal in final in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Nawayug Shrestha slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Nepal stormed into the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating the Maldives by 4-1 goals in the second semifinal held on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here. They will…
One killed, 5 injured in separate accidents in Habiganj
One person was killed and five others including four policemen and CNG driver injured in two separate road accident here this morning and Monday night.A motorcycle rider Jasimuddin, 18, died on the spot when his motorcycle collided head on with…
97 held in special drives with Yaba, Liquor in Ctg
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 97 persons including a Islami Chhatra Shibir activist from different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained…
Mayor Jhantu seeks media cooperation in building beautiful city
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu today sought cooperation as well as constructive criticisms from the mass media in building a beautiful and modern Rangpur city.”The media representatives can effectively focus the local problems, needs and…
Filmmaker Spike Lee blasts ‘lily white’ Oscars
Hollywood figures lead boycott of Academy Awards citing a lack of racial diversity in nominations – two years in a row. Hollywood heavyweight Spike Lee says he will boycott this year’s Oscar awards because of a continued lack of racial…
Flower in space
Remember how in the Hollywood film The Martian, Matt Damon’s character Mark Watney grows potatoes on Mars to survive on the Red Planet? While that’s still a sci-fi achievement, here’s a bit of real life news that’ll leave you quite…
‘I helped create ISIS’ – story of where did ISIS come from?
A former US Marine who served in Iraq in 2003-05 explains how much ISIS is the product of the accumulated wrongs and horrific crimes committed by the US against the Iraqi people during its genocidal military campaign in that country.…
People fought War not to make country a jail, says Bnp
Dhaka – BNP senior leaders have alleged that various efforts, including ‘false propaganda’, have now been mounted to confuse their party men, weaken and annihilate nationalist forces. At a discussion vowed to remain united and move forward taking the people…
Making Raushan acting chairman illegal: Ershad
Dhaka – Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has said that declaring Rawshan Ershad acting chairman of the party is illegal and action will be taken against those who breached party discipline and made the announcement. Ershad made the statement on…
Public university teachers have done meeting with PM
Public university teachers who have been on a movement to press for their four-point demand had a fruitful meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday evening, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
HC orders police to file case against torture on BB official
The High Court on Monday ordered the officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police Station to accept the complaint of Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabbi, who was allegedly tortured by a policeman, as the first information report (FIR).
RU teachers observe sit in programme
RU Correspondent Teachers of Rajshahi University on Monday observed a sit-in programme for one hour on campus demanding of the selection grades and the timescales and removal of disparities from the new pay structure.
Municipal polls not credible & transparent: Sujan
STAFF REPORTER Sushasaner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) a civic platform, yesterday claimed that the process of polling and counting votes in the recently concluded municipal polls was not credible and transparent.
We must stride forward for democracy: Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP leaders yesterday alleged that conspiracy is on to make party founder Ziaur Rahman as the vilen of history.
Significnat diplomatic achievement in Iran: Obama
Speaking from the Cabinet Room, President announced on Monday that we’ve secured significant diplomatic achievements in Iran. Thanks to the Iran nuclear agreement, Iran can no longer develop a nuclear weapon. And this morning, four Americans were officially freed from…
Co-chair announcement violation of party chartter: JP (Raushan)
In a sudden move, the pro-government faction of Jatiya Party led by Rowshan Ershad yesterday ousted HM Ershad from the post party chairman appointing the leader of the opposition in Parliament as party acting chairman.