World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was observed in Bangladesh on Sunday as elsewhere in the world.
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Moral taint and the Awami League
THERE is little or no doubt that the recently ousted Awami League and its members established a horrific dictatorship in Bangladesh. The Awami League, as a party, and its leaders and workers, as individuals, were steeped in corruption and appeared as ruthless adversaries to their opponents. It is difficult to overlook that this party and its leaders...
Hasan Azizul Haque鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the third anniversary of the death of Independence Award-winning fiction writer Hasan Azizul Haque...
July uprising victims join rehab day celebrations at BSMMU
International Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Day was observed on Wednesday with student-led mass uprising victims, who were injured during the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India...
Humayun Ahmed鈥檚 birth anniv observed
The 76th anniversary of the birth of fiction writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was observed on Wednesday...
US vows 鈥榝irm鈥� response to North Korea deployment in Ukraine conflict
US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces fighting on the Ukrainian border demanded a 鈥榝irm response鈥�...
Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
HC dismisses ICT case against Khaleda, Tarique
The High Court on Wednesday dismissed proceedings in a 2016 case filed under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (Amendment) Act, 2013, against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son and party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, and one other.
Policy reforms urgent to boost ICT sector dev: experts
Experts on Saturday said that a lack of integrated planning and supportive policy reforms remained as a significant obstacle to the growth of Bangladesh鈥檚 information and communication technology sector and...
Dropping of 2006 ICT Act cases demanded
The Clooney Foundation for Justice鈥檚 TrialWatch Initiative and the Centre for Governance Studies in a joint report released on Saturday said that the cases pending under the...
ICT sends ex-DMP DC Jashim to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday sent Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 former deputy commissioner for Mirpur Zone, Md Jashim Uddin Molla, to jail in a case of crimes against humanity during the July-August students鈥� movement against discrimination in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area...
A robust case selection policy
The appointment of judges, investigators and prosecutors for the International Crimes Tribunals-Bangladesh along with the issuance of warrants for the arrest of Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, indicate that the tribunal is initiating its proceedings, likely from the first week of November. In the prosecution of international crimes, whether in national or...
UN proposal for a 鈥榮afe zone鈥�
THE war and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, and others 鈥擝angladesh鈥檚 own political situation for the last couple of months, as it appears 鈥� turned the Rohingya refugee crisis a 鈥榣ess important鈥� concern. But the situation of the Rohingyas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar is dire. On the one hand, the number of Rohingya has been increasing...
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...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt chief for fast construction of museum depicting uprising
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the authorities concerned to set up a replica of Aynaghar (Mirror House) at Ganabhaban, which is set to turn into a museum to preserve the memories of July-August mass uprising...
TOAB warns of strong movement to save industry
The president of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh Mohammad Rafeuzzaman on Sunday warned that they would go on a greater movement to save the industries if stopped tourists visiting and staying overnight in St Martins Island...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ICT asks jail authorities to produce 14 politicians, 6 ex-security officials over crimes against humanity
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday ordered jail authorities to produce 14 political leaders, a retired Supreme Court judge, five former police officers, and a dismissed army officer before it...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ICT gets five new prosecutors
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has appointed five new prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal, bringing the total number of prosecutors to nine.
ICT sends names of Hasina, 22 others to IGP for arrest
The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday forwarded the names of deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and 22 of her associates to the...
Interim govt to take steps to bring back Hasina to Bangladesh
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would take necessary measures to bring back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others as International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrant for them.
ICT withheld names of other accused to protect probe integrity, says chief prosecutor
The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, as part of the ongoing trial proceedings related to killings of students and people during the student-led mass uprising in July and August.
ICT prosecution to follow due process in trying journalists: adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said the prosecution team of the International Crimes Tribunal would take steps following the due process in trying the journalists accused in genocide and crimes against humanity cases over student-led mass uprising of July-August.
ICT to begin trial for crimes against humanity in July-August uprising Thursday
The International Crimes Tribunal, reconstituted under the interim government, is set to begin its proceedings on Thursday.
Urban farming practices
AS URBAN dwellers become more accustomed to the bustle of city life, they find that cultivating their own food can be both difficult and incredibly rewarding. While urban farming is not a new notion 鈥� it dates back to the ancient Mesopotamian people who set aside land for growing crops, as well as the American Victory Gardens that were established to...
ICT reconstituted with Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder as chair
The government has reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal with the appointment of Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder of the High Court as its chairman, according to a gazette notification issued by the law ministry on Monday...
SC orders strict compliance with court edicts
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has issued a warning to all government authorities asking them to ensure strict compliance with court rulings and orders...
1973 ICT Act sufficient to try autocrats, aides responsible for July offenses: AG
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday defended the International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973, stating that it would be adequate to prosecute autocrats of Awami League鈥檚 government and their aides responsible for the offenses committed during the Students Movement Against Discrimination in July-August...
Immediate complete list of victims demanded
The Democratic Rights Committee on Saturday presented 13 proposals to the interim government to restore stability and resolve the ongoing crisis in the country...
Touhid optimistic about enhanced Arab solidarity amid ME conflict
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossin on Wednesday expressed optimism for enhanced solidarity among Arab nations and the broader international community in their collective efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict...