Justice Abu Ahmed new ICT chairman

The government on Tuesday appointed Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar as the new chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Justice Abu Ahmed, now a member of the tribunal, will replace incumbent chairman Md Shahinur Islam, said a media release signed by the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry’s Secretary Md

Moulvibazar tea workers gather to demand justice for Priti Urang

Tea workers on Sunday demanded a fair investigation and justice in the death of Priti Urang, a tea worker’s daughter of Mirtinga tea garden in Kamalganj district, who fell to her death from the Mohammadpur flat of the executive editor of the Daily Star. Puran Urang presided over the protest rally

President asks NDC graduates to promote justice, people’s emancipation

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the graduates of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) to serve their respective countries through promoting justice and people’s emancipation. “I hope the NDC course members would create their own identity at the national and international levels, making significant contributions to their

Protesters demand justice for Bangladeshi student shot by police

Expressing anger and frustration, several hundred protesters on Monday demanded justice for a Bangladeshi American college student who was shot and killed by police in the Boston suburb of Cambridge last week, a shooting that has drawn attention from Bangladeshi media. Sayed Faisal, 20, a student at the University of

The world owes Rohingyas their right to human dignity

It has been five years since the forced exodus of the Rohingyas from Myanmar, and their plea for justice and accountability continues. On August 25, 2017, “Myanmar military began a sweeping campaign of massacres, rape, and arson in northern Rakhine State”, said Human Rights Watch in its latest report, Myanmar: No

Gender sensitivity key to achieving climate justice

While the climate crisis affects virtually every aspect of life, its impacts are not felt equally. A person’s vulnerability to climate change varies depending on their position in society, such as socioeconomic status, dependence on natural resources, and capacity to respond to natural hazards. Since different genders often experience different social

Ensure justice for all, PM to public servants

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the new administration cadre officers to work for ensuring justice for all stressing the importance of good governance. "Stand beside the people and ensure justice for them utilizing the knowledge acquired from the training," she said. The Prime Minister was addressing the certificate-giving and closing ceremony

Munia’s grieving family seeks justice

The grieve-stricken family of Musharrat Jahan Munia, whose body was recovered from her rented flat in Dhaka, have demanded exemplary punishment of those responsible for her death. Police on Monday recovered the hanging body of Musharrat Jahan, 21, daughter of late Shafiqur Rahman, a freedom fighter of Monoharpur in Cumilla district,