Legal action against writers who hurts religion: minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday warned that legal actions would be taken if anyone hurts religion through writing.
Citizens call for constitution reform commission
Eminent citizens on Tuesday called for a commission to reform the constitution and to activate the constitutional institutions for the sake of democracy in the country. They made the demand at a roundtable on ‘control and balance of power for democracy’ arranged by ‘Udbigna Nagarik Samaj’ at BRAC Centre in the city.
The three tigers were poisoned: forest dept
Three adult Royal Bengal Tigers were poisoned to death by poachers at the Sundarbans in last three months, claimed an investigation report of the forest department in the wake of the recovery of three tiger hides on Sunday.
WAR CRIMES: Siraj to die, Akram gets imprisonment till death
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday handed down death sentence to Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master and awarded imprisonment till death to Khan Akram Hossain of Bagerhat for crimes against humanity they had committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The three-member tribunal pronounced the judgement against the duo in a crowded courtroom in the capital’s old High Court building amid tight security.
WAR CRIMES : Verdict against Siraj, Akram today
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 would deliver today its verdict in the war crimes case of Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master and Khan Akram Hossain of Bagerhat.
ZIA TRUSTS CASES : Trial to be held every Thursday
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 on Monday decided to hold the trial of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman and seven others in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases on every Thursday.
FIRST INSTALLMENT TO CHINA-LED AIIB : Govt to allocate Tk 212 crore
The ministry of finance is set to make an allocation of nearly Tk 212 crore against capital expenditure, to own one fifth of the 0.67 per cent share for Bangladesh in China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Human-elephant conflict increasing
At least 226 people died and 62 elephants were killed in last 12years and a half in growing incidents of human-elephant conflicts, said forest officials.
Do not cross limit, IGP tells bloggers
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said free-thinking writers and bloggers should not ‘cross the limit of tolerance’ while expressing views and criticising religion. He said police would take legal action if anyone files a case when they are hurt by such write-ups. The police chief was addressing a press briefing at police headquarters on Sunday about the law and order situation of the country.
HSC pass rate at 8-yr, number of GPA at 4-yr low
Combined pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations fell to its eight-year low while the number of Grade Point Average (GPA) 5 achievers came down to its four-year low.
