Our three organizations– Western States Legal Foundation, Peace Depot, and Basel Peace Office– all dedicated to the elimination of nuclear weapons, have consistently expressed our concern about the risk of nuclear war escalating during armed conflicts and times of high tension, when nuclear-armed states often make veiled or even explicit
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Condemned cell confinement illegal before final verdict: HC
The High Court on Monday declared illegal the practice of keeping convicts in the condemned cell before the disposal of the petitions. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Bazlur Rahman passed the order after hearing a writ petition. Advocate Shishir Monir stood for the petitioner while attorney
PM asks for Clamp down on illegal hoarding of commodities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the field-level administration to take stern action against illegal hoarders of commodities and ensure smooth supply of essential items to the consumers during the upcoming month of Ramadan. "During the Ramadan, some businesses are there who always want to make extra profit by hoarding
Kenya court rules Haiti police deployment is illegal
A Kenyan court on Friday ruled against the government's plan to deploy police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation. The ruling comes as Haiti's government calls for the urgent deployment of a multinational force to help the country's overwhelmed police
Remove illegal brick kilns in 4 districts: HC
The High Court on Monday directed the government to stop operations of all illegal brick kilns in four districts Bogura, Tangail, Lalmonirhat, and Thakurgaon. The HC bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Md Shohrowardi came up with the order following a writ petition. It directed the Department of
Quader warns against illegal allocation of hall seats
Obaidul Quader, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and General secretary of Bangladesh Awami League, has warned those involved in running a trade on university admissions and hall seat allocation. "List is being prepared of those involved in running a trade on university admission, seat allocation, political rooms in residential halls, and
India blows up two illegal skyscrapers
Illegal fertilizer trader fined Taka 30,000 in Rangpur
A mobile court fined an illegal fertilizer trader Taka 30,000 for unlawfully hoarding and selling fertilizers at higher prices at Burirhat Bazar in Kawnia upazila in the district on Thursday afternoon. Based on information that some unscrupulous pesticide fertilizer dealers were illegal hoarding and selling fertilizers at higher prices, Kawnia Upazila
Sand mining a boon for illegal industry at the expense of environment
Mining of sand to feed the red-hot demand from Bangladesh’s construction industry has fueled an illegal industry that overshadows the legal one and that’s destroying ecosystems and exacerbating river erosion. As the country’s cities and towns grow on the back of solid economic growth over the past three decades, the construction
