The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to remove all illegal structures within 10 metres of highways across the country to prevent road mishaps. Delivering the judgement on a writ petition, the HC bench, comprising Justice Zinat Ara and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq, also ordered the…

Three decades into its inception, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is yet to be fully effective and able to fulfil the hopes…

After the scrutiny of the nomination papers, Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced 12,739 valid candidates in the upcoming municipality polls and cancelled 882 candidates who will avail the opportunity to appeal within three days to review the nominations.   Of the valid candidates, 1059…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court verdict that cleared the way for trial proceedings to resume against her and others in the Niko graft case filed by the ACC in 2007. Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, one of the counsels for Khaleda,…

The Cabinet yesterday approved in principle the drafts of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015 and Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015, aiming to provide more legal and police services to the people of the two newly-constituted metropolitan cities, reports UNB. The approval was given at the regular…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (Monday) told her Cabinet colleagues that the World Bank (WB) tried to drag her name and those of her family members into the alleged Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) scandal, but failed to prove the allegation, a minister told this correspondent, quoting the Premier.…

The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to enact a law to protect the security of witnesses and ensure their appearance before the court for the quick disposal of criminal cases, reports UNB. It also directed the Home and Law secretaries to incorporate a provision in the law to bring the…