3-day int鈥檒 conf held at DUET
The three-day international conference on 鈥楻ecent innovations in civil engineering and architecture for sustainable development鈥� was held on Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology campus in Gazipur.
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Speech offence cases to go with DSA repeal: Asif Nazrul
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Friday said that the lawsuits filed over 鈥榮peech offence鈥� would be dismissed simultaneously with the repeal of the Digital Security Act.
City people still in fear despite drives, checkpoints
Dhaka city dwellers are still in fear of mugging, robbery and theft though law enforcement and security agencies are conducting joint and special drives and setting up checkpoints at places in the city.
US wants to see freedom of religion respected in Bangladesh: Miller
The United States has said they want to see freedom of religion is respected in Bangladesh.
BB to ask banks not to impose LC margin on essentials鈥� import until Ramadan
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to issue a circular on Sunday asking all banks not to impose LC margin on import of essential goods until at least Ramadan.
Italy court deals fresh blow to Meloni's migrant plan
A Sicilian court on Monday dealt a fresh blow to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's migrant policy by declaring applications for asylum from Egypt could not be fast-tracked.
2 JU journalists to go abroad for treatment
Two Jahangirnagar University campus journalist, who received pellet injuries during July movement, are preparing to go abroad for better treatment...
JP issue a new conspiracy, non-issue: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Saturday said that the recent issues regarding the Jatiya Party might be a new conspiracy.
CGS, CFJ recommends dropping pending cases under cybersecurity law
Cases pending under repealed provisions of Bangladesh鈥檚 Information and Communication Technology Act should be dropped, the Clooney Foundation for Justice鈥檚 TrialWatch Initiative and Centre for Governance Studies said in a report released on Saturday...
Left student bodies protest against Shibir politics on JU campus
Left-leaning student organisations at Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday protested at the politics of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on the university campus...
5 ex-ministers on remand
Dhaka metropolitan magistrate courts on Wednesday placed 10 people, including five former ministers, of the ousted Awami league government on different terms of remand in different cases...
Govt should shore up issues in caregiving sector early
THE absence of a legal definition of caregiving and no legal framework as yet for the protection of caregivers have held back the sector that is said to have the potential to create about seven million jobs by 2035. Insufficient investments and an incomplete legislative framework for care work are listed as significant challenges in the sector, as a study...
No end in sight to river grab, pollution as yet
THE River Buriganga, the ecological lifeline of Dhaka, faces a slow death. The photograph that 抖阴精品 published on October 30 shows unabated encroachment on the river land and the unchecked dumping of polythene bags and rubbish in the river at Islambagh in Dhaka. Untreated liquid industrial effluents discharged into the river indiscriminately has left...
City traffic collapses as students block roads for separate univ
Daylong traffic congestions crippled the commuters鈥� movement across the capital as the students of Dhaka University-affiliated seven colleges blocked roads for over six hours for the second day running on Wednesday, demanding a separate university...
Chhatra Shibir announces Jahangirnagar University committee
Followed by major public universities including Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi, Jamaat e-Islami鈥檚 student wing Chhatra Shibir made public its Jahangirnagar University committee through issuing a joint statement on Tuesday night...
Absence of legal framework hurting caregiving sector鈥檚 potential: ILO
Bangladesh鈥檚 caregiving sector has the potential to create about seven million new jobs by 2035, but the sector has been facing significant challenges, including insufficient investment and an incomplete legislative framework for care work, according to an International Labour Organisation study...
How state actors can strengthen fact-checking?
IN THE ever-changing landscape of misinformation in South Asia, there has always been a debate about the state鈥檚 role in fact-checking. Can the state take on the role of fact-checker? If so, how can the state ensure that its fact-checking initiatives do not lead to censorship, especially in politically sensitive or controversial areas?..
Ex-state minister Zakir, ex-secy Mostafa sent to jail
Two Dhaka metropolitan magistrate courts on Monday sent former state minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain and former home ministry senior secretary Mustafa Kamal Uddin to jail in separate murder cases...
AL propaganda machinery spreads misinformation: discussion
Speakers including journalists and activists at a discussion in Dhaka said on Monday that the 鈥榩ropaganda machinery鈥� of the Awami League was spreading misinformation and disinformation even after the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina amid the July mass uprising...
Justice for victims of enforced disappearances a must
FOR the interim government to facilitate any meaningful political transformation in the days to come, it should establish legal liability for victims of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing, custodial death, and torture done under the authoritarian Awami League regime. According to human rights organisations, security forces have committed...
CUET holds orientation programme
Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology held orientation programme for the first year students of the 2023-24 academic sessions on the CUET campus in Chattogram on Sunday...
Professor Razzak made RUET VC
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology electrical and electronic engineering department professor SM Abdur Razzak was appointed as vice-chancellor of the university on Sunday...
Mujib could not step outside the boundaries of Awami League: Anu Muhammad
Jahangirnagar University鈥檚 former professor Anu Muhammad on Sunday stated that although Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was considered the Father of the Nation, he could not step outside the boundaries of the Awami League and he remained its leader...
Sangskriti Bangla for people鈥檚 democratic aspirations
The recently launched platform Sangskriti Bangla has formed a 31-member committee with the aim of establishing cultural unity centring on the democratic and humane aspirations of the people stirred up in the July-August uprising...
GIGABYTE鈥檚 AORUS Z890 motherboards now available
GIGABYTE, a leading computer brand, announced that the AORUS Z890 series motherboards are now officially available for purchase.
Reforms can make Bangladesh a regional economic leader: BIPSS
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies president major general (retired) ANM Muniruzzaman expressed optimism that Bangladesh could achieve sustainable development and establish itself as a key player in the regional economy with the right reforms...
Ex-chief whip鈥檚 son Moin Abdullah on 5-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Saturday placed former chief whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah鈥檚 son Moin Abdullah on a five-day remand for the allegation of killing Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 youth wing Juba Dal鈥檚 leader Shamim...
Appellate Division to hold hearing on caretaker govt review petitions on Nov 17
The Appellate Division on Thursday deferred the hearing of three petitions seeking a review of its 2011 verdict which declared the national election-time caretaker government system unconstitutional.
ACC sues Muhiuddin khan Alamgir, six others for money laundering
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people including former home minister of Awami League government, Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, under the...
Magistrates leave courtroom over dispute with lawyers
The Chattogram Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday suspended its proceedings following a heated dispute between a magistrate and a plaintiff鈥檚 lawyer during...
