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SC won’t fall into traps set by different quarters: CJ

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said that the Supreme Court (SC) would not fall into the traps set by different quarters. He urged everyone to refrain from doing politics with the SC verdict that declared illegal the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. “We'll not fall into the traps set by the government or the opposition. Constructive criticism is always welcome. But undue criticism will harm the judiciary,” he said. The Chief Justice made these observations after advocate Zainul Abedin prayed for a contempt of court ruling against Law Commission chairman ABM Khairul Haque for calling SC judges "immature" and criticising the verdict. Haque, who is also a former chief justice, on Wednesday at a press briefing…

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Irrelevant comments should be expunged: Law minister

Law minister Anisul Huq yesterday claimed that the Supreme Court (SC) verdict declaring Article 116…

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News

Inadequacies in control measures ‘to create crisis’

Inadequacies in non-communicable disease control measures pose a major threat to the country's health sector despite other achievements in improving the healthcare services, speakers said in the capital yesterday, reports UNB. Particularly, they said, there is a serious shortage in healthcare services…

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Metro

5.11 acres Buet land under illegal occupation

A total of 5.11 acres of land of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have been under the occupation of different quarters, including Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), for a long time, reports UNB. According to an official document, the DSCC and an individual, Mohammad Azam…

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Editorial

Eid-ul-Azha and our livestock resources

The country has at least 1.15 crore sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, according to the Department of Livestock Services (DLS). The DLS sources also confirmed that there has been a sharp rise in livestock production in recent years in the country reducing dependence on neighbouring countries…

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Op-ed

Give women their due

At many vacancy announcements, the organisations mention that “qualified women are encouraged to apply” but in reality do they really prefer women for their vacant position? During a job interview once an interviewer asked me that “as a woman will you be able to do this job by travelling…

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Miscellaneous

Micronutrient supplements at early pregnancy reduce infant mortality: Study

DHAKA: Food and multiple micronutrient supplements from early pregnancy reduce infant mortality, a study of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh(ICDDR,B) revealed here yesterday, reports BSS. The study titled MINIMat (Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab…

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Business

Dhaka, Bangkok want $1.8b two-way trade by 2021

Bangladesh and Thailand have set a new target of increasing bilateral trade to $1.8 billion by 2021 and expressed satisfaction with the steadily growing bilateral trade to the tune of $1 billion between the two Bay of Bengal countries, reports UNB. During the fourth Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting,…

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Worldwide

N Korea Guam missile strike plan ‘ready by mid-August’

London: North Korea says a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will be ready in a matter of days, reports BBC. State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the sea about 30km (17 miles) from Guam, if the plan was approved by Kim Jong-un. It…

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Dhakalive

Theatre (Bailey Road) brings ‘Baramkhana’ on BSA stage today

Theatre troupe Theatre (Bailey Road) will stage its acclaimed play titled ‘Baramkhana’ today evening at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. Inspired by Sunil Gangapadhyay’s novel ‘Moner Manush’, a narrative on…

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Sports

Mominul, Nasir shine with bat in Ctg practice match

The batsmen showed yet another poor performance on the second day of the three-dayer practice match between Tamim Iqbal XI and Mushfiqur Rahim XI yesterday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. While there was expectation that someone who got the start would carry his innings, it wasn’t just materialized…

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Nationwide

Stress on checking crimes thru community policing

Speakers at a function here on Wednesday underscored the need for checking crimes through making on-going community policing activities successful by mutual cooperation between police and people at grass roots, reports BSS. “Successful functioning of the community policing and community participation…

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2.4m additions offset by 1.3m voter deaths

It’s been learnt that although some 2.43 million (24.3 lakh) potentially first-time voters were registered during the latest voter roll update, the number fell over a million short of the Election Commission’s 3.5 million forecast, reports UNB. The door-to-door data collection for the update…

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