Law-&-Order
Adam Tamizi Haque taken to DB office
Adam Tamizi Haque, chairman of Haque Group, was taken to the DB office on Saturday evening.
He was taken to the DB office at Minto Road in Dhaka for questioning, said an official of DB's Gulshan division.
Another DB source said that DB Chief Harun-Or-Rashid will brief the media about it.
Read: Tamizi Haque's arrest aborted by RAB in the face of suicide threats
Earlier on November 16, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members raided the house of Adam Tamizi Haque in Gulshan area of the capital.
Tamizi Haque, however, threatened to commit suicide if he is arrested, according to security officials who took part in the raid.
Strengthen law to control tobacco use: Speakers
Speakers at an event stressed the need for strengthening tobacco control law.
Development Organisation of the Rural Poor on Friday hosted a sharing session in collaboration with Television Reporters' Association Bangladesh (TRAB).
The event, held at Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the National Museum was presided over by noted author and Bangla Academy Chairperson Selina Hossain.
Bangladesh Press Council Chairman Justice Md Nijamul Haque Nasim was present as the chief guest.
To strengthen the existing tobacco control laws and make them compatible with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the draft proposed by the Ministry of Health includes six key proposals.
They are--- ban on designated smoking areas in all public places and public transport for the protection of non-smokers, ban the promotion of tobacco products at the point of sale, ban the corporate social responsibility activities of tobacco companies, ban the import, manufacture, use, and marketing of e-cigarettes or emerging heated tobacco products, ban loose selling of tobacco products and increase graphical health warning size from 50% to 90%.
In the session, Rubina Islam, Program Coordinator, DORP, elaborated on the prevalence of tobacco in Bangladesh and its negative impact as a threat to public health.
DORP has been involved in various development programs since 1987.
In line with this, DORP is currently working on tobacco control law and increasing tobacco taxes and implementing various projects to achieve the government's sustainable development goals.
18 arrested for cheating in primary school teacher recruitment test in Dinajpur
A total of 18 examinees, who sat for the recruitment test for assistant teacher in government primary school in first phase, were arrested for cheating during the examination in Dinajpur on Friday.
Moreover, 16 electronic devices used for communication during the examination were seized from them.
District Primary Education Officer Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter to UNB, saying that the examinees were suspended for adopting unfair means- essentially cheating.
Of the suspended examinees, sixteen were arrested for using the electronic devices and two for acting as the proxy, Nazrul Islam said.
He informed that 38,009 examinees took part in the recruitment test held at 54 centres in the district.
Legal actions against the accused were taken in this regard, the education officer added.
The first phase of the recruitment test for assistant teacher's post at government primary schools was held in Rangpur, Sylhet and Barishal divisions.
RAB arrests 7 more for political violence, sabotage
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday arrested seven more people, including BNP leaders and activists, from different parts of the country in connection with their alleged involvement in vandalism, arson and sabotage during the nationwide blockade and shutdown, enforced by BNP and other like-minded parties.
Md Shakhawat Islam , convenor of Narayanganj Metropolitan Swechasebak Dal, and Md Gias Uddin, convenor of Uttar Madarsha union Jubo Dal of Chattogram, were among the arrestees.
48 hr blockade: 418 RAB patrol teams deployed
They were arrested from Dhaka's Sutrapur and Chattogram's Hathazari area, respectively.
Five others were arrested from different parts of the country, said RAB Headquarters Legal and Media Wing Assistant Director ASP Al Amin.
So far, RAB has arrested a total of 847 people in connection with violence and sabotage in different parts of the country, including the attack and sabotage on October 28.
6 more arrested over political violence, sabotage: RAB
Meanwhile, 418 RAB patrol teams, including 126 in the capital, have been deployed across the country in order to prevent violence and vandalism and to maintain the law and order situation.
The elite force is providing security for passenger and goods transport, long-distance public transport, and cargo transport by patrolling in different parts of the country.
820 arrested by RAB since Oct. 28 for political violence, sabotage; mostly BNP
In addition, RAB's intelligence surveillance is continuing in important places, including bus stands and railway stations, to prevent any kind of vandalism and violence, said the RAB official.
29 BNP leaders, activists jailed in separate sabotage cases
Two Dhaka courts on Thursday sentenced 29 leaders and activists of BNP to different terms of jail in two separate sabotage cases.
Of the two cases, 20 BNP men including its front wing Juba Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku and Swechasebak Dal general secretary Md Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel, were sentenced to three years of jail each.
Home Minister says female firefighters will deal with disasters from now on
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury handed down the judgment in the case filed with Shahjahanpur Police in 2017.
The other convicts are- BNP Dhaka South city unit member secretary Rafikul Alam Majnu, Md Bhashani Chaklader, Md Mohsin, Md Hanif Hossain Babu, Md Belal Uddin, Md Tarikul Islam Jikir, Md Baten, Kazi Md Jamal, Imran Khan Emon, Md Sohagh Bhuiyan, A Salam Khan, Arifur Rahman Sujon, Sheikh Shahidullah Tipu, Md Jahangir Hossain, Md Abdullah Jamal Chowdhury, Md Selim, Ahmed and Humayun Kabir Nahid.
48-hr blockade: 4 leaders of BNP’s associate bodies arrested in Sylhet
The court sentenced the 20 convicts to a two-year jail under section 148 and 34, while one more year of jail under section 427 and 34. As both sentences will run concurrently, the convicts will have to suffer only two years behind bars. And 44 people were acquitted as they were not found guilty in the case.
Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin sentenced nine BNP men to a two-year jail each in the case filed at Gulshan Police Station in 2018.
