Chattogram court
63 lawyers get bail in case filed over Chinmoy issue
A Chattogram court on Monday granted bail to 63 lawyers in a case filed over the chaos on a court premises centering the bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, in November last year.
Chattogram Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sarkar Hassan Shahriar passed the order, said public prosecutor of the court Advocate Mafizul Haque Bhuiya.
The 63 lawyers sought bail after surrendering before the court and the court granted the bail on bond of Tk 1000 till the submission of the chargesheet in the case.
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Condemning the death of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, Subhrajit Chowdhury, senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and also the counsel of the 63 lawyers, said Alif’s elder brother filed the case over vandalism.
Security was strengthened on the court premises over the bail hearing of the 63 lawyers.
A check-post was set up at the entrance of the court and police, Rab, BGB and Army members remained alert since morning.
Meanwhile, soon after the court order, a group of people staged a demonstration expressing dissatisfaction over the court order.
On November 26, last year, Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Kazi Shariful Islam rejected the bail plea and ordered Chinmoy Das to be sent to jail.
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Lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death amid clashes among law enforcers, agitated protestors, and supporters of Chinmoy Krishna following the denial of his bail petition in a sedition case.
Protestors vandalised several motorcycles and vehicles parked on the court road.
On November 30, Jamal Uddin, father of Alif, filed a case against 31 people.
Another case was filed against 116 identified people and 400-500 unidentified people in connection with carrying out attacks of lawyers and vandalism.
Khane-e-Alam, brother of Alif, filed the case.
70 lawyers were made accused in the case.
3 weeks ago
Missing case documents of Ctg court recovered, 1 arrested
Police recovered Chattogram court’s nine sacks of missing case documents from a scrap shop in Patharghata area of the city early Thursday morning and arrested a man.
Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Karim said that the suspect was identified after analysing CCTV footage from the court over the past two days.
The arrested man used to sell tea on the court premises, he said.
The documents had been stolen from the balcony of the Chattogram Court and were sold at the scrap shop.
Case documents(CDs) of 1,911 cases were found missing at the Chattogram court recently.
The matter came to light on January 6 after the Public Prosecutor (PP) of Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan filed a general diary (GD) at the Kotwali Police Station.
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Lawyers said these case documents are crucial for proving guilts and their disappearance could severely impede justice.
The documents were stolen between December 13 and December 31 during the cour’st vacation period, court sources said.
1 month ago
1,911 case files ‘go missing’ from Chattogram court
Case documents(CDs) of 1,911 cases have reportedly gone missing from the Chattogram court.
The matter came to light after the Public Prosecutor (PP) of Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan filed a general diary (GD) at the Kotwali Police Station on Monday.
Lawyers said these case documents are crucial for proving guilts and their disappearance could severely impede justice.
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According to court sources, the office of the Metropolitan PP is located on the third floor of the Chattogram court building, adjacent to the sessions judge's courtroom and other judicial chambers.
The missing case documents were stored in plastic bags along the veranda outside the PP’s office due to space constraints.
These documents, belonging to 28 to 30 courts, were kept there on April 24, 2023.
The documents might have gone missing during the court's holiday recess between December 13 and December 31, 2024.
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District Bar Association President Mohammad Nazim Uddin Chowdhury said without these files, cases risk delays or even collapse.
PP Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan termed the disappearance a serious breach of security.
“This is no trivial matter. Those responsible for removing these files must be identified. It’s possible that defendants may have planned this to gain undue advantage in their cases,” he said.
1 month ago
Chattogram court turns down Chinmoy’s bail prayer in sedition case
A Chattogram court on Thursday rejected the bail prayer of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, in a sedition case.
Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge Md Saiful Islam passed the order after a hearing on it, said Public Prosecutor Md Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan.
Earlier, a group of 11 lawyers from Dhaka’s Supreme Court went to Chattogram to join the bail hearing of Chinmoy while the judge entered the courtroom around 9:45am.
An additional number of law enforcement agencies, including police, Border Guard Bangladesh and Army were deployed around the court to ensure a tight security measure.
As per the schedule, the court held the hearing today and rejected the bail prayer of Chinmoy.
Besides, the justice seekers were allowed to enter the court upon showing documents.
On December 3, a Chattogram court set January 2 as the next date of hearing in the case after the prosecution had sought time due to the absence of the defendant’s lawyer.
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On October 25 last year, a large gathering of the Sanatani community was held in Chattogram under the leadership of Chinmoy Krishna Das.
On October 31, a sedition case was filed against 19 people, including Chinmoy, on charge of belittling the national flag.
On November 22, another large rally was held in Rangpur under the leadership of Chinmoy who was arrested in Dhaka on November 25 in the sedition case.
The Chattogram court rejected Chinmoy's bail petition, ordered him to be sent to jail, and the decision sparked clashes between his followers, law enforcers and lawyers on the court premises.
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At one stage of the clash, one lawyer, Saiful Islam Alif, was hacked to death outside the court premises.
Several cases have so far been filed against Chinmoy and others following the murder of the lawyer.
1 month ago
Violence at Ctg court: Eight accused put on 5-day remand again
A Chattogram court on Tuesday sent eight accused arrested in connection with the clashes and vandalism during over ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna’s bail denial on a five-day police remand.
The court passed the order when police produced the accused before the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Alamgir Hossain amid tight security and sought their remand.
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They were sent on a six-day remand on December 4 following their arrest.
On November 26, the supporters of Chinmoy Krishna Das engaged in violent clashes with police and others on the court premises when the court rejected his bail plea in a sedition case.
