KILLING OF ARRESTED PEOPLE IN ‘CROSSFIRE’ HC wants to know who will give explanation
‘Who will give explanation for killing arrested people in police custody in cross-fire,’ the High Court Division wanted to know from human right lawyers at a hearing on Tuesday.
AUGUST 21 GRENADE ATTACK Death reference, appeals pending since November
The death reference and the convicts’ appeals against the trial court verdict in the cases of August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally at the capital’s Bangabandhu Avenue await
Aedes finds safe haven at DMCH
At least three more people died of dengue and 1,572 other were hospitalised across the country as the dengue menace continued unabated.
Delhi asks Dhaka to use defence loan
Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday requested Bangladesh to utilise a line of credit extended by India for purchasing military equipment.
HC scolds law enforcers for press conference during probes
The High Court Division on Tuesday scolded the police and other law enforcement agencies for holding press conference by presenting arrested people before the media during pendency of investigations.
Microplastics discovered in 'extreme' concentrations in the North Atlantic CNN Digital Expansion 2018
Within the Atlantic Ocean is the world's only sea without shores, its borders defined by the currents of the North Atlantic gyre. The Sargasso Sea takes its name from sargassum, a free-floating golden
Twitter bans advertising from state-run media after detailing effort from Chinese accounts to undermine Hong Kong protestors
Twitter on Monday announced that it would no longer accept advertisements from "state-controlled news media entities," though accounts affected by the new rule can still use Twitter as regular users.
China could overwhelm US military in Asia in hours, Australian report says
The US military is no longer the primary force in Asia, and missiles from China's rapidly improving military could overwhelm its bases in hours, according to a new report.
SC clears way for publishing 9th Wage Board gazette for journos
The Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board for journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies.
Rohingyas asked to express willingness amid tight security
The Bangladesh office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the government have started to ask 3,399 persons of 1,038 Rohingya families to express their voluntariness for returning to Rakhine of Myanmar.
