Law-&-Order
MC College gang-rape:HC orders suspension of principal, hostel superintendent
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to suspend the principal and hostel superintendent of MC College in Sylhet within 7 days for their negligence of duty over the gang-rape of a woman on the campus in September last year.
The court also ordered the authorities concerned to take departmental action against Principal Prof Mohammad Saleh Ahmed and hostel superintendent Jiban Krishna Acharaya.
The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order.
Read:Trial in MC College gang rape, extortion cases to run simultaneously: HC
The court on Tuesday fixed today for passing an order after hearing on a rule issued over the rape incident.
Advocate Mohammad Mishbahuddin stood for the writ petitioner while deputy attorney general Nowraz Mohammad Russel represented the state.
The High Court on September 29 last year formed an investigation committee to look into the MC College gang rape incident.
A suo moto rule was issued in this regard by the bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim.
It also asked the committee to record the statement of the victim, plaintiff, Principal of MC College, witnesses and others related to the case.
Read:MC College gang-rape: 8 BCL men indicted
The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain why punitive action should not be taken against the Principal of MC College and hall superintendent for their negligence to save the victim and allowing outsiders to stay at the dormitory.
The college principal and others concerned were made respondents to the rule.
Expelled Sramik League leader Tufan denied SC bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of expelled Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar of Bogura in a case filed by ACC.
A full bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order.
Advocate Sharif Uddin Chakladar stood for Tufan while Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented theAnti-Corruption Commission ( ACC).
Read: HC turns down Tufan’s bail in rape case
On March 1, the High Court rejected the bail petition of Tufan in a case filed by ACC and said he will not be able to file a bail petition in any court.
Later, Tufan Sarkar filed a petition with the Appellate Division challenging the HC order.
The case was filed against Tufan over amassing wealth and concealing wealth information.
Tufan has no source of income and he in the Tax return submitted a return of Tk 1.60 crore.
He also refrained from giving the right information to ACC about his wealth.
On December 31, 2018, The ACC deputy director Mohammad Aminul Islam filed a case with Bogura Sadar Police Station.
Tufan is in prison since 2017 in a case filed over the rape and torture of a schoolgirl and her mother.
On June 22, 2020, The High Court rejected the bail petition of Tufan Sarkar in the case filed over the rape and torture of a schoolgirl and her mother.
Tufan took the girl to his house at Badurtala in the district town promising to arrange her admission into a local college and raped her there on July 17, in 2017.
Read: HC turns down Tufan’s bail plea over Bogura rape
When Tufan's wife Asha and her elder sister Rumki came to know about the incident, they along with some associates picked up the girl and her mother from their house.
They allegedly beat the girl and her mother with sticks and cut the hair of their heads.
At one stage, the offenders got their heads shaved done by a barber on July 28, 2017.
Later, two cases were filed in this connection on July 29 in the same year.
Farmers Bank Scam: Appellate Division denies bail to Rashedul
The Appellate Division on Tuesday denied bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, the son of former chairman of Farmers Bank audit committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty, in a money laundering case.
Bench of five justices under the chief justice passed the order and ordered the judicial court to settle the case quickly.
Advocate AF Hasan Arif stood for the accused while advocate Md Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the court. Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Ershad stood for the state.
Md Khurshid Aalam Khan said, on January 26 the High Court upheld the bail of Rashedul Haque Chisty and after the bail is cancelled he will have to remain behind bars until the case is under trial.
Later ACC appealed for suspending the order with the Appellate Division of the High Court.
Also read: Farmers Bank Scam: HC upholds bail of Rashedul
On February 1, the Appellate Division suspended the bail order passed by the High Court and gave him permission to appeal again to the higher court. Today both his bail appeals got rejected.
On April, 10, 2018, ACC filed a case against Mahbubul Haque Chisty, his wife Rosey Chisty, son Rashedul Haque Chisty, first president of the Farmers Bank Md. Masudur Rahman Khan, senior vice president Zia Uddin Ahmed and senior executive vice president Delwar Hossain at Gulshan police station under the Money laundering prevention act.
The accused were allegedly involved in embezzling around Taka 160 crore.
On May 19, 2020, a judicial court passed bail orders for Rashedul Haque Chishty in several cases.
ACC later filed a review petition with the High Court challenging the bail order
Mahbubul Haque Chisty and Rashedul Haque Cishty have been staying in jail since their arrest in the money laundering case.
LSD seizure: 5 more placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed five people on a 5-day remand each in a Narcotics case filed after their arrest with hallucinogenic drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide).
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam passed the order after rejecting bail plea of the accused.
Those remanded are ABM Shirajul Salekin alias Topu, ASM Monwar Akib alias Anan, Najmus Sakib, Md Saiful Islam and Najmul Islam.
