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Law ministry urges SC to review decision

Law ministry urges SC to review decision
The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to relax for one year a specific condition relating to the promotion of additional district judges on apprehension that lower courts might face a paucity of district judges in the near future. The law ministry, however, has requested the apex court to reconsider its decision, saying that a sufficient number of additional district judges tick all the boxes of the service rules needed for the promotion. The SC, in a full court meeting held in early September, decided to relax the provision for 2-year mandatory judicial experience as additional district judge for their promotion. According to Section 4 (1) of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Rules, additional district judges must complete a service period of 15…

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Patients suffer immensely
Patients suffer immensely
There is a severe ambulance crisis at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after the accident inside the hospital…

Dhaka, Delhi agree to work 
together for development

Dhaka, Delhi agree to work together for development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narenda Modi had a bilateral meeting in Goa on Sunday night reassuring that Bangladesh and India will remain together for the sake of development, reports UNB. The meeting was held at Leela Hotel in Goa, India. "For the sake of development,…
ACC  urged to increase 
collaboration with int’l agencies

ACC urged to increase collaboration with int’l agencies

Transparency International (TI) chair José Carlos Ugaz has urged the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to strengthen collaboration with international anti-corruption agencies to effectively fight graft in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The visiting TI chief came up with the call when he met ACC chairman…
BIMSTEC for better future

BIMSTEC for better future

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, BIMSTEC, just concluded in Goa, India, aiming not only to create a stronger more friendly regional cooperation but also to forge a pact to counter the rising threat of extremism.  At the event, the prime minister…
Potential of Big Data for agriculture and rural development

Potential of Big Data for agriculture and rural development

Big Data (BD) has attracted extensive interest due to its potential tremendous social and scientific value. It is playing an increasing role in agriculture and rural development. More and more key development institutions, research organisations and individuals are recognising the budding potential…
Call to ensure legitimate rights of farmers

Call to ensure legitimate rights of farmers

RAJSHAHI: Legitimate rights of the farmers and others concerned should be protected rightly for the sake of encouraging them towards boosting agricultural productions to meet up its gradually demands, speakers at a discussion here said, reports BSS. They referred to their enormous contribution to the…
    Biman planning to spread wings 
to China, Sri Lanka, Maldives

    Biman planning to spread wings to China, Sri Lanka, Maldives

    Biman Bangladesh Airlines is planning to expand its destination to four new routes - China, Sri Lanka and the Maldives in March next year, reports BSS. “We would open the four routes: two in china - Kunming and Guangzhou, one each in Colombo in Sri Lanka and Male in the Maldives,” said Biman…
    Iraq forces launch battle to 
retake IS stronghold Mosul

    Iraq forces launch battle to retake IS stronghold Mosul

    AFP, AL-SHURA, Iraq: Iraqi forces launched an offensive Monday to retake Mosul and deal a death blow to the Islamic State group’s “caliphate” in the city where it was declared two years ago. The start of the long-awaited assault raised deep concerns for hundreds of thousands of civilians…
    A platform for artists from 51 countries

    A platform for artists from 51 countries

    The month-long ‘17th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2016’, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), is set to kick off from December 1. Besides the artists from Asia and Asia Pacific countries, this time around, artists, painters, sculptors and photographers from different branches…
    Spinners to play key factor in Ctg Test

    Spinners to play key factor in Ctg Test

    Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak praises the selection of Bangladesh Test squad for the first Test against the visiting England side, stating that spinners will be the X-factor in Chittagong condition in the opening Test.   With ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam, three off-spinner Mehedi…
    Nationalisation of college demanded

    Nationalisation of college demanded

    Teachers and students of Phulbaria Degree College in Mymensingh observed a half-day hartal at upazila headquarters yesterday demanding nationalisation of the college as it has all the facilities similar to that of the government colleges.At least five persons, including Iqbal Hossain, a teacher of the…
    Institutional weaknesses promote corruption

    Institutional weaknesses promote corruption

    Corruption is gaining ground in Bangladesh because of the administrative and institutional weaknesses and it is not possible to remove it overnight by the efforts of an individual or institution rather it needs the government’s willingness, Transparency International (TI) chairperson Jose Ugaz…
    Delusion that brexit Britain will flourish

    Delusion that brexit Britain will flourish

    For the most acute comment on the outlook for Brexit Britain, look neither to bankers nor economists – but to the British Museum’s former director. Speaking in Germany last week, Neil MacGregor described his compatriots’ habit of swaddling themselves in their past as if it were a blanket.…
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