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Police have detained three people in connection with the snatching an autorickshaw after killing its driver in Rajshahi Airport area on Monday.The detainees are Ratul, Firoz, and Shubho. Officer-in-Charge of Airport Police Station Shahin Akther said they were detained while attempting to sell the stolen vehicle in Godagari upazila on Monday. Police recovered the body of autorickshaw driver Sirajul Islam, 65, in morning following a tip-off from local residents who became suspicious of the their behaviour during the attempted sale of the autorickshaw.The detainees confessed to killing Sirajul and burying his body after hijacking the autorickshaw, said the OC.Sirajul's body was to Rajshahi Medical College for an autopsy.

Three members of a family were gunned down by unidentified terrorists at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The deceased were Ahammad Hossain, 65, his son Syedul Amin, 28, daughter Asma Begum, 15. They were residents of camp No-17 of X-block. Confirming the matter, Ukhiya police station’s Officer-in-Charge Arif said they are investigating to identify the killers.

At least three students of Chittagong University (CU) were injured in clashes with some Jubo League activists over occupying a shop at the rail station of the university early Monday. However, the identities of the injured could not be known immediately. Witnesses said there was enmity between two people over the ownership of a shop at the university’s rail station. One of them hired Jubo League leader Mohammad Hanaf to occupy the shop while the CU students barred them from doing it, resulting in a clash between two groups. As the news spread, students from dormitories gathered at the Zero Point of the university. When they were marching to the rail gate area Jubo League activists threw crude bombs and fired bullets on them, leaving three students injured, they said. Condition of one of them was stated to be critical. CU proctor Prof Dr Tanvir Mohammad Haidar Arif said the outsiders blasted crude bombs targeting the students while they were going to the rail crossing, an area adjacent to the campus. He said they received the allegation of noncooperation from the police during the attack. Hathazari police station’s Officer-in-Charge Habibur Rahman claimed that on information he rushed to the rail crossing area and tried to rein in the situation. He said they were assisting the university authorities in conducting activities smoothly and the situation on the campus is now calm.

The government has appointed 200 law officers for Bogura, Thakurgaon and Jhenaidah districts. A gazette notification, signed by Dr Md Rezaul Karim, public relations officer of the Ministry of Law was issued in this regard on Sunday night. Of them, 107 were appointed for Bogura court, 21 for Thakurgaon and 72 for Jhenaidah. The law officers include Government Prosecutors (GP), additional GPs, assistant GPs, Public Prosecutors (PP), additional PPs and assistant PPs. Md Shafiqul Islam Tuku and Md Abdul Based were appointed as GP and PP respectively for Bogura District and Sessions Judge Court. Thakurgaon court got Mohammad Sarowar Hossain and Mohammad Abdul Halim as GP and PP respectively. Moreover, advocate Md Mokarram Hossain Tutul and SM Mashiur Rahman were appointed as the GP and PP at Jhenaidah court.

Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad from Banani area of Dhaka on Sunday night. A whatsapp message sent from the DMP confirmed it. However, it didn’t elaborate in which case he was arrested. Read: Ex-minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury arrested Imran Ahmed was elected from Sylhet-4 constituency five times and he was appointed as state minister for the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment in 2018. In 2019 he was made a full minister of the ministry. After the 12th parliamentary election held on January 7 this year, he was given the same portfolio.

A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Liaquat Ali Lucky, the former Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in response to a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The order was passed on Sunday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad As-Sams Jaglul Hossain following a request made by ACC Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, who sought to prevent Liaquat Ali Lucky from leaving the country. ‘Recruitment forgery’: ACC files case against 24 including Shilpakala ex-DG Lucky According to the petition, Liaquat Ali Lucky is under investigation by a four-member ACC team for allegations of bribery, employment-related corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement of hundreds of crores of taka through fraudulent billing and vouchers. The petition also noted concerns that he may attempt to flee the country to evade investigation. In the interest of a thorough investigation, the ACC has urged the court to restrict his foreign travel to prevent any potential escape.

