Law-&-Order
Four arrested in Khulna over gang rape of woman
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-6 have arrested four people in connection with the gang rape of a woman in Khulna city on Wednesday night.
The arrestees are auto-rickshaw drivers Belal Morol and Azizur Rahman Mithu, bakery worker Jihad Munshi and Md Rasel, a student.
The couple was returning to their Phulbari Gate home from Bypass area in the city around 8pm.
The accused ridding on two motorbikes obstructed the couple searched them introducing them as officials of administration.
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Then they took the woman and her husband to an abandoned house where they blindfolded the husband raped her for around three hours.
The alleged rapists videoed them the whole thing and threatened them not to disclose this.
Pahan Chakma, senior assistant superintendent of the Rab-6, said they came to know the incident from their sources and asked the couple to come further to Khulna Medical College Hospital where they disclosed the incident.
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The victim is now undergoing treatment at One-stop Crisis Center of the KMCH, he said.
150 Jamaat-Shibir men sued, 6 held over attack on police in Rajshahi
Police Wednesday said they filed a case against 150 leaders and activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir over the attack on the law enforcers in Rajshahi city as a reaction to the arrest of the party's chief.
Ariful Islam, sub-inspector (SI) of Boalia Model Police Station, filed the case against 16 named and 134 unnamed people at the police station Tuesday night.
Boalia Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mazharul Islam said they have so far arrested six people, including the chief of Shah Makhdum Thana unit chief. "Efforts are on to arrest others."
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A clash broke out Tuesday when the Awami League men intercepted a procession brought out by Jamaat and Shibir in the Darikharbona area to protest the arrest of their party chief Md Shafiqur Rahman. As result, a clash broke out between the two parties.
At that time, two law enforcers sustained injuries while trying to disperse the Jamaat and Shibir men, Mazharul said.
Arrest warrants issued against Jamaat chief, 11 others in sabotage case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued warrants for arresting Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman(now on remand in another case) and 11 activists of the party in a sabotage case filed in 2012.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debdash Chandra Adhikary passed the order, said Azad Rahman, special public prosecutor of the court.
He said Wednesday (today) was the date of recording testimonies of the accused but the accused did not appear the court and submitted a time petition.
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Later, the court issued the arrest warrant against them after rejecting time petition submitted by their counsels, he said.
The case was filed against them for holding a ‘secret anti-government meeting’ at the local Uttara Paschim police station in 2012.
On December 12, members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested the Jammat leader from his house in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
A Dhaka court put him on a seven-day remand in the case lodged at Jatrabari police station.
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Earlier, his son Rafat Sadik Saifullah was also arrested in the case and he has been in jail.
GM Quader can’t perform duties as JaPa chairman: Appellate Division
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the verdict of a lower court that barred GM Quader from performing his duties as the Chairman of Jatiya Party (JaPa) on Wednesday.
A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Hasan Foyez Siddiqui passed the order.
Besides, the Appellate Division bench also asked Dhaka Joint District Judge’s Court to quickly dispose of the petition filed by Quader against its verdict that prevented him from acting as JaPa chief.
During the hearing, Sheikh Mohammad Sirajul Islam stood for GM Quader, while Sayed Ahmed Raja represented petitioner Ziaul Haque Mridha.
“The Appellate Division order bars Quader from performing activities as JaPa Ccief. Now we need to conduct a hearing on the petition filed against him by Mridha,” said Sirajul.
Earlier on Monday, the Appellate Division fixed December 13 (Tuesday) for delivering its judgment on the temporary embargo on the political activities of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader.
Read: Verdict on ban on GM Quader’s party activities tomorrow
On November 30, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division M Enayetur Rahim stayed the High Court order allowing Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader to perform the duties of his post.
On November 29, HC cleared the way for GM Quader to perform his duties as Jatiya Party Chairman by staying the lower court embargo till January 3 following a revision petition.
Ziaul Haque Mridha filed the case against GM Quader on October 4.
On October 30, Dhaka Joint District Sessions Judge court-1 issued a temporary embargo on the political activities of GM Quader.
On October 6, several lawyers including Sheikh Sirajul Islam and Kalim Ullah Majumdar stood for GM Quader with a petition to withdraw the ban on his political activities at the court.
In the petition, the lawyers also urged the court to lift the embargo to play his role as Chairman as per the constitution of the party that was dismissed by the same court on November 16.
Later, Quader filed a revision petition with the HC challenging the lower court order.
According to the case statement, the party’s founder HM Ershad died on September 14, 2019.
Quader declared himself as chairman of the party through forgery at a council on December 28, 2019 when a writ petition case was pending at the High Court.
Read: GM Quader cannot perform duties as JaPa Chairman, Chamber Judge stays HC order
Later, Quader as party chairman fired several leaders including Ranga, Gazipur metropolitan unit’s advisor Ataur Rahman Sarkar and Organising Secretary Sabur Sikdar, among others, by exercising his power as per the constitution of the party.
Besides, Ranga was also removed from the post of presidium member of the party on September 14 and Advocate Ziaul Hoque Mridha from the party on September 17.
In the case, orders were sought to declare all removals from December 28, 2019, to September 17, 2022 and council as illegal while the next council of the party to keep stayed unless the HC writ petition is disposed of.
Roads to avoid on Victory Day
All types of transports other than the vehicles with stickers of the guests invited to the National Parade Square for the parade of combined forces on December 16 are advised to avoid some particular roads, adjacent to Parade Square, from 05.30 am to 13.00 pm.
