Law-&-Order
Deaths of 2 children after ‘pesticide poisoning’: 2 on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted a three-day remand against chairman and managing director (MD) of a pest control service organisation in a case over the deaths of two brothers in Dhaka’s Bashundhara after ‘pesticide poisoning through inhalation’ on June 5 this year.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Mahbub Ahmed passed the order after the defendants were produced before it with a plea for a 10-day remand for each of them, said Sub Inspector Ranaf Kumar, an official at general registration section of the court related to Bhatara Police Station.
Read: Death of siblings after ‘pesticide poisoning’: MD, chairman of pest control company arrested
Those who were put on remand are ‘DCS Organisation Limited’ Chairman Ashrafuzzaman and MD Farhadul Ameen.
Defendant counsel Hasnain Talukdar Sujon claimed his clients’ innocence saying that they were not identified as accused in the case.
He alleged that the victims’ family didn’t abide by the instruction given by the pest control service organisation to avoid accidents but they were indifferent to this.
Read: One held over death of two brothers in Dhaka’s Bashundhara after ‘pesticide poisoning’
Police and the children’s family said workers of the pest organisation sprayed insecticide at their new home in Bashundhara’s Block I last Friday. The family members left the house after insecticide was used.
On Sunday, the family returned to the house and fell sick after inhaling the pesticide, and they were rushed to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, they said.
Nine-year-old Johan died Sunday (June 4, 2023) morning and 15-year-old Jahin passed away at night while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
On Monday afternoon, a case was filed against three people by the children’s father Mubarak Hossain Tushar.
Later, police arrested one Titu Molla, an employee of the pest control service who sprayed insecticide in the victims' house.
On Thursday morning, the Detective Branch of Police arrested the duo from Brahmanbaria and brought them to Dhaka.
28 gold bars recovered in Chuadanga, 1 arrested
Security officials on Thursday arrested a man and recovered 28 gold bars and jewellery from Bazarpara and Pathila Eidgah areas of Jibannagar upazila under Chuadanga district.
The arrestee was identified as Selim Hossain, 30, resident of Nepa Baghadanga village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district.
Read: BGB seizes 3kg gold in Jashore
Chuadanga Police Superintendent Abdullah Al-Mamun said tipped off, a police team took position at Bazarpara area. Sensing the presence of the police, a trafficker abandoned his motorcycle and fled.
Tafsir Mohammad can go abroad: HC
The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to allow Tafsir Mohammad Awal, son of BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintoo, to go abroad.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder passed the order after disposing of a rule in this regard, said Advocate Khurshid Alam, a counsel of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
On March 1, Immigration police barred Tafsir from going to UK at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Later, Tafsir, also a citizen of the USA, filed a writ petition seeking its directive to allow him to traveling abroad on the following day.
The court issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the act of obstructing Tasfir to go abroad should not be declared illegal.
According to the notice of the ACC issued on October 4, 2020, the airport immigration police barred Tafsir from travelling abroad. But the High Court declared the notice illegal on February 24, 22.
Evaly CEO Rassel: no relief from jail despite bail in DSA case
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted bail to controversial e-commerce platform Evaly’s Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Md Rassel in a case filed under Digital Security Act.
A joint bench of HC comprising Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Aminul Islam passed the order after hearing a bail petition.
The court also announced the rule issued regarding the bail as appropriate.
Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi who stood for the state in the court said they will submit a petition seeking a stay order against the bail.
Defendant counsel Ahsanul Karim said though the HC granted bail to his client Rassel in the DSA case on Tuesday; he won’t be able to walk out of jail due to having more cases.
On September 16, 2021, Rassel and His wife Shamima Nasrin were arrested in a raid from their home in the capital's Mohammadpur area.
Read: Evaly CEO Rassel gets bail in 9 cheque fraud cases, cannot walk out of jail
The owners of Evaly were allegedly involved in embezzlement of several hundred crores of taka. They were arrested after a victim filed a case against them.
Though Nasrin is now out of jail on bail, Rassel has been in jail since his arrest.
The online platform’s customer Mohammad Alamgir Hossain filed a case against the couple and unidentified 15 to 20 individuals bringing the allegation of deception under the DSA on September 30, 2021.
According to the case statement, the plaintiff paid Tk 28 lakh to Evaly through bKash and Nagad for buying electronic appliances from January 1 to September in 2020.
Read: Evaly CEO Rassel gets bail in 9 cheque fraud cases, cannot walk out of jail
Though it was supposed to deliver the products within 45 days of order, no produce was handed over to the customer despite elapsing seven months.
The case’s investigation officer Prodip Kumar Das, also a CID official, submitted the chargesheet against them on September 16 the past year.
On March 2 this year, Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge AM Zulfiqar Hayat ordered to begin the trial of the case through forming the charges.
Read more: Evaly chairman released from Kashimpur jail
3 to die for killing youth over land dispute in Magura
A Magura court on Tuesday sentenced three people to death in a case over killing a youth centering a land dispute Kotbhog village in Shalikha upazila of Magura district around 21 years back.
Magura Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Farzana Yeasmin passed the order in presence of the accused, said the court’s public prosecutor Advocate Moshiur Rahman.
Read: Six gets death penalty for killing college teacher in Cumilla
The death row convicts are Abdus Sabur, Habibur and Bulu Miah.
The court acquitted 33 people as the allegations brought against them were not proved, he said.
According to the case statement, Sabur and his accomplices stabbed Saheb Ali to death over a longstanding land dispute on March 8, 2021.
Read: Man gets death sentence for killing and raping girl in Chattogram
Later, the victim’s father Amzad Ali filed a murder case accusing 36 people with a local police station in this connection.
