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...
THE failure of the law enforcement agencies to arrest almost none of more than 700 prisoners who escaped jails around the fall of the Awami League government, toppled on August 5, 2024 in a mass uprising, is gravely concerning. The prisons directorate at a press conference in Dhaka on March 10 said that the law enforcers could arrest only one of more than...
A Juba League leader was hacked to death allegedly by his rivals in Santhia upazila of Pabna on Monday night, said police...
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Monday urged the political parties to form a consensus on justice and reforms before election...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 31 bank accounts of Orion Group chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and eight of his family members in connection with corruption allegations...
The second session of Melody Junction, an online platform of original Bangla songs, has released its second song titled Ramzanul Mubarak on the YouTube channel of Sargam Sound Station recently...
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...
EVERY nation faces moments that define its future, crossroads where it must decide whether to cling to a broken past or embrace the promise of transformation. Bangladesh stands at such a crossroad. The July mass uprising was more than a protest; it was a declaration that the people refuse to be silent...
The Bangladesh girl鈥檚 Under-16 tennis team returned home on Thursday, after competing in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup 2025 tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumdar on Monday said about 97 per cent of textbooks have been distributed and the remaining textbooks will be distributed by mid-March.
The Bangladesh U-16 boy鈥檚 tennis team began the Junior Davis Cup pre-qualifying 2025 competition with a promising 2-1 victory against Pacific Oceania in Kuching, Malaysia on Sunday.
Canada鈥檚 Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country鈥檚 next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of 鈥榙ark days鈥� brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump.
AS THE economy revives from the July uprising, concerns loom regarding the nation鈥檚 way forward to attaining the objective of undergoing the renewable energy transition in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. A sub-target under SDG 7 makes it pertinent for all signatories of the pact, including Bangladesh, to substantially raise the share of renewable...
The government is committed to ensuring that the perpetrators of child rape in Magura do not escape justice, said home affairs adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
The government has appointed Reazul Islam as chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha for the next two years.
Police recovered the half-decomposed body of a local Juba League leader from a cattle shed at Tarakandi village of Kazipur upazila in Sirajganj on Friday.
The High Court on Thursday summoned home ministry senior secretary Nasimul Gani for allegedly violating the warrant of precedence by placing the chief justice alongside top government officials, including home secretary and inspector general of police, in determining security arrangements...
Toby Cadman, the special adviser to the International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor, on Thursday urged the interim government to refer the July-August massacres case to the International Criminal Court in The Hague...
A five-day 鈥楳ultipurpose Jute Product Fair-2025鈥� kicked off on Thursday marking the National Jute Day. The jute fair, organized by the Department of Jute at Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) at Monipuri Para in the city, will continue till March 10, said a press release of the Jute Ministry...
The Bangladesh law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser, Asif Nazrul, said the interim government was committed to an impartial and credible investigation into the July-August massacre in Bangladesh and due judicial processes for redress.
Bangladesh鈥檚 FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia lost 58 rating points after conceding defeat to Mexican International Master Medina Sion Radamantys in the eighth round of the World Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against four people, including two former vice-chancellors of the Jashore University of Science & Technology, on charges of irregularities and corruption in recruitment at the university...
The interim government on Tuesday changed its decision to reserve seats for family members of the July mass uprising victims 鈥� injured or martyred 鈥� for admission to government secondary schools...
The leaders of the newly formed National Citizens Party on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to drafting a new constitution and holding a constituent assembly election as part of their vision to establish a new republic.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed said that the existential threats posed to the country by climate change, deforestation, industrial pollution and unregulated urban expansion demanded strong judicial response.
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday inaugurated Anjuman J R Tower, the headquarters of charity Anjuman Mufidul Islam, at Kakrail in Dhaka.
A Juba Dal leader was hacked to death allegedly by a Swechchhasebak Dal leader in Barishal鈥檚 Kaunia housing area on Sunday night...
Police arrested Joydev Chowdhury Madhav, the recently expelled joint organising secretary of the Sylhet city unit of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Sunday in a case filed against him for extortion.