HC questions legality of biometric SIM registration

The High Court has questioned the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
14 March 2016, 08:02 AM

ICT gives May 3 to press charges on 2 ‘war criminals’

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 tells prosecution to press charges against two alleged war criminals of Habiganj and Kishoreganj by May 3.
14 March 2016, 08:01 AM

Cadres, non-cadres to start with 9th grade of 8th pay scale

The first class cadre and non-cadre officials will get their entry-level salaries at ninth grade of the 8th National Pay Scale. A cabinet committee, formed to eradicate salary discrimination, makes the decision in a meeting with a view to bringing parity with non-cadre officers.
10 March 2016, 15:52 PM

Dhaka gets 1st female Chief Judicial Magistrate

The government has appointed Additional Metropolitan Session’s Judge Jesmin Ara Begum as Dhaka’s first female Chief Judicial Magistrate.
10 March 2016, 14:55 PM

Verdict on parliament’s power to impeach SC judges May 5

The High Court fixes May 5 for delivering judgment on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct.
10 March 2016, 14:02 PM

Minister, secretary to attend office at Dhaka airport to improve international standard security

The minister and secretary to the civil aviation and tourism ministry will attend office at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to implement a work plan for fulfilling international standard security at the airport by March 31.
10 March 2016, 13:56 PM

Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.
10 March 2016, 08:55 AM

34th BCS: 196 get non-cadre posts

The Public Service Commission recommends appointing 196 aspirants who passed the 34th BCS test for non-cadre posts.
9 March 2016, 15:41 PM

Hasina to inaugurate bandwidth export, Modi power Mar 23

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to inaugurate a 10 GBPS internet bandwidth export to India on March 23 while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate a 100MW power supply from Tripura to Bangladesh on the same day.
9 March 2016, 14:44 PM

Don’t comment on sub-judice matter: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has urged all not to make any statement regarding any sub-judice matter.
8 March 2016, 09:23 AM

Quamrul to seek time to answer court

Food Minister Quamrul Islam says he will seek time to answer a contempt rule and summons issued by the Supreme Court against him for diatribes against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
8 March 2016, 08:17 AM

Contempt rule, summons issued against 2 ministers

Supreme Court issues contempt rule against Food Minister Quamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque for diatribes against the chief justice. Asking for their explanations by March 14, the apex court orders them both to appear before the court on March 15.
8 March 2016, 03:20 AM

Legal notice served to 2 ministers for comments on CJ

A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice to two ministers requesting them to explain their comments about the chief justice and war criminal Mir Quasem Ali’s appeal.
7 March 2016, 08:03 AM

Quasem’s death penalty will be upheld, AG hopes

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam hopes that the capital punishment of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali will be upheld in the Supreme Court judgement.
7 March 2016, 07:45 AM

PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu marking March 7

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader marking the historic 7th March.
7 March 2016, 06:47 AM

Comment on CJ: SCBA demands action against 2 ministers

Supreme Court Bar Association urges the apex court to take legal action immediately against two ministers for their comments about the chief justice.
6 March 2016, 08:54 AM

AG urges all not to comment on CJ

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges all not to make any comment on Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to keep judiciary above controversy.
6 March 2016, 07:03 AM

Road crashes kill 6 including DU student

Six people were killed, including a student of Dhaka University, and another was injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday and
5 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Protect cellphone users' biometric data: BTRC

Amid the move to collect biometric information from mobile phone users through SIM registration flaks over security concerns, the country's telecom regulator has asked all the mobile telecom operators to assure protection of the data given by their respective subscribers.
4 March 2016, 11:27 AM

BINA most noted research institution

Bangladesh Institute for Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) is selected for the prize of Science and Technology in the category of most noted research institution in Islamic Development Bank’s least developed member countries.
3 March 2016, 13:45 PM