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would return to Bangladesh to face trial at the International Criminal Tribunal if she has the courage. "If you have the courage, come back to Bangladesh and face justice in the court,” the attorney general said on Sunday referring to Sheikh Hasina's own words. Judges who facilitated fascism still holding important positions: Attorney General He was talking to reporters after the Supreme Court revived the authority of the Supreme Judicial Council to remove judges and dismissed the state's petition against a ruling that declared the 16th amendment to the Constitution illegal. He hoped that the former prime minister would remain true to her convictions, emphasising that it would be in her best interest to return and stand trial. Regarding Hasina’s possible extradition, Asaduzzaman explained that if Bangladesh has an extradition treaty with the country currently providing her refuge, she could be returned under that agreement, as an arrest warrant has been issued against her. He also mentioned that assistance from Interpol might be sought, depending on the legal provisions of her host country, noting that the situation should be addressed at the state level. On October 17, the International Criminal Tribunal issued warrants for the arrest of Hasina and 45 others, including Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on two counts of crimes, including mass killings and the suppression of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement. Attorney General urges patience from quota system protesters amid judicial review They have been ordered to appear in court by November 18. This development marks the beginning of trials over the "massacres" during the student-led uprising in July and August that led to the fall of the Awami League government. Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position as prime minister and fled to India on August 5, ending the Awami League's 15-year rule.

A case was filed against 180 people including human rights activist and lawyer ZI Khan Panna and  Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, for attempting to kill a student during the student-led movement on July 19. Md Baker, father of victim Ahadul Islam, filed the case against them with Khilgaon Police Station on Thursday, said Md Daud Hossain, acting officer-in-charge of the police station on Sunday. Police will investigate whether there is any truth in the allegation, said OC Daud. Joint force pre-empts attempted robbery in Dhaka's Darussalam; 4 held According to the case statement, Ahadul along with others were staging demonstrations in the Meradia Bazar area during the recent mass uprising. A group of police, BGB members and leaders and activists of Awami League opened fire on the protesting people, leaving Ahadul injured with bullet. Later, he was taken to a local hospital. Former OC Rafiqul remanded in case over blocking Khaleda Zia's residence with sand trucks Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzman Khan, ,ex-public administration minister Farhad Hossain, former joint commissioner of DMP Biplab Kumar, former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former PBI Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder, former Director General of Rab Barrister Harun-or-Rashid were among the accused in the case.

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that judges can be removed through the Supreme Judicial Council. In a landmark ruling today, the six-member Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, upheld its earlier decision that declared the 16th Amendment to the Constitution invalid. This ruling solidifies the authority of the Supreme Judicial Council in investigating allegations of incapacity or professional misconduct against judges. Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman represented the state in the court during the hearing. Advocate Manzil Murshed stood for the petitioner in the court. Read: 12 High Court judges being sent on leave  The 16th Amendment, passed by the Awami League government in 2014, sought to transfer the power of removing judges from the Supreme Judicial Council to the National Parliament. However, the amendment's legality was challenged in the High Court. In a ruling on May 5, 2016, a special bench declared the amendment unconstitutional by majority decision. The government appealed against this ruling in January 2017, but on July 3 of the same year, the full Appellate Division bench, led by then-Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, unanimously rejected the appeal, upholding the High Court's decision to annul the 16th Amendment. The government filed a petition on December 24, 2017, seeking a review of the Appellate Division's verdict on the 16th Amendment. As a result of Sunday’s ruling, the judiciary retains its independence, ensuring that the investigation and removal of judges will remain a judicial matter rather than a political one.

Nine fishermen were sentenced to 15 days in prison for catching hilsa in the Padma River at Bhedarganj of Shariatpur, in violation of a fishing ban. Additionally, two fishing boats were seized, and 40,000 metres of current nets were burned. Nazrul Islam, Bhedarganj Upazila Fisheries Officer, confirmed the matter. 165 fishermen jailed for defying hilsha ban The operation was carried out on Saturday by the Fisheries Directorate, police, and a mobile court in the Padma River area of Bhedarganj upazila. Nazrul said a 22-day ban on all fishing activities in the river is in place to protect the hilsa population. The fisheries department and upazila administration are jointly conducting the enforcement drive.