Also read: LSD seized during probe into DU student's death
Earlier, sub-inspector (also investigation officer of the case)of Khilgaon police station Badrul-Al-Amin produced the accused before court and prayed for a 10-day remand for each.
Primary investigation reveals that the accused were involved in drug trading, said police.
On Saturday night police arrested ASM Monwar Akib alias Anan, Najmus Sakib, Md Saiful Islam from Khilgaon while peddling drug. ABM Shirajul Salekin was arrested later from the Mohakhali area.
Also read: LSD seizure: 3 students on 5-day remand
On May 26, police arrested three private university students with LSD during a raid.
Later a case was filed at Dhanmondi Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.
On Sunday, a Dhaka court placed the three accused Sadman Sakib Rupol, 25, Ashab Wadud Turjo, 22, and Adib Ashraf, 23 on a 5-day remand each.
The ongoing probe into the death of Dhaka University student Hafizur led to the raid, said DB.
Babul Akter sent to Feni jail
Chattogram's former police superintendent Babul Akter, who is under arrest in a case filed over his wife Mitu’s murder, has been sent to Feni district jail Saturday.
Chattogram jail authorities have confirmed the handover to UNB.
Jailer Dewan Tariqul Islam said following an order from the higher authority Babul Akter was handed over to Feni jail.
“There is no significant reason for his transfer, it’s just where authorities want him to stay," he said.
On May 17, after a 5-day remand Babul was produced before the court for giving a confessional statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Also read: Ex-SP Babul placed on 5-day remand
Later he changed his mind and the court sent him to jail.
Since, Babul Akter was staying in Chattogram jail.
On May 12, PBI detained Babul Akter following an investigation that gave them clear reasons to believe he was involved in his wife's murder.
In the case statement, his father in law Mosharraf claimed that Babul had his wife killed over extra marital relationship.
The other accused in the case are—Musa, Kalu, Ehteshamul Bhola, Munir, Saidul Islam Shikdar alias Sakku, Shahjahan, Anwar and Wasim.
On June 5, 2016, unidentified assailants gunned down Babul's wife Mitu at the port city's GEC intersection while she was going to drop her son Mahir Akhter, 7, for his schoolbus.
Also read: Mitu murder case: No confessional statement from Babul after remand
Rape on moving bus in Savar: 5 put on remand
A Dhaka court on Saturday placed five men on a three-day remand in a case filed over rape of a 26-year-old woman on a minibus at Nabinagar in Savar .
Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahzadi Tahmida passed the order after sub-inspector Mohammad Ziaul Islam, also investigating officer of the case, produced the accused before the court .
The court also recorded the confessional statement of Sumon Mia , the driver of the minibus and also an accused.
Those remanded are Md Ariyan 18, Md Saju ,20,Monowar Hossain 24, Sohag 25, and Saiful Islam 40.
Also read: 26-yr-old returning home raped by six on bus in Savar
Earlier on Friday night, the woman while returning home with an acquaintance was allegedly raped by six men on a minibus in Savar.
All the six accused, including the driver and the helper of the bus, were arrested after the woman raised an alarm.
Sazzad Karim, officer-in-charge of Highway Police Station, said on Saturday that the woman, a garment factory worker, went to Manikganj from Chashara of Narayanganj on Friday morning.
In the evening, she boarded a Narayanganj-bound bus. When the bus reached Nabinagar in Ashulia, the woman and her acquaintance got off and boarded a minibus to reach Narayanganj.
"The six accused were already on the bus. The driver suddenly stopped the bus near DC Nursery and tied up the woman and her male acquaintance with a rope. Later, they took turns to rape her," the OC said.
Also read: Case filed over rape of Bangladeshi woman by compatriots in India
However, the girl showed her presence of mind and raised an alarm. Hearing her screams, a police patrol team confronted the accused and rescued her from their clutches. "All the six have been arrested," the officer said.
An FIR for rape has been filed at Ashulia Police Station against the accused, on a complaint by the woman.
"She has been sent to the one-stop crisis centre at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital," the OC added.
Attack on Sheikh Hasina: SC stays bail of 7 accused
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed a High Court order that had granted a four month bail to seven accused in a case filed over the attack on then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina's motorcade in Satkhira in 2002.
Chamber Judge of the division Justice Hasan Fayez Siddiqui stayed the order until May 30 in response to a petition filed by the state.
The court also fixed Sunday (May 30) for a full bench of the Appellate Division to hear the bail petition.
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Additional Attorney General SM Munir represented the state in the court while Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon appeared for the accused.
SM Munir confirmed the developments to UNB.
