Justice Mahmud Hossain new Chief Justice

    Sofian Khan The President Abdul Hamid appointed a senior justice of the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Syed Mahmud Hossain, the new Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh. The new CJ is about to read the oath today evening (February 3). The new CJ appointment was disclosed by Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday at a program but,…

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      Tehran hijab protest: Iranian police arrest 29 women

      Suzana Rahman Spa-rking personal freedoms debate, new wave of protests spread across country. Police in the capital of Iran arrested 29 women accused of being “deceived” into joining protests against a law that makes wearing the Hijab compulsory. Women are in protest throughout the country by climbing onto telecom boxes, taking off  their headscarves and…

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        Municipal mayor ‘threatens to kill’ journo

        Sayeed Muhammad A municipality mayor has allegedly threatened to kill a reporter for publishing a news report on corruption in Ranishankail upazila of Thakurgaon district. However, the accused Alamgir Sarkar, also the upazila unit Juba League president, refuted the allegation, saying he  just verbally abused the reporter.Khurshid Alam Shawon, the upazila correspondent of Pritidiner Sangbad,…

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