The Supreme Court has stayed the High Court verdict that doubled BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The Appellate Division of the apex court on Monday allowed Khaleda to move an appeal before the court challenging the HC verdict. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed the order after holding…

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 165 at 9am this morning (November 7, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’ and it continued for the past few days posing a health threat, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air…

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will represent Bangladesh at the high-level conference on “Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms – The Kuwait Phase of the Dushanbe Process” which will be held in Kuwait City on November 4, 5. The conference is important as it will broaden the scope and impact of the Dushanbe…

Bangladesh Army personnel detained five more individuals over alleged involvement in escalating violence, including the vandalism of police and army vehicles in Dhaka's Mirpur area. They were detained on Saturday night in Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 under Kafrul and Bhashantek police stations, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate of the Bangladesh Armed Forces on Sunday.…

The interim government has formed a six-member search committee, headed by Appellate Division judge Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, to recommend names of the commissioners for constituting a new Election Commission (EC). The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Thursday. The committee will recommend two names for each position for the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner…

A writ petition was submitted to the High Court on Monday, seeking restrictions on political activities of the ousted Awami League (AL), while not seeking a blanket ban on the party itself. Coordinators Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement filed the petition with the relevant section of the High Court. An HC bench, comprising Justice Fatema Nazib and Justice…

The Appellate Division on Monday stayed for six months the bail granted by the High Court to Sohel Rana, the owner of Rana Plaza that collapsed in 2013 leaving 1,138 RMG workers dead, in a murder case over the deadly incident. The court, however, ordered the disposal of a rule issued regarding the staying of the bail within two months. The 3-member bench led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the…

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has warned that administrative action may be taken against 124 agencies that do not have any pre-registered or primarily registered Hajj pilgrims for next year's Hajj activities. In a recent communication, the ministry issued letters to these 124 Hajj agencies regarding the issue. The notice referred to the official list of 891 Hajj agencies published for the 2025…

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 158 at 9:00am this morning (October 27, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’, while yesterday's (Saturday’s) air quality was also marked as unhealthy for sensitive groups’ with an AQI score of 119, according to the AQI index.…

The government has cancelled the contractual appointments of three ambassadors posted in the United States, Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Public Administration Ministry issued an order cancelling their appointments (remaining tenure) on Monday. They are- Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan, Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran and Ambassador to the UAE Mohammed Abu Zafar.…

Labour and Employment adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan on Saturday said stern action will be taken under the Special Powers Act against those involved in syndicates inflating commodity prices. "It is a must to take steps to break the syndicates. But, it is hard as the syndicates have links with the fallen fascist government. We have to take the hard-line. Otherwise, it will not be possible to…

The corruption rate from the government's allocation for the roads and highways sector was between 23 to 40 percent during the period of fiscal year FY 2009-10 to FY 2022-23. The government allocated Tk 169,449 crore for the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), of which 23-40 percent or equivalent to Tk 29,230 crore and Tk 50,835 crore was embezzled, said a report of Transparency International…

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administrated the swearing-in programme at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court (SC). SC Registrar General Aziz Ahmed conducted the function where justices of the both Appellate and HC divisions were present. Earlier, on Tuesday night, the government appointed the new additional judges for the HC division for two years. A gazette notification signed on by Md…