While addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 28, 2022, Mechelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, raised an important point on the rise in disinformation across societies, remarking that systemic inequality has helped fuel a rise in the deliberate spreading of falsehoods.
Digital commerce platform Evaly was noted amongst customers for its frequent, and generous discounts and cashback offers. However, complaints eventually started piling up regarding delay in delivery as well as non-delivery of products. Owing to the diverse catalogue of products offered on evaly, the losses incurred by consumers are also varying from small to rather significant amounts.
In continuation of the series of events organised by the Liberation War Museum (LWM) on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a virtual discussion titled ‘The Judicial Process of Bangabandhu Murder Case and Its Verdict’ was held on the last evening of the mournful August.
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is perhaps one of the most hyped-up terminologies in this version of the digital era and is no longer alien to the people at large.
A virtual dialogue on Industrial Safety of the RMG Sector during the Post-Accord-Alliance Period on 11 July 2021 was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh.
The 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Virtual Moot Court Competition organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) was held from 24-27 June. A total of 26 teams representing different universities of Bangladesh have participated in this virtual moot court competition.
Society cannot be free of crimes by only handing out rigorous punishment like death sentence and life imprisonment, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said today.
The family of a Jahangirnagar University student who has been missing for about a week has demanded for his safe return.
A Dhaka tribunal today directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to investigate a case filed under Digital Security Act by Dhaka University teacher Samia Rahman.
In a High Court ruling today, Tufan Sarkar, a suspended Sramik League leader of Bogura, was barred from seeking bail from any court of the country for the next six months in a corruption case filed against him for committing fraudulence with the court.
A Dhaka court again asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) today to submit -- by May 19 -- the probe reports of two sedition cases filed against Hefajat-e-Islam chief Junayed Babunagari, Hefajat Joint Secretary General Maulana Mamunul Haque, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim.
Verdict of the case filed against journalist Probir Sikdar under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act was today deferred until April 11.
The High Court today set April 5 for delivering an order on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of a convict in Chattogram.
The High Court is likely to pass an order tomorrow on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of the convicted Kulsuma Akhter in Chattogram.
The immigration department of police today sent a report, containing the names and addresses of 13,931 Bangladeshi nationals with dual citizenships and dual passports, to the attorney general’s office for placing it to the High Court.
Khulna Speedy Trial Tribunal today sentenced 26 people to life term imprisonment in a murder case of Narail.
A Rajshahi court issued an arrest warrant against BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Minu today. Minu, an adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and three other party leaders were accused in a sedition case filed for “making a hint that another assassination like in 1975 could occur”.
Expressing concern over the rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has said lawyers need not wear black coats and gowns to participate in court proceedings amid the ongoing situation.
