The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo for two weeks on a government order to remove tinted glasses from vehicles.
An HC bench comprising of Justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order on Wednesday afternoon responding to a petition.
Ekram killing: Case filed, 23 held
A total of 23 people have been detained over the brutal killing of an Awami League leader and Upazila Parishad Chairman Ekramul Hoque.
Feni model police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the information to the Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday morning. “They have been detained for questioning.”
Deposition in Khaleda graft cases deferred
A Dhaka court has deferred until June 19 the recording of testimonies against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
Judge Basudev Roy of the Special Judge Court 3 fixed the date following a time petition filed by the defence lawyer.
BNP: Ekram was killed due to intra-party feud
The BNP has alleged that Fulgazi upazila Chairman Ekramul Haque was killed due to the ruling Awami League's intra-party feud.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks while addressing a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters in the capital on Wednesday morning.
Modi wants new dept to check illegal migration
The newly elected prime minister of India Narendra Modi is considering setting up of a new department at Indian home ministry to check illegal intrusion.
According to Indian media, BJP leader Modi discussed this matter in a meeting with home secretary Anil Goswami at Guzrat Bhaban on Monday afternoon.
Bigshots 'causing accidents' in Cox's Bazar
Illegal road grabbing by influentials are causing accidents on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway. Though authorities are aware, nothing effective can be done about it.
These influentials are more powerful than the administration, what officials have said.
China bans use of Windows 8 on govt computers
China has imposed a ban on the use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp's latest operating system, by government.
The Central Government Procurement Centre issued the ban as part of a notice on the use of energy-saving products, says a posted on the website of the centre.
Thai army chief calls meeting of political rivals
Thailand's army chief will chair a meeting Wednesday between representatives from both sides of the country's bitter political divide, a day after declaring martial law, a military spokeswoman said, reports BSS.
General Prayut Chan-O-Cha called the meeting between top officials of the ruling and opposition parties as well as the election commission, the Senate and the heads of the pro- and anti-government protest camps at the Army Club in Bangkok at 1:30pm, the spokeswoman told AFP.