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Shishir Manir claims Supreme Court Secretariat dissolution is 'contempt', vows High Court battle

Dhaka, May 20 -- Lawyer Shishir Manir has condemned the government's move to dissolve the Supreme Court Secretariat and recall judges to the law ministry, branding the action a direct "contempt of cou... Read More


3 Gopalganj men went to Russia in hopes of high wages. They ended up on the 'battlefield'

Dhaka, May 20 -- Hopes of work in Russia have turned into a trap for three young men in Gopalganj. Although promised jobs in the construction sector with a monthly salary of Tk 120,000, they have alle... Read More


PM inaugurates disaster management research and training institute

Dhaka, May 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman laid the foundation stone for the National Disaster Management Research and Training Institute building in Gazipur. The prime minister attended the even... Read More


Mild heatwave blows through four districts

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore and Noakhali districts are experiencing a mild heatwave, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The heatwave will continue for ano... Read More


Mild heat wave blows through four districts

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore and Noakhali districts are experiencing a mild heat wave, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The heat wave will continue for a... Read More


Money laundering, insider collusion behind banks' 'serious' capital deficit, says Khosru

Dhaka, May 20 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says many of the country's banks are caught in a "serious capital deficit", the result of years of money laundering and loan defaults eng... Read More


ACC gets two months to file report in 'stock manipulation' case involving Shakib, 14 others

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has received a window of over two months to submit its investigation report into cricketer and former Magura-1 lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan, his mothe... Read More


Mahfuj Alam says Awami League 'returned' when July spirit gave way to mob rule, right-wing politics

Dhaka, May 20 -- Mahfuj Alam, a key figure in the July Uprising and former student advisor to the subsequent Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, believes the Awami League - whose activities have be... Read More


SRF writes to chief justice seeking journalists' entry to Appellate Division courtrooms

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Supreme Court Reporters Forum (SRF) has once again written to the chief justice seeking permission for journalists to enter the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. In a lett... Read More


DMP Commissioner Mosleh vows to ignore political, social ties of criminals

Dhaka, May 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has taken a hard line on mugging and extortion, saying no criminal will be spared on grounds of political or social identity.... Read More