Ordinance okayed to scrap 9 CSA provisions
The government on Tuesday approved a draft of the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025, scrapping nine provisions that were remnants of the much talked about Digital Security Act and Cyber Security Act.
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Azhar鈥檚 lawyer questions war crimes trial fairness
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 8 the hearing on a petition filed by condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam seeking a review of the court鈥檚 earlier decision upholding his death sentence...
Body of female jujube farmer recovered from Thanchi
The body of a female jujube farmer has been recovered from Tindu area of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban district...
Chinmoy Das shown arrested in 4 more cases
Former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran, has been shown arrested in four more cases.
Hefazat expresses regret for 鈥榦bjectionable鈥� remarks
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh expressed regret for 鈥榦bjectionable鈥� remarks on Tuesday, a day after the organisation was served a legal notice over the allegation of calling members of the women affairs reform commission 鈥榩rostitutes鈥� publicly...
Govt declares 10-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha
The interim government on Tuesday approved a 10-day holiday for the government employees from June 5 to June 14 for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims.
HC asks govt to explain why Shyamal Dutta won鈥檛 get bail
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta should not be granted bail in a murder case linked to the student-led mass uprising in July-August, 2024...
Workers block highway as colleague killed in road accident
Readymade garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about three hours protesting at the death of a female worker in a road accident in Gazipur on Tuesday...
Petroleum Assoc warns against 鈥榰nethical鈥� activities by officials
Leaders of the Sylhet divisional unit of Petroleum Association said on Sunday night that they were united against any harassment, unethical orders and misconduct with them under the pretext of enforcing laws.
144 civil society orgs against proposed Orion power plant
A total of 144 civil society organisations in the country on Monday submitted four separate open letters to the government authorities concerned, demanding the cancellation of the proposed 635-megawatt Orion coal-fired power plant...
Two RU students accuse seniors of ragging
Two students at Rajshahi University lodged a complaint against some of their senior fellows, accusing them of causing the complainants physical and mental harassment.
AIUB participates in QS higher edn summit in Kuwait
American International University-Bangladesh has recently participated in the QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2025 in Kuwait.
Labour leader Habibur Rahman Siraj dies
Eminent labour leader and Awami League advisory council member Habibur Rahman Siraj died at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday. 聽
Hasina鈥檚 ex-principal secy Tofazzel under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday initiated an inquiry over the allegations of corruption including amassing illegal wealth and abuse of power against Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah, the former principal secretary to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
14th death anniv of 1971 war hero Quazi Nooruzzaman today
Today is the 14th anniversary of the death of decorated war hero retired Lieutenant Colonel Quazi Nooruzzaman, Bir Uttam, the commander of the Sector 7 in the War of Independence.