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SC allows govt to move against HC order

The Supreme Court (SC) allowed on Tuesday the government to move three appeals against High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the operation of mobile court by the executive magistrate, report agencies.A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah passed the order...

Two writ petitions seek stay on DNCC mayoral by-polls

Two writ petitions have been filed with the High Court (HC) on Tuesday seeking stay on the upcoming by-polls for the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), reports UNB.Chairmen of Bhatara and Beraid, Ataur Rahman, and Jahangir Alam, respectively filed the writs seeking stay on the by-polls. According...

BNP fields Tabith in Dhaka north's mayoral battle again

BNP has picked Tabith Awal as its candidate to contest the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post again, report agencies.The 20-party alliance also extended its support to him.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said Tabith came up with the announcement at a press...

New bench to hear plea on Nizam Hazari's MP status

The Supreme Court (SC) formed on Tuesday a new bench to hear a writ petition that challenged the legality of parliament membership of ruling Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari report agencies.The single bench of Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman will hear the petition, said Advocate Satyaranjon Mandal, lawyer...

Charge-sheet against 13 officials gets ACC nod

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved charge-sheet in a case against 13 railway officials for their alleged link to illegal recruitment of auditors in accounts department of the Railway Eastern region.According to the case statement, five high officials working at audit department of Bangladesh Railway, including Nazrul Islam, ABM...

Govt finalises Teesta deal framework, says minister

Minister for Water Resources Anwar Hossain said the government has finalised an interim water sharing agreement framework of the Teesta river, reports BSS."A framework of the interim Teesta Water Sharing Agreement has been finalised following the directives of the two premiers," he said while replying to a question from treasury...

38 Sundarbans robbers surrender

BAGERHAT, Jan 16 (UNB): Some 38 members of three more robber gangs of the Sundarbans, including their ringleaders, surrendered to law enforcers on Tuesday in a bid to return to normal life.They gave in at the Rapid Action Battalion-8 headquarters in Barisal in the presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan...

JP stages walkout over Bank Co. Bill passage

The main opposition Jatiya Party (JP) staged on Tuesday a brief walkout from Parliament protesting the passage of Bank Company (Amendment) Bill 2018, reports UNBTalking to reporters, Opposition Chief Whip Tajul Islam Choudhury said they staged a walkout as Finance Minister in his speech said there is no more scope...

Over 3.3m cases pending with courts: Law minister

A total of 3.3 million cases are now pending with the higher courts and lower courts across the country according to a statistics placed by Law Minister Anisul Huq in Parliament on Tuesday, reports UNB.Of these, 28.16 lakh cases are pending with the lower courts, while 4.76 lakh with the...

Murder accused dies in B'baria ‘gunfight’

BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 16 (UNB): An accused in a case filed over the killing of a child after abduction was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bahadurpur in Ashuganj upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Solaiman, 22, son of Ansar Ali of Hetalbunia village in Kathalia upazila of...

Mansur Ali's 101st birthday observed in Pabna

PABNA, Jan 16 (BSS): The 101st birthday of former prime minister Muhammad Mansur Ali was observed in the town with enthusiasm on Tuesday.A joyous procession organised by Shaheed M Mansur Ali College paraded different streets in the town on Tuesday morning. The college authorities also organised a discussion meeting on...

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before the Special Judge's Court-5

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before the Special Judge's Court-5 at Bakshibazar in the city in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on Tuesday, the closing day of the defence argument hearing. — Collected

Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud speaking

Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud speaking at a discussion organised by Bangladesh Awami Muktijoddha Projanmo League at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the city on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla

Workers Party of Bangladesh, pays tribute to Comrade Amol Sen

President of Workers Party of Bangladesh Rashed Khan Menon, also social welfare minister, pays tribute to Comrade Amol Sen by placing a wreath at the portrait of the party's founder president, on the eve of his 14th death anniversary. — Focus Bangla