The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday witnessed heated exchange of words between Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and attorney general (AG) Mahbubey Alam. It was during the much-awaited hearing on an appeal filed by the government against a High Court (HC) verdict that declared the 16th Amendment to the…

Political parties that join hands with religious fundamentalists and extremist forces to stay in power or come to power would push the nation into an abyss of darkness, said a statement from 408 eminent citizens issued yesterday. They were protesting against what they called the “surrender of…

A court here yesterday sent two journalists to jail in connection with a case filed against them under the controversial Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The additional judge of Kushtia, Md Mesbaul Haque, ordered that the two be sent to jail after rejecting their…

The Bank and Financial Institutions Division will place a proposal at the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), seeking permission for three business groups of the country to make equity investments in as many foreign countries. The division has prepared the proposal in line…

Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In won South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide yesterday, according to an exit poll,…

An imam of a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community was stabbed by miscreants inside the shrine at  Khanpur village iunder Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh district on Monday night. The victim was identified as Mostafizur Rahman, 25, son of Abu Taleb of Kaharole upazila in Dinajpur district.…

Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha yesterday said the judiciary cannot play the role of a silent spectator when two other state organs fail to discharge their respective duties. The judiciary, under the scheme of the constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, has played its role effectively…

The High Court yesterday asked the authorities concerned to take departmental action against three members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for not producing an arrestee before the court within 24 hours of arrest. The HC bench also asked the authorities to send the trio to their headquarters after withdrawing…