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Workers protested and blocked roads in the Sat Rasta area of Tejgaon, Dhaka following the arrest of a truck workers' leader, causing a traffic gridlock from Sat Rasta to Mohakhali. The situation began to normalize after 8:30pm when workers dispersed from the road, allowing vehicles to resume normal movement. Gazi Shamimur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon industrial police station, said they arrested Talukdar Mohammad Monir, an accused in a murder case filed with Paltan police station, from Tejgaon Truck Stand area around 6:30 pm. After the arrest, the workers started their protest at the Sat Rasta intersection, blocking the road with trucks. Despite briefly dispersing, they regrouped and set tires on fire, which further intensified the traffic congestion. The situation began to improve after 8:30pm, he added.  

Four police officers, including former Deputy Commissioner (Mirpur Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Md. Jasim Uddin Molla, were temporarily suspended on Tuesday. The other suspended officers are: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Division) of DMP Md. Rafiqul Islam, Assistant Commissioner (Traffic-Jatrabari Zone) of DMP Tanjil Ahmed, and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of APBN, Md. Rafiqul Islam. Writ petition seeking probe into graft allegations against 51 judges, other staff rejected The suspension orders were issued by the Police-1 section of the Public Security Division under the Home Ministry on Tuesday. Separate notifications have already been issued, signed by Senior Secretary Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen on the order of the President. According to the notification, former DC of DMP and currently attached to the Rangpur Range DIG office Md. Jasim Uddin Mollah has been charged with crimes under the International Crimes Tribunal Act and an arrest warrant has been issued. He was arrested from Rangpur on October 30. Accordingly, Md. Jasim has been suspended from government service with effect from October 30 under the provisions of Section 39(2) of the Government Services Act, 2018 (Act No. 57 of 2018). During the period of suspension, he will be entitled to subsistence allowance as per the rules. Former ADC (Gulshan Division) Md. Rafiqul Islam's notification said that he was arrested on October 18 in a case filed by Badda Police Station and sent to court. Rafiqul has been temporarily suspended from government service from October 18 as per the provisions of Section 39(2) of the Government Services Act, 2018 (Act No. 57 of 2018). During the temporary suspension, Rafiqul will be attached to the office of the Chattogram Range DIG and will receive allowance as per the rules. SC stays 7 year jail sentence of Tarique in money laundering case The notification of AC (Traffic-Jatrabari Zone)Tanjil Ahmed said that he was arrested on October 15 in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station and sent to court. Therefore, Tanjil Ahmed has been temporarily suspended from government service from October 15 as per the provisions of Section 39(2) of the Government Services Act, 2018 (Act No. 57 of 2018), the notification said. During the period of his temporary suspension, Tanjil will be attached to the office of the Barisal Range DIG and will be entitled to get allowance as per the rules. Another notification on ASP of APBN Md. Rafiqul Islam said that he was arrested on September 13 in a case filed with Hathazari Model Police Station of Chattogram and sent to court. Rafiqul has been temporarily suspended from government service from September 13 as per the provisions of Section 39 (2) of the Government Services Act, 2018 (Act No. 57 of 2018). During the period of temporary suspension, Rafiqul Islam will be attached to the office of Mymensingh Range DIG and will be entitled to get allowance as per the rules.  

The High Court has granted a three-month interim bail to actress and former president of the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) Shomi Kaiser in an attempted murder case. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order after hearing her petition. Barrister Hamidul Misbah stood Shomi during the court proceedings. Writ petition seeking probe into graft allegations against 51 judges, other staff rejected According to the case statement,  Jubo League and Chhatra League activists opened fire on some protesters on July 18 in front of Nawab Habibullah High School in Azampur in Dhaka’s Uttara Awami League. Businessman Ishtiaq Mahmud was shot in the abdomen and later treated at Evercare Hospital. On September 29, Ishtiaq Mahmud filed an attempted murder case at the Uttara East Police Station mentioning names of 126 people including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and  Shomi Kaiser Shomi was arrested on November 5 from her residence at Uttara. She was remanded for three days on November 6.