On the occasion of Great Victory Day, Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sought cooperation from the city dwellers to maintain discipline in traffic and avoid traffic jams during the national event centered on the parade ground.
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The traffic department called upon the city dwellers to avoid following roads from Sonargaon crossing to Farmgate, Khejur Bagan crossing to Urojahaj crossing and Rokeya Sarani to Mirpur-10 roundabout.
Shishu Mela crossing of Shyamoli and 60 feet road to Rokeya Sarani via Agargaon light crossing, from Mohakhali crossing to Jahangir Gate to Agargaon Link Road through new road in front of Prime Minister's Office.
Read more: Police to cooperate if no criminal offence committed centring political events: DMP chief
Love road East side, Vijay Sarani Crossing-Urojahaj Crossing, via Crescent Lake to Ganabhaban Crossing.
Suhrawardy Hospital South Side Road, Agricultural University Road, Ministry of Defense Gap through Planning Commission to BICC Crossing must be avoided .
Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas given division in jail: State counsel
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas have been given the first class facility in jail.
State Counsel Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar informed the High Court that a Dhaka court ordered to give division facility to them on December 9 and they have been given the division facility from today.
Read more: Writ petition seeking division in jail filed to HC for Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas
The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali fixed December 14 (Wednesday) for the hearing of the write petition filed seeking first class facility in jail for the BNP leaders.
Earlier in the day, Mirza Fakhrul’s wife Rahat Ara Begum, Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas and advocate AJ Mohammad Ali submitted the petitions. Later, the bench fixed 3:00 pm today for hearing on the petitions.
In the early hours of Friday, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.
Read more: 224 BNP leaders including Fakhrul, Mirza Abbas denied bail
Later, they were arrested in a case filed over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan.
On Monday, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petition of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas, and sent them to jail, pending further legal procedures.
Jamaat chief put on 7-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on a 7-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury passed the order after the hearing.
Earlier, the investigation officer of the case produced him before the court with a ten-day remand prayer in the case filed with Jatrabari police station while defense counsels argued for turning down the petition.
Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman was arrested for his alleged involvement in militancy, said the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of police.
The Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested him in the early hours of Tuesday from his residence in the capital.
On December 10, the ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami announced a 10-point demand largely overlapping with the BNP's, and declared a mass rally on December 24 just after the BNP's announcement.
Jamaat-e-Islami made the announcement to build a nationwide simultaneous mass movement based on the 10-point demand to restore democracy in the country and bring back the people's rights, said a media statement.
Writ petition seeking division in jail filed to HC for Mirza Fakhrul, Abbas
A writ petition seeking first class facility in jail for BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas was filed Tuesday with the High Court.
The petition was submitted to the bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali.
Mirza Fakhrul’s wife Rahat Ara Begum, Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas and advocate AJ Mohammad Ali submitted the petition.
Raising the petition for hearing on Tuesday advocate Ali said “This is a very urgent matter. Two former ministers have not been given division in jail.”
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Later, the bench scheduled the hearing on the petition at 3:00 pm onTuFakhrul, Abbas sent to jail ahead of BNP’s Dhaka rallyesday.
In the early hours of Friday, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Fakhrul and Abbas from their homes in separate raids in the capital city.
Later, they were arrested in a case filed over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital’s Nayapaltan.
Read more: Fakhrul, Abbas sent to jail ahead of BNP’s Dhaka rally
On Monday, a Dhaka court rejected the bail petition of 224 leaders and activists of BNP, including Fakhrul and Abbas, and sent them to jail, pending further legal procedures.
Police: Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman arrested
The Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman early hours of Tuesday.
Deputy Commissioner (media) of DMP Faruq Hossain confirmed it to UNB but he didn’t disclose the details of the arrest and the allegations against the Jamaat ameer.
Acting Secretary General of Jamaat ATM Masum in a statement claimed the arrest was made around 1 am from his residence in the capital.
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He condemned and protested the arrest.
He said the government cannot stop the ongoing political protests in the country by such arrests. “The people’s movement cannot be stopped by creating fear, attack and filing cases,” he said in his statement.
Masum urged the authority to immediately give unconditional release of arrested Jamaat leaders including Shafiqur and leaders of other political parties.
On December 11, the ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami announced a 10-point demand largely overlapping with the BNP's, and declared a mass rally on December 24 just after the BNP's announcement.
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Jamaat-e-Islami made the announcement to build a nationwide simultaneous mass movement based on the 10-point demand to restore democracy in the country and bring back the people's rights, said a media statement..
9 BNP men inc. Ishraque sued for attacking police on Dec 10
Police filed a case against nine BNP leaders and activists, including its executive committee member Ishraque Hossain, for attacking police at Jatrabari during the party’s Dhaka divisional rally on December 10.
The case was filed Monday at Jatrabari police station following a complaint received from Nowsher Ali, Sub Inspector of Jatrabari police station.
The case was filed under different sections of the Penal Code, 1860 and the Explosive Substances Act 1908.
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According to the complaint, the accused obstructed police from performing their duty on the day by attacking with locally made arms, sticks, crude bombs at Golapbagh intersection at Jatrabari area.
They attacked with attempt of murder and injured police members, vandalised police vehicles and parts of crude bombs were seized from the area.
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Other accused in the case are, Md Nabiullah Nabi, Senior Joint Convener of Dhaka South BNP, Pavel Shikder, Central Vice President of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, MD Jamshedul Alam Syamol, Joint Convener Md Jakir Hossain Ziku, former Joint Secretary of Dhaka South BNP Raisul Hasan Hobby, Shubho Hsan Babu, Md Kausar, Badal Sardar.