Dhaka, June 10 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined 16 internet providers Tk 20.20 lakh and filed cases against four others for providing internet connections without licences. The cases were filed with Sonadanga Model Police Station in Khulna,…
Dhaka, Jun 10 (UNB) – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday told visiting European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore that the government has enacted the Digital Security Act to deal with cybercrimes, not to suppress press freedom.…
New York, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — A New York City man accused of planning a terrorist attack on Times Square is being held without bail. Ashiqul Alam was arraigned Friday on charges he bought illegal guns from an undercover agent…
Is Big Tech headed for a big breakup? San Francisco, June 5 (AP/UNB) —The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices, and the House Judiciary…
Dhaka, June 3 (UNB) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the ad hoc ministerial committee led by the Gambia to take immediate measures to launch the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingyas at the…
Dhaka, June 2 – Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed yesterday (Sunday) asked lawyers to refrain from extending legal assistance to the militants. He urged lawyers of the country to reconsider the issue of providing legal…
Dhaka, June 1 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday demanded the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the Eid-ul-Fitr on humanitarian ground. “The Prime Minister’s target was to hang onto power through vote…
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail depends on goodwill of the government since the judiciary is unable to work independently. “Khaleda Zia isn’t getting bail…
Rajshahi, May 30 (UNB) – An innocent man has been languishing in jail reportedly for 3 years, for a crime committed by his elder brother in Sotobongram area of the district town. The victim was identified as Sajal Mia, younger…
By Josef Benedict Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Apr 9 2019 (IPS) – Around the globe, cyberspace has become the new battleground in the fight for the heart and soul of democracy. And Southeast Asia is fast becoming one of the global…
Dhaka, May 30 – The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka yesterday set June 23 for the next hearing on charge-framing against 11 persons, including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Niko graft case. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of the…
Dhaka, May 29 – Former Sonagazi officer-in-charge (OC) Moazzem Hossain on Wednesday filed a petition with the High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a tribunal ordered his arrest in a case over recording and circulating a video statement of slain…
Shenzhen, May 29 (AP/UNB) — Chinese tech giant Huawei filed a motion in U.S. court Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment, the latest action in an ongoing clash with the U.S. government.…
Dhaka, May 25 – The High Court (HC) on Tuesday adjourned till June 10 the hearing on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift her trial in the Niko…
Dhaka, May 28 – In a major development, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) is going to submit the much-awaited charge sheet of Feni madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s murder case before a Feni court Wednesday seeking death penalty of 16…
Dhaka, May 27 – The High Court yesterday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift her trial in the…
Dhaka, May 27 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for extending its validity till 2024. The approval came at the Cabinet meeting held here with Prime…
Dhaka, May 26 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed a petition challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift trial against her in the Niko graft case to the central jail in Keraniganj from the now defunct jailhouse…
Dhaka, May 26 (UNB) – Over a thousand pro-BNP journalists on Sunday demanded the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. “We urge the government to immediately free the three-time elected former Prime Minister and…
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – The ‘Standards of Weights and Measures Bill, 2018’, was placed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to achieve international standard in maintaining weight and measurement of products. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu placed the Bill and…
Dhaka, May 24 (UNB)- Diego Maradona, an Argentinian football legend now training the Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, was detained at a Buenos Aires airport after his ex-girlfriend Rocio Oliva sued him for a $6.3 million pay-out, reports The Nation. …
Dhaka, May 22 – The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why directives would not be given to install fire extinguishers in all modes of public and private vehicles. The High…
Dhaka, May 22 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed over the death of Titumir College student Rajib Hossain to July 8. Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansary of…
Dhaka, May 21, (UNB)- The Land Ministry on Tuesday issued a notice embargo on filing cases over land acquisition before seeking amends from the deputy commissioner. It says that there is no scope to receive any complaint after issuing four…
Dhaka, May 21 – After expressing dissatisfaction over the activity of Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), the High Court yesterday directed them to submit a report by June 23 after conducting lab test of…
Dhaka, May 21 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday set July 2 to submit probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist that took place in 2016. Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury…
Dhaka, May 21 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a brief statement in an attempt to clarify its instructions issued earlier to restrain the media from reporting sub-judice cases. “Bangladesh Supreme Court always believes in the freedom of the…
Dhaka, May 21 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday issued an order to test Wasa water samples from 34 locations in the capital. The bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam ordered Wasa to provide Tk…
Dhaka, May 20 – A case was filed on Monday against three police officers of Bangshal Police Station for allegedly taking bribe. The three accused policemen are- Sub-Inspector (SI) Rayhan, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Hasen and ASI Amit. A businessman named…
Dhaka, May 20 – The Anti-Terror Special Court of Dhaka yesterday recorded the depositions of four policemen in the case lodged under the Anti-terror Act over the grisly militant attack at the city’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016. Later, Judge…