After investigation, police pressed chargesheet against all the accused. The court handed down the judgment in presence of the accused.
Read more: 5 get death sentence for raping teenage girl in Khulna
One held over death of two brothers in Dhaka’s Bashundhara after ‘pesticide poisoning’
Police arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two brothers in Dhaka’s Bashundhara after ‘pesticide poisoning through inhalation’ on Monday (June 5, 2023) night.
The arrestee is Titu Molla, an employee of the pest control service who sprayed insecticide in the victims' house on Friday, said Md. Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bhatara police station.
Earlier on Monday afternoon, a case was filed against three people by the deceased’s father Mubarak Hossain Tushar.
Also Read: 9- and 15-year-old brothers in Dhaka’s Bashundhara dead after ‘pesticide poisoning’
"We are questioning the arrestee," said the OC, adding that the number of accused may increase after interrogation."
Police and the children’s family said workers of a pest control service sprayed insecticide at their new home in Bashundhara’s Block I last Friday. The family members left the house after insecticide was used.
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On Sunday, the family returned to the house and fell sick after inhaling the pesticide, and they were rushed to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, they said.
Nine-year-old Johan died Sunday (June 4, 2023) morning and Jahin passed away at night while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
4 Rohingyas abducted from Teknaf freed on ransom
Four Rohingya refugees who were abducted from Teknaf in Cox's Bazar have been released in exchange for a ransom of Tk 5 lakh.
The abducted Rohingyas are: Mohammad Yunus, 32, son of Nur Hossain; Mohammad Sultan, 24, son of Mohammad Rafiq; Abdullah, 16, son of Abdur Rahman; and Anwar Islam, 18, son of Mohammad Syed. They are all residents of Alikhali Rohingya Camp-25, Block D/22, under Hnila union of Teknaf.
Read: 2 BCL leaders arrested for abduction, robbery at Dhaka College
The abducted Rohingyas returned home on Monday (June 5) evening, said Jamal Pasha, superintendent of police and deputy commander of 16 Armed Police Battalion (APBn).
They were given first aid at the NGO hospital. Later, the APBn members handed them over to their families, he added.
Read: Ctg boy killed after abduction for ransom; 2 arrested
Earlier on Friday (June 2, 2023) night, five Rohingyas were abducted by miscreants from Alikhali camp in Teknaf.
Of them, Jahangir Alam was dropped off, with his hands cut off, near the camp on Sunday (June 4, 2023) evening. Later, locals rescued him and took him to the hospital. He is now receiving treatment at the hospital.
Read: Abduction in guise of DB: Constable put on 1-day remand
June 14 set for hearing on contempt of court case against DSCC Mayor Taposh
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday set June 14 for hearing a contempt of court case filed against Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.
Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division M. Enayetur Rahim set the date after hearing a petition in this regard.
A full bench led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique will hold the hearing on June 14 as per the order.
Read more: DSCC mayor Taposh sued for remark on ex-chief justice
Convener of ad hoc committee of Supreme Court Lawyers Association advocate Mohsin Rashid, Senior Counsels AJ Mohammad Ali and Joynul Abedin, among others, stood for the petitioner while Attorney General Amin Uddin and Supreme Court Bar President Momtaz Uddin Fakir represented defendant Taposh.
Earlier on Sunday, advocate Shah Ahmed Badal, member secretary of ad hoc committee formed after an alleged one-sided election by the pro Awami League lawyers in the bar council election, filed the case at the concerned section of the Appellate Division bringing allegation of contempt of court against Taposh.
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A directive to summon the mayor Taposh for his ‘derogatory remark’ was also sought in the case.
On May 21 this year, Barrister Taposh at a meeting of the Bangabandhu Awami Lawyers Council in the capital said, ‘‘brought down a chief justice’’.
On the next day, daily ‘Dainik Manab Zamin’ published a story headlined ‘brought down a chief justice’.
On May 24, Barrister M Amir-ul Islam drew attention of the Appellate Division about the speech of Taposh.
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Replying to this, Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique said a decision will be taken after reading the news published in the newspaper carefully.
Plaintiff Shah Ahmed Badal said they filed the case against Taposh following inaction from the Appellate Division in this regard.
BGB seizes 3kg gold in Jashore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh seized 26 gold bars weighing about 3 kilograms in Jashore's Chaugachha upazila on Monday.
According to a BGB press release, tipped off that gold would be smuggled to India through the border, a BGB team took position in Kabilpur area around 9 am.
Read: 14 kgs gold seized at Dhaka airport
Sensing their presence, the smugglers fled the scene leaving a packet wrapped with a towel, the release said.
Later, the law enforcers recovered the gold from the packet worth more than Tk 3 crore, it added.
A case was filed at Chougachha police station in this regard and the process of depositing the seized gold bars in the Jashore treasury is under process.
Read more: Man illegally carrying 22 gold bars arrested at Chuadanga
200 sued over vandalism at Ajimnagar railway station
A case was filed on Sunday against 200 people in connection with staging demonstrations at Ajimnagar railway station, vandalizing the station and assault on the station master.
Among the accused, four people were arrested, said Mihir Ranjan Deb, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi GRP police station.
Assistant station master Aminul Islam filed the case naming four people including the convenor of the protest Nadim Alam.
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Protesters blocked the rail line demanding a stoppage of the newly inaugurated Chilahati Express train at Natore’s Ajimnagar station on Sunday.
During their protest, the Tungipara Express train didn’t stop and the agitated protesters vandalized the railway station.
The arrestees will be produced before the Pabna court, said the rail police.