Nahid wants consensus on justice, reforms before polls
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Monday urged the political parties to form a consensus on justice and reforms before election...
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Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM
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.
Govt committed to bring Magura child rapist to justice: home adviser
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...
WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: HC summons home secy
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...
ACC sues 2 ex-VCs over JUST graft
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...
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION: CJ for strong judicial interventions
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.
Judicial independence key to democracy: Justice Farah Mahbub
Senior judge of the High Court Division, Justice Farah Mahbub, on Thursday, emphasised that judicial independence was fundamental to democracy and hailed the chief justice鈥檚 recently proposed roadmap for judicial reform...
Govt should deliver justice for BDR carnage
WHILE the 2009 carnage in the Bangladesh Rifles, later renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, remains a shocking incident, leaving an indelible scar, the failure to establish the motive and the plotters of the incident and to bring them to justice is unsettling. The rebellion, which began in the border guard headquarters on February 25 and spilled over to some other sector...
Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be 鈥榤ore aggressive鈥� in slashing government spending...
Trump orders firing of all 鈥楤iden-era鈥� US attorneys
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has ordered the firing of all remaining US attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden...
Relevance of UN report for justice
THE much-awaited fact-finding report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, on the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh has been seen as instrumental in resolving many debates related to accountability and justice for the human rights violations from July 1 to August 15, 2024. Though all human rights violations may not...
Bangladesh Army claims operations reduce mob justice, extortion
Bangladesh Army on Monday claimed that the incidents of mob justice, extortion, theft and murder had come down across the country in the last 50 days since December 28 compared to previous two months due to its operations.
Gov should ensure justice for Sagar-Runi murder
THE unresolved murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, found dead in their flat at Pashchim Rajabazar in Dhaka on February 11, 2012, is one of the many cases that have created a public perception that the legal system was working to protect partisan interests of the deposed Awami League regime. As the investigation agency failed to submit the...
Former CEC justice Abdur Rouf dies
Former justice and chief election commissioner Md Abdur Rouf passed away while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital. He was 95...
JUST proctor, 8 students injured in clash
Nine people, including the proctor of Jashore University of Science and Technology, have been injured in sporadic clashes between two groups of students on the campus...
Container transport in CTG at halt
Prime mover and trailer workers in Chattogram on Wednesday went on strike, demanding justice for a prime mover driver and his assistants who were allegedly assaulted during an altercation between security guards and transport workers at the DC Park in Sitakunda鈥檚 Faujdarhat area...
Growth vs justice
BANGLADESH has seen impressive economic growth in recent decades, with gross domestic product rising at over 6 per cent annually. Landmark projects like the padma bridge and metro rail reflect the nation鈥檚 ambition for modernisation, offering better connectivity and economic opportunities. It has been suggested that 5 per cent of gross domestic...
JCD announces March for Justice programme
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has announced the March for Justice programme.
Flawed probe, weak prosecution major obstacles to justice: CJ
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday underscored the need for a specialised and independent prosecution service, stating that flawed investigations and inadequate prosecutions remain significant barriers to justice in the country...
Justice Shahed Nuruddin resigns amid SJC probe
Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned as a High Court judge while he is under Supreme Judicial Council inquiry for alleged misconduct...
Trump shakes up Justice Department he accused of 鈥榳eaponisation鈥�
Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling 鈥� US president Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him...
BRAC University holds lecture on crimes against humanity in Myanmar
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
CJ for forming HC benches outside Dhaka, more additional judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the suffering of justice seekers...
CJ calls for HC benches outside Dhaka, more additional judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday stressed the urgency of establishing High Court benches outside Dhaka and appointing more additional High Court judges to tackle the growing backlog of cases and alleviate the struggles of justice seekers...
Ex-Trudeau ally Freeland enters race to be Canada PM
Canada鈥檚 former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to oppose incoming US president Donald Trump.
Trump says Canada should merge with US as Trudeau resigns
Donald Trump on Monday marked Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 resignation announcement by doubling down on his unlikely proposal that the country should merge with the United States...
Trudeau announces resignation as Canada PM
Canada鈥檚 prime minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division.
Canadian prime minister Trudeau likely to resign this week
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday...
CJ stresses functional press council
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised the need for making the Bangladesh Press Council fully functional by reconstituting it with all 14 members immediately.
CJ forms 9-member taskforce to enhance fire safety on SC premises
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...