The High Court on Tuesday turned down a writ petition filed seeking investigation into allegations of graft against some 51 people including judges and staff of lower courts across the country. The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order after hearing the petition. Advocate Md Amimul Ehsan Zobair, a Supreme Court lawyer, stood for the petition while Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rauf represented the state. Writ seeks investigations into graft allegations against 51 judicial staff, inc judges The court said they did not find any such ACC report based on which media published report about involvement of judges and staff of the lower courts in graft and it is not acceptable without cent percent assurance. Advocate Md Amimul Ehsan Zobair filed the writ petition on Monday. The Secretary of the Law Ministry, Registrar General of the Supreme Court, and the Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) were made respondents to the writ petition. A report was published in a national daily headlined 'Unbelievable wealth of 51 judges and staff’ and the writ was filed attaching the newspaper report.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had sentenced BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years jail in a money laundering case. The full bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order after hearing a petition. Barrister Kaisar Kamal and Barrister Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain stood for the petitioner while Advocate Asif Hasan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission. HC order declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan suspended Barrister Kaisar Kamal said the Appellate Division approve to move for a leave-to-appeal against the HC order and asked to submit the brief text of the verdict to the ACC within December 31. The court also stayed the lower court order that had sentenced businessperson Gias Uddin Mamun in the same case. ACC filed the case with Cantonment Police Station on October 26, 2009 and police submitted chargesheet against Tarique and Mamun on July 6, 2010. Court pressed charges against them on August 8, 2011. According to the case statement, Mamun siphoned off Tk 20,41,25,843 from Khadiza Islam, chairman of a construction company limited in the name of installing 80 MW power plant in Tongi. Mamun deposited the money to his bank account in Singapore and Tarique spent Tk 3.78 crore from the money. Palak placed on three-day remand again On November 17, 2013, a lower court convicted Tarique and sentenced him to seven years of  jail in the case. The court also fined Mamun Tk 40 crore and asked the government to confiscate the money which was laundered to Singapore. On December 5, 2013, the ACC filed an appeal on July 21, 2016. The High Court sentenced Tarique to seven years imprisonment and fined him Tk 20 crore in the case. It also upheld the lower order sentencing seven-year jail to Mamun.

Former national cricket captain and Narail-2 MP Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been sued in a case along with 594 others, including his father, Golam Mortaza Swapan, over attack on the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 4 The case was filed at Lohagara Police Station on Monday night, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Lohagara Police Station Md. Ashiqur Rahman on Tuesday. Mashrafe sued over hostile takeover of shares in BPL franchise The other accused include district leaders of the Awami League and Chhatra League, among others. Kazi Md. Yajur Rahman Babu, chief organiser of the Narail district unit of the movement, filed the case naming 295 individuals alongside approximately 300 unnamed persons. Mashrafe joins Sylhet, Mahmudullah stays with Barishal as BPL teams finalize rosters The accused, associated with the Awami League and its affiliates, carried out the attack on August 4. The incident reportedly occurred at the C&B Intersection in Lohagara upazila during a programme organised by the students, Babu alleged. According to the case statement, 15-20 students, including the plaintiff, were injured as the attackers used machetes, bamboo sticks, and iron rods. The attackers also allegedly detonated explosives to disperse the students. Mashrafe set to play US Masters T10 League Investigations were underway, said the OC.

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. Chinmoy Das’ bail hearing deferred to January 2 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. HC orders Harris Chowdhury’s burial with state honour 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.

The Appellate Division has stayed the High Court order declaring “Joy Bangla” as the national slogan of Bangladesh. A four-bench bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order on Tuesday following a petition in this regrd. Besides, the Appellate Division granted permission for the state to appeal against the High Court order, said Additional Attorney General Anik R Hossain, who represented the petitioners. Writ seeks investigations into graft allegations against 51 judicial staff, inc judges ON March 2, 2022, the then government issued a notification declaring 'Joy Bangla' as the national slogan of Bangladesh. The decision came after the High Court on March 10, 2020, declared ‘Joy Bangla’ to be the national slogan of the country. The High Court bench, led by Justices FRM Nazmul Ahasan and KM Kamrul Kader, passed the order after disposing of a rule issued on the matter. HC verdict on 15th Amendment set for Dec 17 On December 4, 2017, the High Court had issued a rule after hearing a petition. The rule questioned why ‘Joy Bangla’ should not be declared the national slogan.

