He described the country's economy as fragile due to past autocratic rule.

Babul's lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir told reporters that there is no legal bar to his client's release from jail following the SC chamber judge's order.

"Globally we are in critical times, and Bangladesh is no exception," he said.

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee yesterday proposed drafting a fresh constitution, formation of a constituent assembly, and recognition of the student-led July-August mass upsurge in the new constitution.

The High Court today upheld a government decision to limit tourism in Saint Martin's Island for protection of environment

After concluding the day's proceedings, a four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed set December 10 for resuming hearing on the matter.

BNP stages protest march in response to attack on assistant high commission

Dipu Moni and Palak were shown arrested in a case filed over death of Md Riazul Talukder, an employee of a courier service, during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement on August 4.

The death toll rose to 497, while the total number of cases rose to 93,056.

Bureaucrats themselves are often the perpetrators of the injustice they face, said Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, head of the Public Administration Reform Commission, after a meeting at the Secretariat yesterday.

If the system is abandoned, it could further complicate efforts to restore the discipline in the higher education sector, Prof Wahiduddin says

The Palestinian people's struggle was a key inspiration behind the July uprising, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam yesterday.

The judge fined them Tk 10,000 each, in default of which the convicts will have to suffer three months more in jail.

The BNP leader expressed hope for Tarique's return

"Justice has been served," Rizvi said at a press conference at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office today

Judge Md Monjurul Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-8 handed down the sentence in presence of the BNP leader at the courtroom.

The name of former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, was among the 17.

Leaders say they have been targeted by a smear campaign

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has warned that the disunity among those who contributed to the success of the student-led uprising threatens a fascist resurgence.

The decision was announced today during a rally organised by the Secretariat Officials and Employees Joint Council led by its president Md Badiul Kabir.