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July 17, 2024

PM to open Hajj activities tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Hajj activities-2024 at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city tomorrow. "The premier will inaugurate Hajj activities-2024 (Hijri 1445) and exchange greetings with the (Hajj) pilgrims through a function at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city’s Uttara at 11am tomorrow," Prime Minister's Office sources said. This year's hajj flight carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims is scheduled to start from Thursday (May 9). The first hajj flight--BG-3301 is scheduled to leave Ha...

Steps to be taken to stop unregistered news portals, Arafat tells JS

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today told the Jatiya Sangsad that steps would be taken to close all unregistered online news portals. The ministry will send to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) the total list of all online portals which are registered, under process for registration and applied for registration, asking it to stop operation of the unregistered portals and those which didn’t apply for registration at all, he said. The state minister said this responding to a supple...

Training on arbitration in procurement disputes

To promote and enhance the practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bangladesh, Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) holds various trainings throughout the year. In line with that, BIAC held two-day long Training on Arbitration in Procurement Disputes and Implementation of BIAC Rules at BIAC premises from 6-7  May 2024. The training was divided into two modules, one day dedicated for each module. The sessions were attended by 31 participants representing various sectors such as law firms, banks, financial institutions, government organiza...

CJ India warns against corporal punishment

Sir Frank Peters

The chief justice of India, Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, has issued a stern warning against the ill effects of corporal punishment from personal experience as a victim. Speaking at a seminar in Kathmandu last Saturday, he recalled when he was caned at school. The incident occurred when he was a Class 5 pupil. The eminent jurist is now 65.

That time-lapse alone speaks volumes about its evil. Corporal punishment is never forgotten, only pushed...
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