They are-Mehedi Bappi, Mainul Hasan alias Mishu, Shariful, Zakir Hossain, Mojibur Rahman, Mamun Chowdhury, Rubel Hossain, Atikur Rahman and Billal Hossain.
BNP urges those who field candidates to stay away from Jan-7 polls
The judge also imposed a fine of Tk 5,000 on each of them and, in default of which, they will have to serve another two months in jail.
The court also acquitted Aminul Islam as he was not found guilty in the case.
Home Minister says female firefighters will deal with disasters from now on
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said that women are performing their duties bravely in all fields, and from now on, female firefighters will also serve the country by devoting themselves to all disasters.
The minister made the comment while interacting with reporters after participating in the training visit and photo session of the first batch of female fire fighters recruited in the Fire Service at Fire Service and Civil Defence Training Complex, Mirpur in the city on Thursday.
He expressed hope that this trend of recruitment of female fire fighters will continue in the future.
Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Directorate Brigadier General Md. Main Uddin said that the name of 'Fireman' post was changed to 'Firefighter' under the instructions of the Prime Minister. In continuation of this, the process of appointing women workers to this post began.
Priyanka Halder, Yasmin Khatun and Nazmun Nahar among the 15 female fire fighters expressed their feelings to the mediapersons at the event.
According to the recruitment notification, out of 2,707 applicants for the post of female firefighters through preliminary screening, physical fitness and medical test, written test and oral examination, these 15 women were finally selected for the posts. Female firefighters officially joined the fire service on November 18.
Now they are undergoing basic training. Previously, female officers were appointed as officers in the fire service, but this is the first time that women have been appointed as fire fighters.
E-orange fraud case: Arrest warrant issued against ex-police inspector Sohel, 6 others
A Chattogram court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for seven accused including a former inspector of Banani police station Sheikh Sohel Rana in a case involving fraudulence with customers through e-commerce business site ‘E-orange’ around two years back.
Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Das passed the order after accepting the chargesheets submitted by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in the case, said the plaintiff’s counsel Golam Mawla Murad.
Accused Sohel Rana was the ‘so-called patron’ of the e-commerce platform.
Six other suspects who face the arrest warrants are E-orange owner Sonia Mehzabin, her husband Masukur Rahman, and the firm’s officials Amanullah, Bithi Akhter, Jayedul Firoz and Nazmul Hasan Rasel.
According to the case statement, the e-commerce site didn’t deliver the ordered products to the customers despite paying money.
Being deceived, businessman Nurul Absar of Chattogram’s Reazuddin Bazar filed the case against the seven accused with a Chattogram court on October 6, 2021, bringing allegations of embezzling around Tk 11.5 lakh.
Taking the allegations into cognisance, the court ordered the PBI to look into the case and submit the report.
Death penalty challenged in Bangladesh High Court
A writ petition was submitted with the High Court (HC) challenging the existing provision of death penalty on Thursday.
A directive was also sought to issue a rule as to why the provision of capital punishment should not be declared illegal and unlawful.
Secretaries of Law and Justice Division, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division and Registrar General of the Supreme Court were made respondents to the petition.
Supreme Court lawyer Ishrat Hasan filed the petition with the concerned bench of the HC on Thursday.
The petition will be produced before the HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Ataulllah for the hearing on December 9, said the petitioner.
According to the petition, the death penalty is the highest punishment of Bangladesh, but it is contradictory to sections 32 and 35 of the country’s constitution.
Moreover, the death penalty was discouraged in the ‘UN Convention on Human Rights-1948’, ‘International Convention on Civil and Political Rights-1966’ and ‘Convention against Torture-1984’.
As Bangladesh is a signatory member country of the laws, hence there is an obligation to prohibit the death penalty. A total of 112 countries of the world have already banned capital punishment, the petition said.
As Bangladesh is a signatory to the international laws banning the death penalty and the country is bound to abide by the section 25 of the constitution as per the International Law.
Chicks-carrying covered van set ablaze in Sirajganj
Miscreants set fire to a covered van carrying chicks in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Wednesday night during the ongoing 48-hour countrywide blockade.
Shahjadpur police station’s Officer-in-charge (OC) Khairul Bashar said that the chicks-laden covered was going to Pabna from Gazipur’s Sreepur on Wednesday night.
The arsonists set fire to the vehicle when it reached Tetiarkanda area under the upazila around 10 pm, burning all the chicks, he said.
Later, members of Fire Service and Civil Defence doused the flame, the OC said adding that the covered van driver also sustained burn injuries.
A case was filed in this connection and efforts are on to identify the arsonists, the police officer added.
AL candidate for Ctg-3 served show-cause notice for violating electoral code
The Electoral Enquiry Committee (the ‘Committee’) on Wednesday served a show-cause notice on Awami League (AL) nominated candidate of Chattogram-3 (Sandwip upazila) Mahfuzur Rahman Mita for his alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct.
According to the notice, signed by the chairman of the Committee for the constituency and Chattogram Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Shahidul Islam, the AL-backed candidate on Monday took businessmen of local ‘Ershad Market’ to his house and assured them with providing various benefits if he is elected in the upcoming national parliamentary election billed for January 7 next.
On the same day, the candidate also allured businessmen of Shiberhat by offering diverse advantages. Additionally, he inaugurated his election office at Maitbhanga Cinema Hall area, thereby violating the prescribed electoral conduct.
The Committee issued the notice following the allegations brought by an independent candidate Dr Md Jamal Uddin Chowdhury against Mahfuzur Rahman.
The accused candidate was asked to respond in-person or by his representative at 11 am on December 13.