TOAB demands revision of tour operator rules
Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday demanded revision of the Bangladesh Tour Operators and Tour Guides (Registration and Operation) Rules, 2024...
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it鈥檚 unclear if it is possible to restore damaged sea floor ecosystems 鈥� or how long it would take...
Islamist parties urge unity to start Islamist rule
Several Islamist and other political parties joining the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday called for unity among the Islamist parties towards introducing Islamist rule in the country...
Bangladesh Bank introduces startup financing rules
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday issued a new master circular on startup financing, allowing banks to support startups through equity investments only from their own startup funds...
European cos urge EU to delay AI rules
Dozens of Europe鈥檚 biggest companies urged the EU to hit the pause button on its landmark AI rules on Thursday, warning that going too fast could harm the bloc鈥檚 ability to lead in the global AI race...
SC stays AL-era judicial disciplinary rules
The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed its March 1, 2018 order that upheld the Bangladesh Judicial Service (Disciplinary) Rules 2017, framed during the Awami League regime...
Verdict on judges鈥� disciplinary rules review due June 29
The Supreme Court has set Sunday for delivering order on the review petition filed against the much-discussed gazette of the service disciplinary rules for lower court judges...
Independent election commission stressed
Politicians on Thursday stressed the need for establishing an independent Election Commission to ensure fair elections and prevent the emergence of autocratic rule in the country...
Central bank tightens loan classification rules
The Bangladesh Bank tightened loan classification and reporting rules to contain defaulted loans...
Mob, silence and rule of law
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...
N Ireland police slam 鈥榟ate-fuelled mob rule鈥� after more unrest
Police in Northern Ireland on Wednesday condemned 鈥榙isgraceful鈥� scenes of violence on a town鈥檚 streets after a second night of rioting targeting foreigners in which 17 officers were injured...
ICT empowers investigation officers with authority of arrest, seizure
Bangladesh鈥檚 International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday amended its Rules of Procedure 2010, granting its investigation officers the authority to arrest accused or suspected individuals and conduct evidence discovery and seizure without prior approval from the tribunal.
HC issues rule to prevent air pollution in Dhaka
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it should not issue order to take action to prevent air pollution in Dhaka...
FROM REPRESSION TO REFORM: Reviving due process of law
WITHOUT due process of law, justice becomes arbitrary, the rule of law collapses, and authoritarianism takes hold. The staggering scale of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings under Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 16-year despotic rule stands as undeniable proof...
Mob justice is no justice
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...
Autocracy Resistance Day today
Different student organisations will observe Autocracy Resistance Day today recalling the student uprising in 1983 that forced the then government to cancel Mazid Khan Education Commission report and forged unity among political, social and student organisations against the then military rule of Hussein Muhammad Ershad...
UK to refuse citizenship to undocumented migrants
The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship...
BB to review 2pc shareholding rule, board size for banks
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to reassess the mandatory 2 per cent shareholding requirement for becoming a director in a commercial bank, said BB governor Ahsan H Mansur...
DeepSeek: rewriting AI rulebook
DEEPSEEK has emerged with the quiet force of a tidal shift, unsettling an Artificial Intelligence landscape long dominated by western giants. In just two years, this upstart has positioned itself as a formidable player in the open-source AI revolution 鈥� not with bombast, but with results. Its agility, efficiency, and raw computational power rival, if not...
Govt needs to be stringent about motorcycles on road
MOTORCYCLES remain a cause for concern in traffic management as illegal, reckless and unlicensed driving continues, riding on the wings of policy flaws of the government. The situation, which is almost similar both in metropolitan cities and in outlying areas, has not only added to the incidence of traffic rules violation but also remained a major cause...
Shein, Temu face cost of adapting to new US customs rules
US tariffs on Chinese imports and the closing of a customs loophole will wreak disruption on the business models of e-commerce giants Shein and Temu, with consumers potentially bearing the brunt of the cost, analysts say...
2,728 cases filed by DMP in 2 days for traffic rules violation
The Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has filed 2,728 cases in two days till Friday during a special drive against traffic rules violation in the capital....
Pubali Bank chair stresses following BB rules
Pubali Bank PLC chairman Monzurur Rahman on Thursday instructed the bank鈥檚 officials to conduct banking operations by following rules and regulations of the Bangladesh Bank and the regulatory body, said a press release...
Prisoners鈥� right to health care
LAW and order go hand in hand to ensure justice and well-being of society, to maintain a balance of power, to limit excessive authority that infringes on others鈥� basic freedom and to uphold basic rights for the vulnerable. While the law includes punishment by suspending certain fundamental human rights of prisoners to serve the greater purpose, it is never...
Xi hails Macau 鈥榮uccess鈥� in visit for 25th anniversary of Chinese rule
Chinese president Xi Jinping hailed Macau鈥檚 鈥榳orld-recognised success鈥� as he arrived in the city on Wednesday, kickstarting a three-day trip as the casino hub prepares to celebrate 25 years of Beijing rule...
Allu Arjun held after stampede death at film screening
An Indian actor was arrested Friday after his appearance at a movie screening allegedly prompted a stampede by fans that crushed a woman to death, police and local media said.
Celebrations across Syria as Assad flees
Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.
BB relaxes loan classification, provisioning rules for CMSMEs
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the rules of loan classification and provisioning for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises sector to create more employment opportunities through increasing investment...
JKKNIU brings 鈥楾he Rules of Love鈥� to stage
Theatre and performance studies department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University staged its production titled The Rules of Love at the Zia Haider Lab of the university in Mymensingh on Sunday...
NPL classification period reduced by 3 months
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday tightened loan classification rules by reducing classification period of overdue loans into non-performing ones to six months that was previously nine months...