The agitators who have been spearheading the movement for quota reforms in public services called off their protests yesterday (Thursday) till the government publishes a gazette on it. They took the decision after the announcement by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who said in Parliament on Wednesday…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave the capital on Sunday for a weeklong trip to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. In Saudi Arabia, the prime minister will attend the closing ceremony of a military exercise titled ‘Gulf Shield-1’ while she will take part in the 25th meeting…

The government is yet to issue any notification over scrapping the quota system in government jobs, following the announcement by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Parliament on Wednesday, as the authorities concerned, especially the Public Administration ministry, await instructions from the high ups.…

The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered the government to realise all taxes, including source tax, from all online transactions, advertisements, domain sales and licence fees from all internet-based platforms such as search engines Google and Yahoo, e-commerce platform Amazon, social networking platform…

The High Court yesterday banned the use of 'two-finger test' while examining the rape victims, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq passed the order after the final hearing on a writ petition filed challenging the necessity of the test. The…