The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...
A newly formed student platform, 鈥楪anahattyakari Awami League Nisiddho Karan Andolan鈥�(the movement for banning the Awami League) on Sunday announced a two-week-long programme titled 鈥楯uly Revives鈥�, demanding banning of the Awami League and justice for alleged mass killings...
A three-way clash erupted between Islami Andolon, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Jamaat-e-Islami in Monpura of Bhola over the distribution of VGF rice, leaving at least 8 people injured...
The president has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to initiate a full probe into the allegations of misconduct against Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman...
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.
Serie A giants Juventus are set to sack coach Thiago Motta less than one season into his tenure, Italian media reported Sunday.
A prayer session and commemoration meeting was held for former chairman of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh鈥檚 board of trustees Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf at the Hamdard conference hall in Dhaka鈥檚 Banglamotor area on Thursday.
Ganosamhati Andolan chief coordinator Zonayed Saki said on Saturday that the ousted Awami League should be tried as a party for carrying out massacre during the July uprising in 2024...
MERITOCRACY may be defined as a system of governance or administrative structure where individuals are rewarded and promoted or given a chance to grow and develop based on their merit, abilities and skills rather than their social status, power or connections. It is often heralded as an efficient and justified way to assign responsibilities, provide opportunities...
CORRUPTION is deeply rooted, affecting nearly every sector, including law enforcement. Police corruption, marked by bribery, the abuse of power, political interference and extortion, has eroded public trust, weakened the justice system and fostered a culture of impunity. This not only hampers law enforcement but also obstructs justice, fuels social injustice...
Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended Saju Shaha, an assistant professor at the marketing department at the university, on allegation of sexual harassment...
The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.
The European Union on Wednesday launched a project to support around 8,000 individuals severely affected by the violence and disruption which occurred in the context of the July-August 2024 uprising in Bangladesh...
An activist of Juba League, youth wing of the ousted Awami League, was allegedly shot dead near Jashore Model Mosque in the town at around 11:45pm on Monday...
Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended nine teachers, 289 students and three employees for their involvement in 鈥榙irecting and instigating鈥� attacks on student protesters during the mass uprising that led to the fall of the...
A High Court bench on Monday sent a writ petition that challenged the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council to the chief justice to assign the matter to another bench as it was embarrassed to hear the petition...
The government is taking initiatives to make jute bags more accessible and affordable on the market, said commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that if the BNP came to power, it would take all necessary steps to prosecute those who were responsible for killings and torture during the anti-dictatorship movement and the July-August mass uprising...
A Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal activist was allegedly killed, and three others were injured as two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed at Raujan in Chattogram over removal of a banner featuring a former Awami League lawmaker...
SUDAN鈥橲 surprise move to institute proceedings against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice on March 5, 2025, alleging that the latter is violating certain obligations under the Genocide Convention, raises several legal challenges and uncertainties. In this case, Sudan alleges that the UAE is complicit in genocidal acts committed against the...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to visit China on 26 March and his visit will take Bangladesh-China relations to a new height, chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday.
President Donald Trump said Friday in a speech at the Department of Justice that US media outlets which cover him critically are 鈥榠llegal鈥� and 鈥榗orrupt.鈥�
The fact-finding committee formed to investigate violent attacks on the July-August protesters at the University of Dhaka from July 15, 2024, to August 5, 2024, said on Thursday that they identified 122 DU students who were allegedly involved in the violent attacks in the period.
Bangladesh Under-16 boys鈥� team made exit from the Davis Cup Junior pre-qualifying 2025 competition after losing to Pakistan 3-0 in the quarter-final in Kuching, Malaysia on Thursday.
Bangladesh under-16 boys鈥� team reached into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup Junior pre-qualifying 2025 competition after defeating Guam 2-1 in Kuching, Malaysia on Wednesday.
CLIMATE justice is more than just reducing carbon emissions or promoting clean energy. It is about recognising how climate change affects different communities in unequal ways. It demands fair solutions that consider the needs of those who suffer the most. Among them, women 鈥� especially in low-income and marginalised communities 鈥� are facing the harshest...
The students of theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University on Wednesday staged a protest event against rape at the anti-terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture of the university.
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 54 kathas of land worth Tk 9.70 crore owned by Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan鈥檚 wife Anjuman Aziz Khan...
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain within four weeks why transferring the authority to administer the president鈥檚 oath from the chief justice to the speaker through the 15th amendment to the constitution should not be declared unconstitutional.
THE term 鈥榤ob justice鈥� has recently been widely discussed. It refers to a situation when a chaotic mob ignores the law or the judicial system, uses force and takes the law into its own hands to try the accused. It refers to the punishment of a person by an angry or chaotic mob without the intervention of the legal system or the law enforcement agencies. The recent...