SM Nur Mohammad A writ has been filed with the High Court to challenge the order that requires political parties to have 33% women participants in committees of all levels. Section – (RPO) 90 (Kha). (1)(Kha)(A) of the Representation of the People Order, requires all new political parties to fulfil this condition and all existing…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The search for the 20 workers, who went missing after a soil-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna river, and the sunken trawler resumed yesterday for the 3rd day, reports UNB. Members of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Fire Service, River Police and Bangladesh Coast Guard are trying to locate the…
BDNews24: Ride-hailing services have brought relief to the Dhaka dwellers from sufferings due to the arbitrariness of autorickshaw drivers, but different types of complaints, including sexual harassment, have continued to pile up on the rideshare firms. The allegations against the service providers include rides on contract beyond the mobile phone apps, refusal to go to…
Hossen Sohel: A figurative bronze sculpture of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be put up for sale by auction in order to raise money for charity, said Dr Thant Thaw Kaung, executive committee member of the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, reports Eleven Media Group. The auction will be jointly organised by the…
Sadiya S. Silvee, Research Assistant, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs, BILIA : According to Section 374 of the CrPC, “when the Court of Session passes sentence of death, the proceedings shall be submitted to the High Court Division, and the sentence shall not be executed unless it is confirmed by the High Court Division.”…
Arab News Syrian air defenses shot down “hostile targets” on Thursday, state media said, in an area regional intelligence sources said contains Iran-backed assets, while Russian media said no Israeli jet had been downed as earlier reported. Russia’s RIA news agency, citing a Syrian security source, had reported that air defenses had shot down…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Jatiya Party announced yesterday to join the government of Awami League-led Grand Alliance. The party’s Co-Chairman GM Quader made the announcement after a parliamentary meeting of the party at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. “Since we participated in the election under the banner of Awami League, we want to join the government,” he…
Sayeed Muhammad: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will face further graft charges related to the scandal-plagued state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the anti-corruption agency said yesterday. Najib has faced intense scrutiny since unexpectedly losing a general election in May to Mahathir Mohamad, who resumed probe over the allegation of billions of dollars stolen…