Section 57 being misused: Quader
Ruling Awai League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act was being misused. Obaidul Quader, also minister of road transport and bridges, made the comment while visiting the development work of the metro rail project at Agargaon in the capital.
Consult before recording case under Sec 57: IGP
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday asked all units of the police to consult law wing at the police headquarters before recording any case under the Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.
Govt wants to divide judges, says CJ
The chief justice, SK Sinha, said on Tuesday said that the government wanted to create division among judges. Justice Sinha made the remarks during a hearing in the Appellate Division, two days after law minister Anisul Huq at a discussion in Jessore on Sunday reportedly said, ‘The judiciary doesn’t mean only one person.’
Conjoined twins separated at DMCH
The 10-month old conjoined twin girls from Gaibandha, Toufa and Tahura, were separated through a nine-hour surgery at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. ‘We began the surgery at 8:00am and ended at 5:00pm. A team of 22 experts from paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, orthopaedic surgery and anaesthesiology department conducted the surgery,’ said paediatric surgery department associate professor Shahnoor Islam, who led the surgery.
RAPE, TORTURE IN BOGRA Protests continue all over
Political and cultural activists demonstrated for the second consecutive day on Tuesday protesting at the Bogra rape and torture incident and demanded exemplary punishment of the politically influential perpetrators.
Eight shops burnt in Comilla fire
Eight shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at Syed Ali Mansion Market at Chandina in Comilla early Wednesday. Fire service officials said the fire might be originated from a short circuit at a shop around 12:15am and it soon engulfed the adjoining shops.
SC split over president’s control of lower courts
The Seven-judge Appellate Division on Tuesday released split views, three against the president retaining the power to control subordinate courts, three in support and another judge gave no opinion.
JU students stage sit-in for 2nd day
The students of Jahangirnaar University on Tuesday continued their indefinite sit-in programme in front of the university's administrative building for second consecutive day to press their four-point demand including the withdrawal of case filed against 56 students for vandalism and attempt to murder.
24-hour operation at Benapole from today
Benapole land port will be kept open round the clock for seven days a week from Tuesday in a bid to expedite trade facilities with India
Indian doctors see no hope of recovering Siddiqur’s eyesight
The Indian doctors treating Titumir College student Siddiqur Rahman, whose eyes were grievously damaged in police action at Shahbagh in Dhaka on a student demonstration on July 20, said on Monday that there was almost no hope of recovering the eyesight of Siddiqur, according to his family.
