Bar council caps age for lawyer enrolment at 35
The Bangladesh Bar Council has set 35 years as the maximum age for candidates seeking enrolment as lawyers.
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LRF demands withdrawal of IGP's statement and an apology
The Law Reporters Forum (LRF), an organisation of journalists covering law, justice, the constitution and human rights, has strongly condemned and protested remarks about journalists by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, which it called offensive.
Harry Kane claims men’s Ballon d’Or to end England’s 25-year wait for winner
Goal after goal, record after record. A remarkable season has been rewarded with football’s most prestigious individual award, the Ballon d’Or. England captain Harry Kane won the Golden Ball for the first time, beating young rivals Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé.
Nilphamari’s Laboni becomes British Council Country Director for one day
Laboni, class 9 student, of Nilphamari has performed the symbolic responsibility of Country Director Stephen Forbes of British Council Bangladesh for one day. She got this opportunity as part of the ‘Girls Takeover’ initiative of Plan International Bangladesh on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child.
6 more die with measles symptoms, death toll rises to 1,233
Six more people have died with symptoms of measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and suspected measles cases to 1,233 since 15 March this year. Another 1,466 patients were admitted to hospitals during the same period.
Akhteruzzaman denied bail
Jamaat-e-Islami leader, former lawmaker and freedom fighter Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman has been denied bail in a case filed over obstructing government work and assaulting a security officer at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
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