Strongly protesting against a recommendation of the Public Administration Reforms Commission, the Bangladesh Judicial Service Association said in a release that this proposal stands in the way of judicial independence

A notification was issued yesterday

The government last night said it would firmly resist any attempts by individuals and groups to vandalise and set fire to various institutions and establishments across the country.   

The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a gazette notification in this regard

The High Court yesterday scrapped the trial court judgement and acquitted all the 47 accused in the case filed over the attack on a train carrying the then opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, in Ishwardi 30 years ago.

The government is using the police to prevent Awami League from taking to the streets, he said

A Narayanganj court placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a three-day remand in a case filed over a murder during the July-August uprising

Injured protesters from last year's mass uprising blocked Mirpur Road demanding medical treatment and rehabilitation

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress of investigation in cases filed for the killings in the July uprising.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of 58 acres of immovable properties worth Tk 368 crore belonging to S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family in connection with allegations of laundering $1 billion to Singapore and several other countries.

The fair will remain open from 3:00pm to 9:00pm on weekdays and 11:00am to 9:00pm on holidays, except for February 8 and 15

The High Court directed government authorities to immediately evict 30 illegal structures from the banks of the Turag river in Gazipur

The ACC filed six separate cases over alleged misuse of power concerning these plots earlier this month

Sharif was also accused of suspicious transactions amounted to Tk 42.69 crore across his 12 bank accounts

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed February 26 to hear the appeals challenging the High Court verdict in the then Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master murder case.

The High Court yesterday summoned eight high officials -- three divisional commissioners, three deputy commissioners and two upazila nirbahi officers -- for allegedly their failure to comply with its directives for shutting down illegal brick kilns.

He also said the student-led mass uprising has given "great opportunities" to set a new course for the country

Former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder was shown arrested today in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 25.35 crore from an unknown source of income

The court also directed the ACC to deposit Tk 16.25 lakh in cash and savings documents worth Tk 4.5 crore, which were recovered from Sur Chowdhury's residence on January 19

The government has initiated measures to manage the dog population on St Martin's Island to conserve its environment and biodiversity, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan