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10 gold bars seized at Sylhet airport
Customs officials on Tuesday claimed to have found 10 gold bars in a trash bag of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
The gold bars weighing 1.16 kg are worth around Tk 1 crore, officials said, adding that the flight landed at the airport around 8am from Qatar's Doha, said Nazassi Parvez, a revenue officer at the airport.
Read: 4 get life imprisonment for murder in Chattogram
“The gold bars were recovered, following a tip off. But the person who brought them into the country from abroad could not be identified,” he said.
A criminal case will be filed in this regard, said the official.
4 get life imprisonment for murder in Chattogram
A Chattogram court on Monday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing an expatriate in 1999.
Chattogram Additional District and Session Judge Court-3 Judge Ferdous Wahid handed down the punishment.
The convicts are—Md Nur Islam, his son Osman goni, Sarwar Kamal and Abbas Uddin. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 in default to suffer two years more in rigorous imprisonment.
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According to the prosecution, Nurul Kabir, an expatriate of Adhunagar Rustompara in Lohagara upazila, took his nephew Islam, son of Nur Islam to abroad.
After returning to the country, Nurul demanded Tk 1.70 lakh from his brother Nur for taking his son abroad by expending money. The two brothers had been at loggerheads over the issue.
On December 6, 1999, Nur along with his sons swooped on the house of Nurul and hit him with a sharp weapon. Later he succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
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Khaleda Yeasmin, wife of Nurul, filed a case with Chattogram Judicial Court.
On December 21, police submitted chargesheet against six people.
After examining records and witnesses, the court handed down the punishment and acquitted two others as allegations brought against them could not be proved.
Graft case against DIG Mizan: HC asked to dispose of the case by 6 months
The High Court on Monday asked to dispose of the case filed against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman for amassing illegal wealth within six months.
The HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar ordered the Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 to dispose of the case.
The court also rejected the bail petition of Mizanur.
Also read: HC rejects Ex-DIG Mizan’s bail plea in graft case
Advocate Mahbub Shafique stood for the petitioner while Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Although Mizan was granted bail on April 13 after appealing against a three-year sentence in a bribery case, he will not be able to walk out of jail as he was denied bail in the graft case.
On February 23, Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 Sheikh Nazmul Alam sentenced Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir to three and eight years in jail respectively in the case.
Later Mizan and Basir moved to the High Court against the order.
The corruption case dates back to June 24, 2019, when ACC director Manjur Morshed lodged a complaint against the disgraced DIG, his wife Sohelia Anar Ratna, nephew sub-inspector Mahmudul Hasan and younger brother Mahbubur Rahman.
Also read: HC issues rule on extending ex- DIG Mizan’s sentence in bribery case
According to the case statement, Mizan accumulated wealth worth Tk 3.28 crore beyond his known sources of income. On the other hand, he had declared wealth worth Tk 3.7 crore in his tax statement.
Then director of ACC, Basir, was made the investigating officer in the case.
During the probe, Mizan had accused Basir of demanding Tk 40 lakh as bribe for setting the case, prompting the Commission to appoint director Monjur Morshed as the investigating officer in the case.
At the same time, a three-member probe body was formed, led by ACC director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafillah, to look into the allegations of bribery.
On July 16, 2019, Fanafillah lodged a complaint against both Mizan and Basir. And on April 16, 2020, a Dhaka court indicted the two and directed the official beginning of the trial in the case.
Customs seizes two more large consignments of liquors from Chattogram port
The customs seized two more large consignments of foreign liquors from Chattogram port Monday as the goods were imported under false declarations and through tax evasions.
"We took possession of two more containers loaded with stashes of foreign liquors," Saiful Haque, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Customs House, said.
The consignments of liquor were brought to Bangladesh under the declarations of yarn and resin imports by faking import permission and using the names of Mongla EPZ's VIP Industries Bangladesh and Nilphamari Uttara EPZ's Dong Jin Industrial.
Also read: Man held with 12 gold bars at Ctg airport
The customs seized five containers of foreign liquors in the last three days.
Sunday, Chattogram Customs House took possession of one huge consignment of foreign liquors from Chattogram port.
