Dhaka, Apr 7 – BNP on Sunday started a six-hour token hunger strike in the capital demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and her proper treatment. The programme began at the auditorium of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh at…
Category: Governance
Rubana Huq to be first female BD garment industry leader
Dhaka, Apr 6 – Mohammadi Group Managing Director Rubana Huq is going to be elected first female president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for the next two years as her panel swept the election on Saturday bagging…
Female madrasa student set on fire at Feni exam centre
Feni, Apr 6 (UNB) – A female madrasa student, who had accused her principal of sexually harassing her, was set afire allegedly by fellow students in Sonagazi Upazila on Saturday. But some madrasa students claimed it was an attempted self-immolation.…
3 suspected Rohingya robbers killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
Cox’s Bazar, Apr 6 – Three suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Teknaf Upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Nur Alam, 23, Mohammad Jubayer, 20 and Hamid Ullah,…
313 more courts, 346 new magistrates to reduce BD case-jam
Dhaka, Apr 5 – The BD government has planned to set up 313 more courts across the country and appoint 346 judicial magistrates, aiming to reduce the plight of justice-seekers and ease the pressure of mounting cases, official sources said.…
Growing ethnic, religious intolerance threat to Asean peace?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 5 2019 (IPS) – When the one-year anniversary of Malaysia’s historic presidential election outcome rolls around in early May, the wave of euphoria that followed it will be all but a wistful memory. The surprise outcome that…
Ex-clerk held for raping schoolgirl for years
Chapainawabganj, Apr 5 (UNB) – A man accused of blackmailing and raping a female high school student for several years was arrested on Friday morning from Naogaon. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) identified the man as Rahim Badsha, 40, son of…
Japan’s gender gap
CHICAGO, Illinois, Mar 27 2019 (IPS) – Japan is not making progress in gender equality, at least relative to the rest of the world. Despite the Japanese government’s attempts in recent years to pass legislation promoting the economic activity of women,…
Judge orders mental health tests for accused mosque shooter
Christchurch, April 5 (AP/UNB) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. High Court judge…
Police seek 10-day remand for Wahed Mansion owner
Dhaka, April 04 – City’s Chawkbazar Police on Thursday sought a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of devastating Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed about the death of 70 persons. Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of…
Man burnt ‘by younger brother’ dies at DMCH
Feni, Apr 4 (UNB) – A man, who sustained burn injuries in an attack allegedly carried out by his younger brother at Sapua village in Dagonghuiya upazila on March 26, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night. The…
‘Pahela Baishakh celebrations must end by 6pm’
Dhaka, Apr 3 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh must end by 6 pm and traditional masks cannot be used during Mongol Shovajatra (procession of good wishes). He came up with the remarks…
Subarnachar election-time gang-rape accused surrenders
Dhaka, April 03 – The prime accused of the latest ‘gang rape’ in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila area on Wednesday surrendered before a Noakhali district court while the court rejected his bail plea. Abul Kalam alias Bechu Majhi, 40, the accused…
Outgoing Supreme Court Bar president wants Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, April 03 – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) outgoing president Advocate Zainul Abedin yesterday demanded the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been languishing in jail since February 2018. After citing his achievement during his two years…
Reshuffle in police administration
Dhaka, April 03 – A major reshuffle in police administration has been carried out by transferring nine senior police officers on Wednesday. Of the officers, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Headquarters Md Humayun Kabir has been transferred as Police…
Case filed over Chattogram case documents theft
Chattogram, Apr 3 (UNB) – A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am…
How to govern a digitally networked world
Governments built the current systems and institutions of international cooperation to address 19th- and 20th-century problems. But in today’s complex and fast-paced digital world, these structures cannot operate at ‘internet speed’. Recognising this, the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, last year…
Alleged terrorist killed in CHT ‘gunfight’ with joint forces
Bandarban, Apr 3 (UNB) – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with the joint forces at Lemubari border in Naikhongchhari Upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gyan Mongkor Chakma, 45, hailing from Rangamati. He worked…
BD HC wonders over courage by cops to set up courts at night
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday wondered how police can set up courts at night at their desired places to settle disputes. “They take up cases if they find it suitable, or else not. No GD…
Mukabbir takes oath as MP, Gonoforum expels him
Dhaka, April 02 – Ganoforum’s MP-elect Mukabbir Khan, who won the last national polls from Sylhet-2 constituency, yesterday took oath as a member of the 11th parliament. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered him the oath at her office at…
Kiron’s bail cancellation hearing in defamation case, April 15
Dhaka, April 02 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed April 15 for hearing on the cancellation of bail granted to Bangladdesh Football Federation’s women wing Chairperson and FIF Council member Mahfuza Akter Kiron in…
Sri Lanka: Don’t end death penalty moratorium – HRW
The Sri Lankan government should drop plans to resume executions, which would end an unofficial 43-year moratorium in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 31, 2019, President Maithripala Sirisena said that a date had been set to resume carrying out…
Chawkbazar fire: Manson owner’s 2 sons sent to jail
Dhaka, April 2 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday sent two sons of the owner of Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar, from where a devastating fire originated on the night of February 20 that killed at least 71 people, to…
UK Parliament rejects alternatives to May’s Brexit deal
London, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — Britain’s Parliament has spoken — and it has said no, again. Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country’s Brexit morass on Monday rejected four alternatives to the government’s unpopular European Union divorce deal that…
Ex-Customs Commissioner sent to jail on illegal property charge
Dhaka, April 01 – A Dhaka court on Monday sent a former Customs Commissioner and former member of Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal to the jail in a graft case filed for acquiring illegal property. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge…
Regulators start inspecting Dhaka’s highrise buildings
Dhaka, April 01 – Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) yesterday started a two-day inspection of high-rise buildings to find out buildings constructed flouting the building codes and in compliance with fire safety rules. Twenty-four teams of RAJUK—the capital development authority—started its…
BD High Court asks for report on highrise building fire
Dhaka, April 01 – The High Court (HC)on Monday directed the authorities concerned to submit a detailed report before it about fire suppression systems and fire safety measures in high-rise buildings in the capital city Dhaka. The mayors of Dhaka…
Niko graft case next hearing against Khaleda after 9 days
Dhaka, April 01 – A special judge court of Dhaka on Monday shifted the charge hearing in Niko corruption case to April 10. BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia could not be placed before the court for hearing on charge framing…
Slovak liberals cross fingers for election of Zuzana Čaputová
Disbelief and a hint of fear flashed across Zuzana Čaputová’s face as the news broke. After explaining to the Guardian how she would bolster the rule of law in Slovakia if elected president, Čaputová, a 45-year-old lawyer and the frontrunner…
JU suspends 5 Chhatra League activists for mugging
Jahangirnagar University, Apr 1 (UNB) – The university suspended five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for mugging and assault on Monday. They are – Sanjay Ghosh of drama and dramatics, Mohammad Al Razi of government and politics, Raihan Patwary…