A manhunt was underway Saturday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state's governor said were politically motivated attacks.
The interim government is set to amend the Legal Aid Services Act 2000 this month to create the post of special mediator, to be filled by retired district judges or specially trained lawyers...
IN A country where electricity flickers, the price of essentials keeps flirting with the absurd and the news cycle changes faster than the weather, who really has the luxury of waiting for courtrooms, lawyers and the ponderous machinery of law? Yes, it is Bangladesh, where mob lynching appears to have emerged as the fastest-growing sector of our informal justice system...
A writer suffering from Parkinson鈥檚 disease has become the first to die through medically assisted suicide under a fast-track regional law in Italy, campaigners said Wednesday...
BANGLADESH, a nation intricately woven into the very fabric of its abundant rivers, is silently grappling with a crisis that demands urgent and decisive action: its woefully outdated land laws. While the current interim government is commendably embarking on a series of reforms, the critical issue of land administration, particularly concerning the constant ebb and flow...
The High Court on Monday granted interim bail to Jhenaidah district Awami League general secretary Saidul Karim Mintu in connection with the abduction of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, whose dismembered body was later allegedly recovered in Kolkata, India.
Centralised operations, diversified revenue models, and disciplined governance are vital for the recovery of Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector, said Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (current charge) of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC...
AS THE world watches, one of history鈥檚 greatest crimes has taken form.聽 Inaction, complicity and silence in the face of genocide have caused profound suffering to the Palestinian people.聽 No final reckoning or redress would be equivalent to the scale and magnitude of Israel鈥檚 depraved criminality...
In the nationwide ongoing operation to uphold the law and order, 1,744 more were arrested across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reviewed the country鈥檚 law and order in a meeting with advisers concerned, chiefs of the three armed forces and senior officials of the law enforcing agencies at his official residence Jamuna in the city...
At least eight individuals were subjected to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies from January 1 to March 31, according to a quarterly report by human rights organisation Odhikar published on Wednesday...
鈥業N THE beginning was the word,鈥� John 1:1 commences like Genesis, connecting the God of Israel to the word. And the deliverance of the word is confirmed by the Ten Commandments being physically handed to Moses and the Israelites, legend has it, on Mount Sinai. It was a defining moment in Jewish reverence for words and the law. But much has changed since those Biblical times...
THE interim government on May 10 banned all activities of the Awami League keeping to the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 until the completion of the trial of the party leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal. The ban meant 鈥榯o protect national security and sovereignty, ensure the safety of July movement activists and safeguard plaintiffs and witnesses engaged in the trial鈥�...
Several senior lawyers known for their affiliation with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have come under criticism on social media for representing a businessman linked to the ruling Awami League, who was recently barred from leaving the country...
Pro-BNP lawyers鈥� leader Zainul Abedin on Wednesday alleged that most of the law officers appointed during the interim government remained absent from the movement that ousted the Sheikh Hasina regime on August 5, 2024...
FOR a country where land is not only a resource but also is a source of legal disputes or social conflicts, a law to address the conflicts or to bring order to this chaotic landscape is necessary. It is a popular idea that land law is considered a branch of civil law. Gradually this idea is changing to address the disputes and crimes related to lands. However, a new law...
Lawyers Muhammad Mujibur Rahman and Mahmuda Chowdhury have been declared as the president and the general secretary of the council of the Bangladesh Law Society UK recently...
Barrister Muhammad Mujibur Rahman and advocate Mahmuda Chowdhury have been declared as the president and the general secretary of the council of the Bangladesh Law Society UK recently.
Veteran lawyer MI Farooqui died at his home at Pallabi in Dhaka on Saturday night...
Journalists and politicians at a discussion on Sunday urged the removal of barriers to free journalism, including the repeal of restrictive laws, for building a democratic Bangladesh...
Manarat International University held a workshop titled Preparing Future Legal Minds: Equipping for the Bar, Bench and Beyond at the seminar hall of the MIU permanent campus of Ashulia in Dhaka on Saturday...
The North South University law department celebrated 鈥榃orld Intellectual Property Day鈥� with a seminar on contemporary Intellectual Property Law at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
The jail authorities on Tuesday halted the release of 11 pro-Awami League lawyers after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court had stayed their bail in a case related to the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising.
At least 17 artistes, including actress and former Awami League lawmaker for reserved seat Suborna Mustafa, and actresses Apu Biswas and Nipun Akter, have been named in a case of attempted murder committed during the July-August mass uprising in 2024...
Pro-BNP lawyers on Sunday renewed their demand for the arrest of former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and the removal of the judges loyal to the ousted Awami League regime from the Supreme Court and its subordinate courts...
MORE than a thousand 鈥� 1,375 to be precise 鈥� of the 5,753 firearms that were looted during the August 2024 political changeover having still not been traced is said to have exposed law and order to a threat of worsening. Official data show that the police are yet to recover 2,57,849 ammunition of the 6,12,982 of various types that were looted that time. The government...
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, within the next couple of days, will start publishing on website the list of politically motivated cases recommended by a ministry-level committee for withdrawal.
THE police, tasked with maintaining law and order, preventing crime, and protecting citizens, their role extends beyond traditional law enforcement to safeguarding fundamental human rights. In a democratic society, the police are not only enforcers of the law but also guardians of justice and equality. Upholding human rights lies at the core of modern policing, ensuring...
THE police station, as the frontline of law enforcement, serves as the primary point of contact between citizens and the police, often being the only accessible government institution for people in distress. Officers at this level are responsible not only for enforcing laws but also for addressing the immediate needs of individuals seeking assistance, making responsive...
In the bustling alleys of Dhaka, the winding roads of Chattogram and the fast-urbanising zones of Rajshahi and Sylhet, thousands of young workers 鈥� on bicycles, motorcycles or, even, on foot 鈥� move swiftly to deliver food, parcels and ride-hailing services. No single company employs them, but they work through digital platforms such as聽Pathao, Uber, Foodpanda...