Earlier on Tuesday the HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Iqbal Kabir granted four months bail to seven accused in the case.
Sheikh Hasina’s motorcade was attacked on 30 August 2002 in front of the Kalaroa Upazila BNP office in Satkhira.
A case was filed by Kalaroa Upazila Freedom Fighter, Commander Moslem Uddin on the same day over the matter.
LSD seized during probe into DU student's death
Police say they have seized psychedelic drug LSD during investigation into the death of Dhaka University student Hafizur Rahman.
Three private university students were also detained with this hallucinogenic drug in a raid from Dhaka on Wednesday night.
The arrestees are Sadman Sakib Rupol, 25, Ashab Wadud Turjo, 22, and Adib Ashraf, 23.
Also Read: Mystery shrouds death of a DU student
AKM Hafiz Akhter, additional commissioner of police at the DB confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon at a briefing at the Detective Branch media centre.
“The ongoing probe into the death of DU student Hafizur led to the raid,” he said.
Akhter said whether the drug had anything to do with the death of Hafizur can only be ascertained after further investigation.
He revealed that around 200 strips of LSD imported from the Netherland were seized during the raid.
Hafizur, 24, a student of Information Science and Library Management (2015-16 session), went missing on May 15, a day after Eid-ul-Fitr.
DU students were in shock when his dead body was found at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue on Sunday.
Former MP Awal taken to jail
Former MP MA Awal was taken to Keraniganj central jail on Wednesday evening in connection with the sensational Shahinuddin murder case in Pallabi.
Jailer Mahbubur Islam confirmed that he was taken to the jail at 7:30 pm and will be kept in a 14-day quarantine there.
MA Awal is a former member of parliament from the Lakshmipur-1 constituency.
On Thursday he was arrested by RAB along with others accused in this case.
RAB claimed the former MP to be the mastermind behind the murder.
On May 16, Shahinuddin was called up on his mobile phone and asked to go to Mirpur Section-12 on the pretext of resolving a land dispute.
When the victim reached the area around 4pm that day, the assailants attacked him before hacking him to death with sharp weapons in front of his seven-year-old son.
A murder case was filed at Pallabi Police Station on May 17 against several people, including former MP MA Awal.
Mitu murder case: Another prime accused arrested in Chattogram
A day after former Chattogram police superintendent Babul Akter was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife, RAB on Thursday claimed to have apprehended another prime accused in the case.
RAB sleuths nabbed Saidul Islam Shikder from the Ranirhat Bazar area of Rangunia upazila in Chattogram late on Wednesday night, assistant police superintendent of RAB-7, Nurul Afsar, told UNB.
Earlier on Wednesday, Babul was arrested by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) after it allegedly established the former SP's involvement in the 2016 killing of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.
Also read: Ex-SP Babul Akter finally held over 2016 murder of wife Mitu
He was subsequently produced in the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Sarwar Zahan, which sent him to PBI custody for five days.
Babul was, in fact, arrested after the PBI booked him and seven others, including Saidul Islam Shikder, for his wife's murder, based on a complaint by Mitu’s father Mosharraf Hossain at Panchlaish Police Station on Wednesday noon, said officer-in-charge Abul Kashem Bhuiyan.
In the case statement, accessed by UNB, the PBI has accused Babul for ordering the murder of his wife.
The other accused in the case are Musa, Kalu, arms supplier Ehteshamul Haque Bhola and his assistant Md Munir, Shahjahan, Anwar and Wasim.
Musa, who had planned and led the murder mission, is still on the run. After the murder, Babul had called Musa over the phone and sent SMSes a number of times, according to the PBI.
Other two accused Nabi and Rashed were killed in a gunfight with police in Rangunia on July 4, 2016.
On June 5, 2016, unidentified assailants gunned down Babul's wife Mitu at the port city's GEC intersection while she was going to drop her son Mahir Akhter, 7, for a bus of Chittagong Cantonment Public School and College.
Also read: Babul among 8 sued in Mitu murder
Soon after the crime, Babul had filed a murder case with Panchlaish Police Station against three unidentified men.
Later, police arrested four people, including Abu Nasur Gunu, Shah Zaman alias Robin, Md Anwar and Md Motaleb Mia alias Wasim, from different places in connection with the murder.
Of them, Anwar and Wasim made confessional statements before a magistrate, implicating seven people, including Musa who directly took part in the killing, Mohammad Rashed and Nabi.
During the course of the probe, police had also arrested "arms supplier" Ehteshamul Haque Bhola and his assistant Md Monir and seized a pistol from their possession.
However, the case was transferred to the PBI in 2019, after Mitu's father, himself a retired police officer, filed a complaint against the CMP's mishandling of the case.