AN UNHEALTHY culture of taking law into one鈥檚 hand has surfaced after the student-mass uprising. Revolution by nature breaks down the status quo, resulting in drastic changes in political, social and legal spheres. It is apparent that uprising in Bangladesh has led to a change in power, bringing with it both hope and turmoil. Although some people have...
The Law Reporters Forum (LRF), a platform for journalists covering law, justice and human rights, on Sunday condemned the increasing practice of filing unfounded cases against journalists, characterising it as a serious violation of the rule of law and a direct assault on freedom of expression.
Several Pakistan MPs detained under new protest laws after demonstrating in support of jailed former premier Imran Khan were allowed to attend parliament on Thursday...
Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday arrested the private car driver of Ajmeri Osman, son of late Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman and a nephew of former Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman, in connection with the case of killing Tanwir Muhammad Taqi...
Rapid Action Battalion claimed that they arrested former Awami League lawmaker for Thakurgaon-2 constituency, Mazharul Islam Suzon, at Nikunja in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Citizens in the capital and elsewhere in the country continue to experience a worsened law and order situation as regular activities in the police force have not yet fully restored over a...
THE death of a former leader of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, in a case of lynching is unacceptable. The incident shows that the interim government has a number of issues to attend to in keeping law and order. The former Chhatra League leader, who worked as a section officer at the University of Rajshahi, was beaten by a mob...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal of the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his former Grameen Telecom colleagues today...
A LARGE fire that burnt Gazi Auto Tyres Factory at Rupganj in Naraynaganj appears to be yet another case of vandalism. Hundreds of people reportedly broke into the factory on August 25, hours after the Gazi Group chair, a former Awami League lawmaker, had been arrested. Fire fighters, who could bring the fire under control in 21 hours, could not...
IN A democracy, the judiciary is more than a mechanism for resolving disputes 鈥� it is a pillar that upholds the rule of law, safeguards human rights and ensures that every citizen is treated with fairness and dignity. The courts, as symbols of justice, are meant to be sanctuaries where the truth is sought and justice is served impartially...
The UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was 鈥榗oncerned鈥� about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women...
ORIT Malka Strook serves in the Netanyahu government as minister of settlements and national missions. She has a seat in the Knesset representing the National Religious Party鈥揜eligious Zionism, a political amalgam formed last year when the Religious Zionism party merged with the Jewish Home party, which was itself a merger of three Zionist-extremist..
Home adviser to the interim government, lieutenant general (retired) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, stated on Sunday that Bangladesh鈥檚 law and order situation had been gradually improving....
Many former lawmakers and ministers of the ousted Awami League government, who amassed wealth abnormally, have fled or are now in hideouts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina...
A MAJOR way to reform the power and energy sector, which has plunged the economy into a serious crisis for the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League, toppled on August 5, is to repeal the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act 2010 that has all along safeguarded actors and their action in the sector by keeping...
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said that all judicial officers were asked to submit statements of movable and immobile wealth of their own and their family members at home and abroad in 10 days...
Law enforcers have recovered 309 weapons looted from police stations, police lines, police outposts and other places, till Wednesday.
The Bangladesh army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, met with Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday underscored the need for restoring law and order situation in the country...
The near absence of law enforcement agencies in the capital amid killings, arson attacks and mass looting of key establishments following Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall on Monday has sparked widespread fear among residents...
The High Court on Sunday made seven observations stating that law enforcers should protect human lives and human rights while dealing with protests...
British minister and Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, also the niece of Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is being investigated by the United Kingdom parliament鈥檚 standards watchdog over a failure to register rental income on a London property...
Fear gripped many families having young members in Dhaka as law enforcement agencies continued their night-time block raids and door-to-door searches in residential areas to arrest people...
Dhaka University authorities have urged the law enforcement agencies and other authorities concerned to ensure that no innocent student is harassed amid the ongoing drives.
Maria Akhter, wife of Gono Odhikar Parishad president and former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students Union Nurul Haque Nur, alleged on Saturday that her husband was seriously tortured physically by the law enforcers during five-day remand...
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said that law enforcement agencies had been identifying criminals one by one...
BESIDES the death of at least 163 people in indiscriminate firing by law enforcement personnel during the student movement for reforms in government job quota, a few thousand people have been wounded, with many still in a critical condition in hospital. Many of the injured are reported to have lost their eyesight while many are at risks of losing eyesight...
Law minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said that they were trying to reinstate the atmosphere of education as soon as possible.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday appreciated the efficiency and professionalism of Bangladesh Army to normalise the country鈥檚 law and order situation as chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman called on him at Bangabhaban...
THE partisan role of the law enforcement agencies was once again evident on July 19 when the Dhaka Metropolitan Police allowed and gave protection to the rally held by the ruling Awami League and foiled and attacked rallies held by political parties in opposition. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on July 18 announced that it would hold a rally...