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 took cognisance of charges against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed over circulating “indecent, defamatory, objectionable and fake information” about some ministers, lawmakers and top Jubo Mahila League leaders on Facebook.
The High Court today wanted to know why the government should not be directed to take necessary steps to digitise marriage and divorce registrations to protect people from fraudulence.
A Dhaka court today sentenced 14 activists of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) to death in a sedition case filed in connection with the attempt to murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Kotalipara of Gopalganj in July 2000.
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on authorities concerned to defer the date of MBBS admission tests from the scheduled date of April 2 due to the ongoing surge of Covid-19 infections.
A man was sentenced to death today for raping his own daughter in Rajshahi two years back.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today moved a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict over formulating a specific law or rule regarding imposition of embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.
A Dhaka court today set May 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and six others in Barapukuria coalmine graft case.
A Shariatpur court today sentenced six people to death in connection with a murder case filed over the killing of Public Prosecutor Habibur Rahman and his brother in Shariatpur 19 years ago.
A Dhaka court today framed charges against former Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan in two cases filed under the Narcotics Control and Special Powers act.
The High Court today granted ad-interim bail to choreographer Evan Shahriar Sohag in a case filed on charges of trafficking women to Dubai.
