Spl provision for allowing child marriage made
Parliament on Monday passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill amid protests from opposition making a special provision for allowing underage marriages under ‘special circumstances.’ Once the bill is transformed into an act with president’s assent, it will replace the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929.
Left leaning youth leaders for peaceful world
Left leaning youth leaders from different countries on Monday reiterated their commitment to put up a united fight against fundamentalism, sectarianism, terrorism, imperialism, discriminations, corruption and unemployment to create a peaceful world for the future generations.
ADULTERATED FUEL OIL SUPPLIES: Govt mulls withdrawing ban on errant refineries
The government actively considers withdrawing a ban it had imposed last year on the operation of six private refineries for supplying natural gas condensate to petrol pumps illegally.
ANTIBIOTIC, ANTI-CANCER, STEROID MEDICINES: Production by 28 cos banned
The High Court on Monday asked the government to stop production of antibiotic, steroid and anti-cancer medicines by 28 companies within 72 hours on allegation of failure to follow the regulation of good manufacturing practices set by the World Health Organisation.
Children not to be tried in regular courtroom: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha has directed district judges to ensure that trials of accused children were held at simple courtrooms of children’s courts with no docks, witness boxes and red-cloth to separate judges’ seats.
People protest against Rampal power plant, gas price hike
At least five were injured as protesters braved police obstructions for staging sit-in across the country on Saturday, protesting against the decisions of gas price hike and the installation of power plants threatening the Sunderbans.
Three killed in Islambagh fire
Three members of a family were burnt to death as a fire broke out in a plastic-sandal factory-cum-residential house and spread to surrounding areas at Chairmanbari Beribandh in Islambagh area on the bank of Buriganga river in old Dhaka Saturday afternoon.
Court records statement of former JP MP Quader
A judicial magistrate court in Gaibandha on Saturday evening recorded statement of former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Quader Khan in the case of killing Gaibandha-1 Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton in his house on December 31, 2016.
BNP to extend support to Tuesday’s hartal
Extending his personal support to the half-day hartal to be enforced by left parties in the capital on Tuesday protesting at the fresh gas price increase, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party may also support it.
Yes we can... elect Obama president of France?
Could France elect Barack Obama president? Not really -- but that's not stopping the organizers of Obama17, a guerrilla campaign trying to entice the former U.S. president to head to Paris.
