Crime
ASK seeks trial of disappearance incidents
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) – Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights body, on Wednesday urged the government to form a judicial commission immediately for guaranteeing proper trial of the incidents of involuntary disappearances.
5 gold smugglers held in city
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday night arrested five suspected members of an international gold smuggling gang along with around 11 kg of gold from Gabtoli area in the city.
Rajuk conducts eviction drive at Wari, Swamibagh
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) - The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Wednesday conducted a drive against unauthorised commercial entities in residential areas of Swamibagh and Wari in the city.
The drive, led by Rajuk Executive Magistrate Jesmin Akhter and Authorised Officer Md Nur Alam, fined the owner of an under-construction building Tk 2 lakh for not keeping open space while a rod-cement shop Tk 50,000 for running operation in a parking lot and a Well Food showroom Tk 5,000 for running in a residential building.
NHRC concerned over killing of female journalist
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB)-The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday expressed concern at the killing of female journalist Suborna Akhter in front of her house at Radhanagar Majumdarparha in Pabna district town on Tuesday night.
Pabna female journalist murder: Ex-father-in-law held
Pabna, Aug 29 (UNB) – Police on Wednesday arrested the ex-father-in-law of female journalist Subarna Akther, who was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants, from a hospital in the town.
Physically-challenged widow ‘raped’ for months; ‘rapist’ held
Joypurhat, Aug 29 (UNB) – A physically-challenged widow has allegedly been raped repeatedly by a young man at Uttar Joydevpur village in Panchbibi upazila.
Newlywed woman found hanged in Jashore
Jashore, Aug 29 (UNB) – A newlywed woman was found hanged at her house in Nehalpur in Manirampur upazila on Wednesday morning.
Rice trader sued over seizure of VGF rice in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah, Aug 29 (UNB) –A case has been filed against a local rice trader in the connection with seizure of 52 sacks of rice meant for distribution among the ultra-poor under the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme from Haripur village in Sadar upazila.
4 ‘JMB men’ held in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Aug 28 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dakhshin Sahar area in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
The arrestees are Abdul Kader, 30, Aminul Islam, 30, Abdur Rahman, 39, and Aktarul Islam, 46, hailing from Shibganj upazila.
Being tipped-off, a team of the elite force in a drive arrested four JMB men along with a pistol, five round bullets, a magazine, 400gm gunpowder and bomb-making elements, said a Rab-5 press release.
In primary interrogation, the detainees confessed to their involvement with militant activities, said the release.
There must not be impunity for HR violations in Rakhine: UK
Dhaka, Aug 28 (UNB) - British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field has said the gravity of the UN report on human rights violations in Myanmar warrants the attention of both the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council.
He said there cannot and must not be impunity for such acts, which the Mission has concluded warrants “the investigation and prosecution of senior officials in the Tatmadaw chain of command, so that a competent court can determine their liability for genocide in relation to the situation in Rakhine State.
"We will discuss options for bringing the report before the Security Council with other members once the Fact-Finding Mission have made their final presentation to the Human Rights Council in September," he said in a statement.
The British Minister said they commend the Fact-Finding Mission for its work and look forward to seeing the full report.
Mark Field said the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s conclusions on human rights violations in Myanmar since 2011, in particular the truly horrific violence from August last year in Rakhine, come as no surprise.
"Anyone like myself who has been engaged directly in this terrible crisis, or has spoken to Rohingya refugees, knows the Burmese military is primarily to blame for such appalling human rights violations as the widespread rape and murder of the Rohingya people," he said.
The Fact-Finding Mission provides yet more damning evidence of their culpability, according to the statement UNB received from the FCO.
There also remains an urgent need for domestic acceptance and accountability in Myanmar, he said.
"It’s now essential the Burmese government sets out how its Commission of Inquiry will be able to investigate these crimes with full impartiality and how it will be linked to a judicial process to hold those responsible to account," he added.
Meanwhile, British Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of State at the Department for International Development Alistair Burt will visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday morning.
The minister is already in Dhaka and will have important meetings with Bangladesh leadership on various issues of mutual interest, an official told UNB on Tuesday.
Burt was appointed on June 13, 2017 and entered Parliament for the first time in 1983 and was elected Conservative MP for north east Bedfordshire in 2001.
Alistair served as Minister of State for Community and Social Care at the Department of Health from May 2015 until July 2016.
Previously, he served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2010 until October 2013.