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20 key ords lose validity

JS passes 91 bills, validating 113 ordinances with amendments Twenty ordinances promulgated by the interim government, including key reform measures on judicial independence, human rights, referendum, enforced disappearance prevention and

Abu Sayed killing: Two sentenced to death, others receive varying prison terms

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has sentenced two individuals to death in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during

JS repeals ordinances related to SC, restores 2009 NHRC law amid opposition protests

The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday repealed ordinances related to Supreme Court judges’ appointments and the court secretariat, while restoring the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009 through the passage of

Two cops sentenced to death, three get life-term imprisonment, 25 get different jail terms

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced sub-inspector Amir Hossain and constable Sujan Chandra Roy to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University

US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon

The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bombardment of

Ex-speaker Shirin Sharmin sent to jail

A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday sent former Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to jail in an attempted murder case filed with the Lalbagh police station over the

JS passes eight bills

Jatiya Sangsad chaired by speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday unanimously passed eight bills placed by related ministers. On the 10th day of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad’s first session, law

40.48 lac litres of fuel oil recovered during anti-hoarding drives: minister in JS

To curb illegal hoarding of fuel oil a total of 342 drives were conducted between March 23 and April 4. During these drives, 2,456 cases were filed and 31 individuals