BARAPUKURIA COAL MINE CASE SC upholds HC verdict for Khaleda’s trial
The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld a High Court verdict that ordered the resumption of the trial of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case filed during the military-controlled interim regime in 2008.
REINSTALLATION OF STATUE OF JUSTICE Islamist groups threaten tough movement
Hefazat-e-Islam amir Shah Ahmad Shafi on Sunday said they were surprised, frustrated and speechless as the statue of justice, what they termed ‘idol of a Greek goddess’ was reinstalled in front of Annex Building of the Supreme Court early Sunday, two days after it was removed from in front of the SC.
Statue of justice removed, finally
Protesters took to the streets in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country as authorities removed the statue of justice, installed on the Supreme Court premises, early Friday, meeting an ultimatum issued by Hefazat-e-Islam.
AL turns back on secularism: eminent citizens
Removal of the statue personifying justice from the Supreme Court premises shows how the ruling Awami League has turned its back on secularism, eminent citizens have observed.
Hefazat thanks PM, now wants removal of all statues
Different Islamist organisations, including Quomi madrassah-based Hefazat-e-Islam, on Friday cheered the removal of the statue from the Supreme Court premises and thanked the prime minister Sheikh Hasina for ‘keeping her words’ by removing it.
AL govt has no right to place budget, collect taxes: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the ruling Awami League government had no ‘legitimacy’ of placing budget and collecting tax as it was not elected by the people.
Ramadan begins Sunday
The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the country on Sunday as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh’s sky on Friday.
Classroom teaching suffers as teacher-student ratio rises
The teacher to student ratio at secondary schools kept rising in the past five years badly affecting proper classroom teaching at the institutions, especially those in hard to reach areas.
Nazrul’s 118th birth anniv today
The 118th anniversary of the birth of national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, will be observed today. A poet, lyricist, composer, playwright, novelist, revolutionary and journalist Nazrul sang for freedom and love equally.
90pc people trust judiciary: CJ
Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Wednesday said that the judiciary was many times better than any other institutions of the country and over 90 per cent people had faith in the judiciary.
