Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave for the United States on September 21 to participate in the United Nations General Assembly session. He will highlight Bangladesh’s new vision and priorities on the global stage during the visit.
Model Simu Akhtar Brishti alias Misty Subas has been shown as arrested in another case. Dhaka’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Tajul Islam Sohag ordered her to be shown as arrested in an attempted murder case filed centering the anti-discrimination student movement on Sunday.
Increasing Chevron’s investment in Bangladesh’s existing and older gas fields, as well as exploring new gas reserves, came up for discussion during a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a senior Chevron official today.
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will review whether the tribunal has the jurisdiction to investigate the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking directives to stop the production and broadcast of only love and romance-based dramas and films, citing the reasons of preventing the "moral degradation" of the youth and making students attentive to their studies.
The High Court has declared any call for strike, shutdown or work stoppage against a court verdict or order illegal and unconstitutional. At the same time, the court has directed the relevant authorities to take legal and criminal action against the concerned bus owners' associations and workers' organisations if a transport strike or shutdown is called in protest against a court verdict or order.