Govt appeals against HC verdict on quota
The cabinet secretary on Tuesday filed a petition in the Appellate Division seeking permission to appeal against a High Court verdict that asked the government to maintain...
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SC rejects petition for appeal against admission cancellation
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court scrapped the leave to appeal brought against a High Court judgement, upholding the admission cancellation of the 169 students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College of the capital...
SC summons lawyer Mohsen, journalist Kanak
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday summoned lawyer Mohammed Mohsen Rashid and journalist Kanak Sarwar for allegedly scandalising, demeaning and maligning the judiciary of Bangladesh in a talk-show...
Passage of budget retains largely all ills opposed to and criticised
THE Finance Bill 2024 has been passed. But the budget for the 2025 financial year in its passage has retained a controversial provision that economists have always been opposed to. The passage of the bill has also failed to handle a few other issues that were considered beneficial for the economy...
DSE independent director Abdullah Al Mahmud faces probes
The Financial Institutions Division of the finance ministry on Wednesday instructed the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and the Dhaka Stock Exchange to form two separate investigation committees to probe insider trading allegations against DSE independent director Abdullah Al Mahmud...
Police ADC faces forced retirment for relationship with Porimoni
The Public Security Division of the home ministry has sought a suggestion of the Public Service Commission about the 鈥榝orced retirement鈥� of former additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Md Golam Saklain as punishment for his 鈥榠mmoral relationship鈥� with actress Porimoni...
Court able enough to catch wrongdoers wherever they hide: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has said that courts are able enough to catch wrongdoers wherever they hide...
Finance Division extends fund release deadlines
The Finance Division has extended deadlines for fund release under operating and development budgets until June 23 from previous June 13, said the...
SC clears way for releasing ex-Juba Mohila League leader Papia
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the bail of Juba Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia which was granted by the High Court in the last case relating to amassing illegal wealth...
Challenges to economy spotted sans measures
The finance division has identified around half a dozen challenges, including high inflation, a low tax鈥揋DP ratio, non-performing loans, and high...
Child鈥檚 body recovered from Chaktai canal
The body of a child was recovered from Chaktai Canal near Karnaphuli River on Wednesday morning after two children went missing there on Tuesday in the port city...
Govt must make national document issuance fail-safe
THE High Court has asked the Election Commission and a number of government authorities that include the Local Government Division and the Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration, to establish the number of the Rohingyas that have been registered as voters and the...
AL MP for legalising money through stock market
A number of ruling Awami League lawmakers on Tuesday spoke in favour of keeping illegal money legalising provisions, taking part in a general discussion on the proposed budget for the 2024鈥�25 financial year in Jatiya Sangsad...
SC refuses to stay HC verdict restoring 30pc FF quota in govt jobs
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday refused to stay a High Court verdict that asked the government to restore 30 per cent quota for the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters while recruiting cadre and non-cadre officers in the civil service....
SC suspends lawyer for FB post on judge
The Appellate Division on Sunday suspended High Court Division lawyer Muhammad Ashraful Islam鈥檚 practice in any court across the country until further hearing on August 29...
SC upholds death sentences of 2, restores life-term of 2 acquitted
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence handed down on two persons by a lower court in the case of killing of college-going student Ashikur Rahman Khan Apu and maiming his two brothers at Sutrapur in Dhaka in 2008...
Sukuk bonds to be auctioned tomorrow for Ctg upazila, union road dev
The government has decided to collect funds through 鈥楽ukuk bond鈥� to develop the upazila and union road network in the Chattogram Division...
Interest payment doubles in 10 months
The payment of interest by the government against foreign loans became more than double in the first 10 months of the outgoing FY24 against the backdrop dollar shortage...
Govt approach to media governance is repressive
BANGLADESH Television, a state-owned national TV network that has already been suffering from a trust deficit for acting as a mouthpiece for governments that came into power, has been implementing a government decision that undermines principles of media freedom...
Appoint BTV correspondents as lawmakers recommend: JS body
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of information and broadcasting has directed the state-run Bangladesh Television to prioritise the recommendations from the local lawmakers in appointing district correspondents...
SC refuses to continue education of 169 overage children at Viqarunnisa school
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday refused to stay a High Court verdict issued on May 21 declaring illegal the admission of 169 overage children in Class I of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College...
SC expects HC judges to sign written orders serially
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in a recent verdict has said that it expects High Court Division judges, barring exceptions, will put their signatures on bail orders and...
Mancha holds Barishal division representatives meeting
Leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, called on all opposition parties to wage movements to end the misrule of the Awami League government at a meeting on Friday...
16th amendment review hearing deferred for 51st time
The Appellate Division on Thursday deferred again hearing the government petition seeking a review of the AD verdict restoring the provision of removal of Supreme Court judges by the Supreme Judicial Council, instead of the parliament in case of misconduct...
JICA, Power Division host workshop on improving power quality
With a vision to improve nationwide power grid frequency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Power Division jointly organised a workshop at the Power Division in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
Unipay2U investors can get back money: Appellate Division
People, who invested money in the UniPay2U, a multilevel marketing company, can seek their money back from the state as court confiscated investors鈥� money...
Approach to agricultural income
AGRICULTURE has played a vital role in Bangladesh鈥檚 gross domestic product since independence in 1971. Through the years, the economy of Bangladesh grew, and the income of the country surged from different other sectors, such as the service sector and manufacturing sector...
SC allows income tax collection from all pvt universities
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the National Board of Revenue to collect outstanding income tax from three private universities...
SC scraps Salim Prodhan鈥檚 candidature in Rupganj upazila election
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a High Court order to return the candidature of Narayanganj鈥檚 Rupganj upazila parishad chairman candidate Salim Prodhan, a convict in a case over amassing illegal wealth and money laundering....
Div commissioner asked to explain eviction failure
The High Court on Wednesday asked Rangpur divisional commissioner Md Zakir Hossain to explain his failure to evict 812 illegally made brickfields as the court directed him to do so...
