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Tribunals to get 3-point High Court guidelines

The Supreme Court is going to send three-point charter of guidelines to all the district and sessions judges and tribunals concerned for expediting the trial proceedings of criminal cases filed under Special Powers Act. The guidelines, prepared in accordance with a High Court (HC) judgment, will be sent after getting approval from the chief justice. Article 109 of the Constitution, which lays down the duties of the High Court, says: “The High Court Division shall have superintendence and control over all courts and tribunals subordinate to it.” Accordingly, the HC has laid down these guidelines for the judges of the special tribunals in conducting cases under special laws. The HC guidelines say that upon getting the case record…

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Pilgrimage to go costlier

The Saudi government has imposed a 5 per cent VAT on all services, including procurement, which is expected…

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Saraswati Puja to be observed today

Saraswati Puja, one of the main religious festivals of the Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country today, reports UNB. The Puja is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magh, as Goddess Saraswati was born on this day. The day is called 'Vasant…

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Metro

Agitating students wrap DU sculptures with black clothes

Agitating students of Dhaka University (DU), organised under the banner of ‘Students Against Reparation’, wrapped the main sculptures of the university with swaths of black cloth, demanding that punishment be meted out to guilty Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists who had assaulted…

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Editorial

Rohingyas must not be repatriated forcefully

We welcome the unequivocal statement from the government that the Rohingyas, who were forced to flee the Rakhine state in Myanmar in the face of persecution, will not be forced to go back. The government of Bangladesh has also said that any return will be voluntary and work is underway from both countries…

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Op-ed

Technocrat minister and introduction of a bill in the parliament

The word “technocrat” stands for an expert in science, engineering, etc. who has a lot of power in politics and/or industry. The term “technocracy” is derived from the Greek word “tekhne” meaning skill and “kratos” meaning power. So the technocracy is…

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Business

NBR plans to install software

Often taxpayers complained of selective scrutiny of their tax files. They have a perception that their tax files are intentionally targeted for auditing just to harass them, reports UNB. People working in the government's taxation department must have their views and explanations. National Board…

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Worldwide

At least six dead in 12-hour luxury Kabul hotel siege

KABUL: Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least six people including a foreigner, sparking a 12-hour battle that left terrified guests scrambling to escape and parts of the building ablaze, reports AFP. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the six-storey Intercontinental…

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Padatik celebrates 40th anniversary thru an array of programmes

Renowned theatre troupe Padatik Bangladesh celebrated its 40th founding anniversary with an array of programme followed by an award ceremony at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital on Saturday. The theatre troupe Padatik Bangladesh initiated the award ‘Kochi…

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Sports

Anamul aims to play big innings

Returning to the national fold after a long-lull, wicketkeeper-batsman Anamul Haque Bijoy feels regret not to make big innings in the back-to-back matches of the tri-nation series, stating on Sunday that he focuses more on himself to score big innings ahead. Bijoy also said that he is trying…

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Nationwide

Brick kiln being set up near croplands in Faridpur village

A brick kiln is being built near farmlands and human habitation at Mojumder Bazar in Hatkrishnapur union under Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur district, in clear violation of a government ban on the construction of brick kilns near croplands. As a result, human habitations and forest as also the local…

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AL keen to see BNP framework

The Awami League (AL) is eagerly awaiting the BNP’s formula concerning a neutral poll-time government under which its arch rival wants to take part in the next general elections, expected to be held in December this year. AL insiders said though the ruling party would not go beyond the Constitution,…

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