During the clashes, lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death.
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So far, six cases including a murder case, police assault, vandalism, and obstruction of government duties, have been filed in connection with the incident.
Three of these cases were filed by police.
1 month ago
Chinmoy Das’ bail hearing deferred to January 2
The bail hearing in a sedition case against Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, has been rescheduled to January 2.
Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Saiful Islam fixed the next hearing date for January 2 on Tuesday following the prosecution's request for time due to the absence of his lawyer.
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On November 26, Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Kazi Shariful Islam rejected the bail plea and ordered Chinmoy Das to be sent to jail.
On November 26, lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death amid clashes among law enforcers, agitated protestors, and supporters of Chinmoy Krishna following the denial of his bail petition in a sedition case.
Protestors vandalised several motorcycles and vehicles parked on the court road.
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Five cases, including a murder case, were filed.
Police arrested around 30 people in connection with these cases.
A large number of law enforcement personnel were deployed around the court area apprehending untoward incidents centering the possible bail hearing on Tuesday.
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Members of Chattogram Bar Association staged protests on the court premises, demanding the arrest of the killers of Advocate Saiful Islam Alif and criticising the exclusion of Chinmoy Krishna Das from the murder case.
2 months ago
Ex-banker among 2 convicted for embezzlement of Tk 50 lakh
A Chattogram court on Monday sentenced two people including a former banker for several years in a case over the embezzlement of Tk 50 lakh from accounts of customers from 2014 to 2019.
The court of Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid also fined the convicts, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Mahmudul Hoque, also public prosecutor of the court.
Of the convicts, the port city’s OR Nizam Road Branch former Manager of private Eastern Bank Md Iftekharul Kabir was sentenced 26 years’ imprisonment and fined Tk 1.04 crore, in default of which he will have to serve three more years’ jail.
Apart from this, one Nishat Enterprise owner Mahmudul Hasan, a resident of the city’s Khulshi area, was awarded 13 years jail and fined Tk 76.30 lakh, otherwise he will have to stay in jail for 16 more months.
to the case, the banker in collaboration with Hasan misappropriated Tk 50 lakh from FDR accounts of Ananya Barua, Rupon Ksihore Barua and Suprova Barua after opening a fake account from 2014 to 2019.
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The court on Monday delivered the judgment in presence of the accused upon completion of all legal procedures, the PP added.
2 years ago
Chattogram brother, sister get life imprisonment for acid attacks on cousins
A Chattogram court Wednesday sentenced a woman and her brother to life imprisonment for attacking their two cousins with acid in 2010.
Convicts Sharmin Farzana Latif Saki, 33, and her brother Muhammad Iftekhar Latif, 30, were also fined Tk30,000 and Tk50,000.
In case of non-payment, they will receive an additional prison sentence of one year.
Chattogram Fifth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nargis Akhter passed the order.
Iftekhar and Sharmin were taken to jail after the judgment was delivered, Advocate Taslim Uddin, an additional prosecutor at the court, told UNB.
They threw acid on their cousins Muntaha Karina, 31, and Salsabil Tasnim, 27, at their residence in Chawkbazar's Joynagar area in Chattogram city.
Muntaha and Salsabil's father Anwarul Mubin filed a case over the incident.
On December 14, 2010, the police filed a charge sheet against Iftekhar and Sharmin.
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2 years ago
Graft case: Ex-OC Pradeep’s wife sent to jail on surrender
A Chattogram court on Monday sent Chumki Karon ,wife of ex-OC and death-row convict in Major Sinha (retd) murder case Pradeep Kumar Das, to judicial custody in a case over amassing wealth illegally.
Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order after Chumki Karon surrendered before the court and sought bail, said Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) lawyer Mahmudul Haque.
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Chumki Karon remained absconding since the arrest of Pradeep in major (retd) Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan murder case.
On August 23 in 2020, ACC filed the case against Pradeep and his wife over amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore.
ACC sources said the anti-graft watchdog’s investigation against Pradeep started in 2018.
On April 20 last year, Pradeep and his wife were asked to submit their wealth statement and they submitted their wealth statements in June that year.
After a long investigation, the ACC found evidence that the couple acquired assets worth over Tk 4 crore illegally.
ACC Chittagong Assistant Director Md Riaz Uddin submitted the charge sheet on July 26.On September 1, the court accepted the charge sheet.
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On December 15 last year, a Chattogram court indicted Pradeep and wife in the case. On January 30 this year, Pradeep submitted a petition to the HC seeking cancellation of indictment order and judicial proceedings in this case.
The statement recording of this case is continuing.
A Cox’s Bazar court on 31 January sentenced former OC Pradeep and inspector Liaqat to death and six others to life imprisonment in Major Sinha murder case.
2 years ago
Three to hang for killing minor in Ctg
A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a two-year-old boy in 2020.
Judge Mohammad Jashim Uddin of Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Court-3 handed down the punishment to the three after holding them guilty of the crime.
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The three are Nazma Begum, Md Farid and Hasan, a security guard and son of Nazma. Of them, Hasan was tried in absentia.
According to the prosecution, the convicts plotted to kill Abdur Rahman Araf to frame the owner of the building where the child lived with his parents as a tenant.
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The convicts lured Araf to the roof of the building while he was playing in the parking area of the building on June 6, 2020, and threw him into the water tank on the terrace, where he drowned.
Police subsequently arrested Nazma Hasan and Farid in connection with the murder. On March 21, 2021, cops filed a chargesheet against the three people. During the trial, Nazma admitted to her crime.
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