Avijit murder accused Farabi cleared of charges of threatening freethinkers
The country’s lone Cyber Tribunal on Wednesday acquitted Shafiur Rahman Farabi as the prosecution failed to establish any allegation against him over a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act in 2015 for his post threatening a number of freethinkers. Farabi is one of the accused in Blogger Avijit Roy Murder case.
ACC detects massive illegal ‘trade’
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday detected massive irregularities including collecting additional money and fund embezzlement in the process of issuing trade licenses by city corporations across the country.
High Court hears Jahalam on April 17
The High Court Division will on April 17 hear 32-year old Jahalam, a victim of wrongful arrest and detention for three years in 33 corruption cases in which he was not at all involved.
Rajshahi IHT shut over BCL infighting
The Rajshahi Institute of Health Technology authority on Tuesday closed the institute for an indefinite period following a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student
RAJUK OFFICIALS’ LINK TO BUILDING CODE VIOLATION ACC to dig deep into dirty deals
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to ask the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to inform the commission about the actions the city development authority had taken against owners of 6,204 buildings built violating approved designs until 2013.
PM asks DCs to keep families at districts
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to keep their family in the respective district.
Bangladesh seeks US help to create safe zone in Rakhine for Rohingyas
Bangladesh has sought US support to create a safe zone in Rakhine for Rohingyas which would be monitored by international human rights groups and mount credible global pressure on Myanmar for their safe return.
AD upholds order to Suprabhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh to Abrar’s parents
The Appellate Division on Tuesday upheld the High Court Division’s directive to Suprabhat Paribahan to pay Tk 10 lakh within seven days as ‘exigency cost’ to parents of Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury who was killed by its speeding bus on a zebra crossing on the Pragati Sarani in the capital on March 19.
Burnt Feni girl undergoes surgery on life support
The condition of the burnt madrassah girl from Feni, who was put on life support on Monday, remained unchanged on Tuesday, physicians at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said.
Feni girl on life support
The 18-year-old madrassah girl, who was set on fire in Feni Saturday morning, was put on life support on Monday as her condition deteriorated, physicians at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said.
