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Strict measures, if NBR protesters don’t return to work: Govt

Staff Correspondent: The interim government has decided to declare all categories of jobs under the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as essential services amid the demonstrations by its officials and

Ex-CEC Habibul Awal sent to jail

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Sunday sent to jail former chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal in a case lodged for manipulating the national election. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

UN human rights body to set up office in Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish an office in Bangladesh, primarily for three years, in an effort to

Apprehensions over ‘July Charter’, progress of discussions discouraging: Ali Riaz

Staff Correspondent: Co-chair of the national consensus commission Professor Ali Riaz has said that the progress of discussions with political parties has not been encouraging. He said, “We have imagined

Nationwide imports-exports halted amid NBR staff shutdown

Staff Correspondent: Import and export activities across the country remain at a standstill as striking officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) continue their “complete shutdown” demanding

SC stays verdict on service discipline rules for lower court judges

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed the effectiveness of its 2018 judgment that approved the much-debated service discipline rules for lower court judges. A six-member bench led by