Aggrieved transport workers can appeal against sentences: Anisul
Law tminister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday that the aggrieved transport workers, instead of protesting at the verdicts, could go to the High Court to appeal against sentences delivered by the lower courts.
China for momentum in relations
The Chinese government has stressed the need for the continuation of momentum reached in political and strategic relations and the implementation of deals signed with Bangladesh during Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Dhaka in 2016.
Gulshan attack ‘arms supplier’ held in Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s counter terrorism and transnational crime unit arrested a man suspected of supplying arms to Gulshan cafe attackers near Kakoli rail crossing in the capital’s Banani area Tuesday night.
No extra-judicial killing exists in country: HM
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday informed the parliament that there was no existence of extra-judicial killing in Bangladesh.
12 held, 10 injured during hartal
At least 12 people were arrested and 10 were injured as police clashed with pickets during half-day hartal enforced by left parties in Dhaka on Tuesday protesting at the price hike of gas.
5 JMB men to die for Hoshi Kunio murder
A Special Court in Rangpur on Tuesday handed death sentence to five members of banned Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh as they were found guilty of murdering Japanese farmer Hoshi Kunio, near his crop farm at Kaunia, Rangpur in 2015.
HC stays second phase of gas price hike
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the second phase of gas price hike, scheduled to come into effect from June 1, for six months.
Writers, publishers drive sales through social media
Increasingly more writers and publishers have been resorting to social media sites, especially facebook, to increase sales of their books during Ekushey Book Fair this year.
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.
