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Initiatives on to upgrade judicial capacity, courts

Multiple initiatives have been taken to upgrade capacity of the judiciary, especially in handling cyber crime cases, officials said on Saturday.The government is investing billions of taka to develop the capacity of the judges.Law ministry officials said they have already sent more than 500 judges ro Australia for getting training...

Govt to set up special lab to check food adulteration: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will set up a specialised laboratory in the country to check food adulteration, reports UNB."A specialised laboratory for food testing is urgently needed and we'll set up that lab," she said.The Prime Minister said this while addressing a programme marking the...

Govt launches savings tools online database

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched on Sunday a pilot scheme aiming to create an online database of savings certificate holders.Finance Division Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder inaugurated the scheme named 'national savings certificates online management system' at a ceremony at the Bangladesh Secretariat.The programme has been taken up to check...

Rely more on nat’l grid, not on captive power plants

Private sector should depend more on national grid instead of captive power plants for running their industrial units to help lessen energy cost and boost investment in the public sector. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid gave the opinion at a dialogue -- 'Country's remarkable success...

Angelina Jolie to visit Rohingya camp

UNHCR special envoy and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has planned to visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district this week to see the situation on the ground and meet Rohingya people, reports UNB.She is likely to arrive here on Sunday night and visit Cox's Bazar on Monday and Wednesday, said...

Road accidents kill five in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 03: At least five persons were killed in two road accidents at Patiya and Sitakunda in the district on Sunday. Traffic sergeant ABM Mizanur Rahman of Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway Police Station said four persons were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at...

Record inflow of remittances in January

Bangladeshi migrant workers sent a record amount of remittance home in January, reports bdnews24.com.They sent $1.59 billion in inward remittances to Bangladesh in the first month of the year, a new monthly record. The amount is about 15 per cent higher than in January 2018.Migrant workers had sent over $9.08...

India to use new 'tech' to seal borders with BD

The central government of India has decided to use a new technology to seal India's international borders with Bangladesh passing through Assam and West Bengal by putting in place a comprehensive integrated border management system, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in West Bengal's Falakata on Saturday, reports NDTV.Regretting that...

River encroachers barred from polls, getting loan

In a 'landmark' decision issued on Sunday, the High Court declared that any persons who encroach on rivers will be barred from contesting in elections and receiving loans, report agencies.The High Court also announced the formation of a national river conservation commission to serve as 'legal guardians' of rivers of...