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SC to rehear 161 cases dealt with by Justice Manik

Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik issued judgements and orders after his retirement. The apex court will also rehear seven such cases dealt with by former chief justice Muzammel Hossain.
28 April 2016

Move to curb sexual exploitation of children

A website has been launched in Dhaka city with a view to curb commercial use of sexual exploitation of children in Bangladesh.
28 April 2016

Court accepts Rana Plaza murder case charge sheet

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of the charges against 41 people including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in connection with a murder case filed over the Rana Plaza collapse which killed at least 1,136 people.
28 April 2016

JU Sangskritik Jote enforces strike on campus

Jahangirnagar Sangskritik Jote kept the social science and new arts faculties locked for some two and a half hours since
27 April 2016

Nagorik Oikyo seeks Manna's proper treatment at hospital

Nagorik Oikyo yesterday expressed grave concern over its Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna's health and urged the authorities concerned to shift him to a hospital and ensure proper treatment.
27 April 2016

Khaleda's hearing deferred

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred to June 5 the next hearing of the Jatrabari arson attack case filed against BNP
27 April 2016

DSCC suspends 16 officials

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday suspended 16 taxation and deputy taxation officers. The officials were found to be
27 April 2016

Bangladeshi worker in ICU

A Bangladeshi migrant worker injured in a Qatar road accident is being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) at
27 April 2016

DPDC realises Tk 1.7cr

Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) during a two-week special drive until yesterday detected around 1million units of
27 April 2016

Two murdered in Gazipur

Two people were murdered in separate incidents in Gazipur in the last two days.
27 April 2016

Obituary

Md Mofizul Islam, an agriculturist, passed away at the capital's United Hospital on Sunday afternoon. He was 71.
27 April 2016

Prime suspect Himel put on remand

A Gazipur court yesterday placed prime suspect Himel on a three-day remand in a case filed for the killing of Kashimpur jail guard Rustam Ali.
27 April 2016

No security of lives in country

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have no security of their lives at present as killing and enforced disappearance are going on across the country.
27 April 2016

Rab fines two pharmaceutical companies Tk 7 lakh

Rab yesterday fined two pharmaceutical companies Tk 7 lakh for producing unapproved antibiotics and substandard
27 April 2016

ACC to charge top bosses of multi-purpose co-op society

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved filing of a charge sheet against chairman, managing director and 19 directors of a cooperative society for laundering Tk 300 crore.
27 April 2016

ACC sues ex-secy's wife

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged a case against a former deputy secretary's wife for concealing
27 April 2016

Demolish known vulnerable buildings within a month

The government has directed Rajuk and two Dhaka city corporations to demolish within a month the 321 buildings
27 April 2016

HRFB condemns Kalabagan killings

Killing of progressive persons continue as the government and law enforcers are failing to conduct proper
27 April 2016

BNWLA demands punishment

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) yesterday demanded that the authorities concerned of the government take stern action against the policemen for torturing a child in the capital's Crescent Lake area beside the National Parliament.
27 April 2016

Qulkhwani

The qulkhwani of Noor-e-Gulshan Habib Dolly; wife of Lutfe Habib Khan Shelley, an advocate; will be held today at her
27 April 2016