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Bangladesh river Conservation Commission Law stalled by objections and draft cuts

Bangladesh’s proposed new law to give the National River Conservation Commission stronger powers has remained stalled despite being drafted in December 2020, as objections from two government bodies have led to the removal of key provisions, including a proposal for a separate river court. The init

MP Gazi Nazrul remanded for 4 days over second wife’s death

A Dhaka court on Monday, 21 September, granted four days’ remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and one day for his first wife, Maksuda Begum, for questioning in a case over allegedly abetting the suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Isl

High Court Declares Strikes and Hartals Against Court Orders Illegal

The High Court on Sunday, September 13, declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court judgment or order illegal and directed action against bus owners’ associations and labour organisations responsible for such calls. A High Court bench comprising Justice Shashank Kumar Sarkar and

Dr Yunus-owned Grameen Kalyan to pay Tk 666 crore in tax

The High Court on Thursday ordered Grameen Kalyan, an institution owned by former interim government chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay Tk 666 crore in taxes after dismissing rules that challenged reassessed tax demands by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). A High Court bench led by Justice M