As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal polyethylene, or polythene, production and sale, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has reported that 185 mobile court operations have been carried out since November 3. A total of just over Tk 23.7 lakh has been collected in fines from 377 companies involved in the illegal trade. In addition, around 46,262 kilograms of banned polyethylene have been seized during the operations. Four production factories meanwhile, have had their service connections cut and sealed. Bangladesh’s polythene ban falters as affordable alternatives remain out of reach Another mobile court operation was conducted today, December 9, 2024, resulting in fines of Tk 11,000 from three companies. Approximately 11 kilograms of banned polythene were seized in this operation as well. The Department of Environment has assured that such operations will continue in the future to curb the use and production of illegal polythene, that the interim government banned due to its disproportionately harmful environmental impact. Drives against Polythene: Tk19 lakh fined, 38,178 kg polythene seized

A writ petition has been filed seeking investigation into allegations of graft against some 51 individuals, including judges and staff of lower courts across the country. Advocate Md Amimul Ehsan Zobair, a Supreme Court lawyer filed the petition on Monday. The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury is likely to hear the petition on Tuesday. The Secretary of the Law Ministry, Registrar General of the Supreme Court, and the Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have been made respondents. According to a report published in a daily newspaper, under the title 'Unbelievable wealth of 51 judges and staff’, it is said that the ACC found evidence against some judges and staff of the subordinate courts of amassing illegal wealth. Many of them became worth several crores in taka, and owned a number of flats in the country and abroad, said the report. The ACC during its investigation found primary evidence of graft against 51 people under the judicial department, with many of them also found accumulating wealth beyond known sources. Joint secretary of the Law Ministry Bikash Kumar Saha, Kushita Woman and Child Repression Prevention tribunal Judge Sheikh Holam Mahbub, Kishoreganj Woman and Child Repression Prevention tribunal Judge Mahbubur Rahman Sarkar, Sylhet district Judge Manir Kamal, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Metropolitan Court Tofazzal hossain, Magura Additional District Judge Mushfiqur Islam, Gazipur Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaisarul Islam, Narsingdi Chief Judicial Magistrate Molla Saiful Alam, Mymensingh Special Judge Farhana Ferdous, Sherpur Woman and Child Repression Prevention tribunal Judge Kamrunnahar Rumi, Dhaka Additional District Judge Shawkat hossain, Sirajganj Additional District and Session Judge Mohammad Erfan Ullah, Habiganj District Magistrate Saiful Alam Chowdhury, Dhaka Joint Metropolitan Session Judge Tasruzzaman, Tangail Chief Judicial Magistrate Mostafa Shahrier Khan were among those. Besides, allegations of illegal wealth were found against Barguna Woman and Child Repression Prevention tribunal Judge Mashiur Rahman Khan, Cumilla Woman and Child Repression Prevention tribunal Judge Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Rangpur District Judge Fazle Khoda Mohammad Najir, Rangamati District Judge Shahidul Islam, Jamalpur District Judge Ahsanul Haque, Dhaka Special Judge Masud Parvez, Sylhet Joint District and Session Judge Shahinur Rahman, Feni Additional District Judge Keshab Roy Chowdhury, officer of the judicial department Khurshid Alam, Atiqul Islam, Suruj Sarkar, Ali Mansur, Noman Moin Uddin, Subrat Mallik, Rakibul Islam, Harunur Rashid, Tehsin Iftekhar, Dhaka Joint Judge Nazmun Shahadat, Rangpur Senior Assistant Judge Krishna Kamal Roy, Dr. ABM Mahmudul Haque, Rustam Ali, Mamunur Rashid, Jewel Rana, Saifur Rahman Siddique, Abbas Uddin, Zinnat Zahan Jhunu, Enamul Haque Basunia, ANM Ilias, Moktadir Alam, Miltan and others.