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4.5mn cases are awaiting trial at lower courts, law minister tells parliament

Dhaka, April 16 -- Law Minister Asaduzzaman says that 4,041,924 cases were at the trial phase in Bangladesh's lower courts at the end of the previous year. To reduce the backlog, the government has c... Read More


Masdar Hossain's licence to practise law suspended

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Bangladesh Bar Council has temporarily suspended the lawyer's licence for Masdar Hossain, a former district judge and Supreme Court advocate, after "initial evidence was found" ... Read More


'Flat graft': Indictment hearing against British MP Tulip Siddiq deferred

Dhaka, April 16 -- The ACC filed the case on Apr 15 last year against Tulip and two former RAJUK (capital development authority) legal advisors, Shah Md Khosruzzaman and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain, for ... Read More


Absent gatekeepers, deadly crossings: Systemic failures drive surge in railway deaths

Dhaka, April 16 -- Track Record: Ghosts at the Gate Anatomy of a "death trap": Most level crossings remain unauthorised, unmonitored and structurally flawed. With only 20-25 percent properly staffed,... Read More


Shibir leaders shot in legs in Chougachha: Tribunal to decide on framing charges on Apr 20

Dhaka, April 16 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has concluded a hearing on the framing of crimes against humanity charges in a case over the shooting of two Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders in the l... Read More


College student dies after being 'thrown down 8-storey elevator shaft' in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 16 -- A college student has allegedly died in Chattogram after being thrown an eight-storey elevator shaft. He is believed to have entered the under-construction building in an attempt t... Read More


Major Atlantic current system at 'higher risk of collapse than previously thought'

Dhaka, April 16 -- The critical Atlantic Ocean current system is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought, according to new research. Scientists describe the study as "very conce... Read More


Bangladesh to launch measles drive amid vaccine stockpile, syringe shortage

Dhaka, April 16 -- Bangladesh will launch a nationwide special immunisation campaign on Apr 20 to contain a growing measles outbreak, but while vaccine stocks are sufficient, a shortage of syringes ha... Read More


Parliament building's main entrance renamed 'Gen MAG Osmani Gate'

Dhaka, April 16 -- A commemorative plaque naming the main entrance of the parliament building as "Gen MAG Osmani Gate" has been installed. The large maroon signboard, featuring the name in white lett... Read More


Measles symptoms drive 33 new child admissions at Mymensingh hospital

Dhaka, April 16 -- Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has admitted 33 more children with measles symptoms within a 24-hour window. The hospital's Assistant Director (Administration) Muhammad Mynuddi... Read More