A court in Dhaka on Wednesday granted a one-day remand to question daily Vorer Pata Editor and Publisher Kazi Ertaza Hassan in a case filed over forgery and fraudulence. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mosharraf Hossain granted the remand after Police Bureau of Investigation produced him before the court with a remand prayer for two days.   PBI Inspector Mehedi Hasan appealed for the remand while defence lawyer Kazi Najibullah sought bail for his client. After hearing, the court granted a one-day remand. Red more: New Market Clashes: Three more remanded During the court proceedings, the PBI said that the Ertaza has made fake documents by using officials of the Sub-Registrar’s office, and some other accused can be arrested with information taken from him during the remand. Saiful Islam, brother of Ashiyan Group Chairman Nazrul Islam, filed the case with Khilkhet Police Station on January 1, 2022, naming four people. The other three accused are Abu Yusuf Abdullah, Chairman of the trustee board or Northern University, Riazul Alam and Selim Munshi. Sources at the PBI said that Ashiyan group and Northern University are at loggerheads over land dispute. The campus of the Northern University used to be at the building where the office of Vorer Pata was located. Read more: Assaulting policemen: Five put on remand According to the case statement, Yusuf had chosen a 5 bigha plot at Ashiyan Group’s project site in the capital’s Dakkhinkhan area for buying in 2013. On August 3, 2013, an agreement was signed between Northern University and Ashiyan Group on a Tk 300 non-judicial stamp at a cost of Tk 50 crore. The agreement mentioned that the money was to be paid within August 30 of that year. But, Northern University paid only Tk 30 crore and embezzled Tk 20 crore by making forged documents falsely signed by Ashiyan Group Chairman Nazrul Islam. The fake document also showed the price of the land to be Tk 9.3 crore. Yusuf and Riazul were earlier arrested by PBI. The information found during their questioning led to the arrest of Ertaza.    

Daily Desh Rupantor Editor Amit Habib passed away at a hospital in the capital Thursday night. Amit, 59, breathed his last at 11pm while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Desh Rupantor Chief Reporter Ummul Wara Sweety, said. The Desh Rupantor editor was admitted to the hospital after he had a major stroke on July 21. He also suffered a stroke in 2020. "Amit Habib's first namaz-e-janaza will be held at 10pm at Desh Rupantor office in Bangla Motor and the second namaz-e-janaza at the Jatiya Press Club at 11pm. After that, his body will be taken to Jhenaidah," Sweety said. Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud expressed profound sadness and shock following the death of Amit. He prayed for the Desh Rupantor editor's departed soul and extended his deepest sympathy to his family. Before joining Desh Rupantor, Amit worked for different dailies, including Kaler Kantho, Samakal, Jai Jai Din, and Bhorer Kagoj, in different positions. In 2018, Amit joined Desh Rupantor as its editor. Also read: New Nation Editor AM Mufazzal passes away