Using the name of Dong Jin of Uttara EPZ, the consignment of liquor was brought to Bangladesh under the declaration of yarn import from China by faking import permission.
The importers evaded duty of Tk12.45 crore, Saiful said.
Saturday, the customs seized two large consignments of foreign liquors from Sonargaon and Narayanganj.
Chattogram Customs House seized two containers loaded with huge stashes of foreign liquors during a special drive.
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The consignments of liquor were released at the port under the declarations of textured yarn and machinery imports from China by faking import permission and using the names of Cumilla EPZ's Hashy Tiger and Ishwardi EPZ's BHK Textile, Saiful said.
As the shipments contained foreign liquor with high taxable value, importers evaded a duty of Tk24.70 crore.
3 members of theft gang held in city
Detectives on Sunday arrested three alleged members of a gang of thieves in the capital.
The arrestees are Anik Hasan,22, Nahid Hossain,19 and Nadeem Mohammad Sagor, 18.
Read: Youth gets bail after marrying victim in Ctg
Tipped off, a team of DB police conducted drives in capital's Bashundhara and Vatara areas and in Cumilla on Sunday and arrested them, said DMP’s Media and Public Relations wing Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Faruque Hossain.
4 CU students suspended over ‘sexually assaulting’ two students in 2021
Chattogram University on Monday suspended four students for their alleged involvement in sexually assaulting two female students of the university last year, officials said.
Those suspended are Junayed of Arabic Department of the university, Rubel, Islamic History and Culture Department, Md Raju and Md Emon, of Philosophy Department of the university.
All of them were suspended for one year, said CU Registrar (Acting) SM Manirul Hasan while talking at a press briefing held at the conference room of the VC.
The university authorities also asked to resolve two more allegations received by Sexual Repression Cell.
Read: CU student assault: Police seek 7-day remand for arrestees
Already three allegations received by Sexual Repression Cell were resolved and the authorities concerned also warned two more teachers of the university of the allegations brought against them, said Manirul.
On September 16, two students of Communication and Journalism Department were allegedly sexually assaulted in front of CU Central Mosque.
Besides, another female student was sexually assaulted by five youths while she was going to the Botanical Garden from Pritilata Hall of the campus with his friend on July 17, this year.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained four people in connection with the alleged assault of a female student that sparked protests on the campus.
Case against Prof Yunus: Final hearing on scrapping case on Aug 11
The High Court on Monday fixed August 11 for the final hearing on the appeal to scrap the case filed against Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Grameen Communications Dr Muhammad Yunus over violation of the Labour Law.
The HC bench of Justice SM Quddus Zaman and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar Kajol passed the order.
Lawyer Md Khurshid Alam Khan represented the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments while lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun stood for Prof Yunus.
On June 13, the Appellate Division stayed the trial proceedings of the case for two months.
The SC also ordered the HC bench led by Justice SM Kuddus Zaman to dispose of the rule seeking explanation as to why the case against Prof Yunus should not be cancelled, said Attorney General AM Amin Uddin.
On June 7, the Appellate Division ordered disposal of the rule within two months.
Read: Case against Dr Yunus: SC stays trial proceedings for 2 months
On September 9 last year, Labour Inspector Arifuzzaman of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, filed the case with Dhaka third labour court.
Other accused in the case are- Ashraful Hasan, Managing Director of Grameen Telecom, its director Nurzahan Begum and Shahjahan.
According to the case, in an inspection visit to Grameen Telecom inspectors of the department found that 101 workers and staff who were supposed to be permanent were not made so.
No participation fund and welfare fund was formed for them and five per cent of the company’s profit was not provided to the workers following the law.
Upon the complaint a criminal case was filed under section 4, 7, 8, 117, 234 of the Labour Act.
On October 12, the labour court granted bail to the all four accused.
Later on December 7, Prof Yunus filed a petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of the case.
On December 12, HC stayed the procedure of a case for six months.
The court also issued a rule asking the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments why the case will not be set aside. The court asked secretaries of the ministry of law, ministry of labour and employment and others involved to respond to the rule.
Youth gets bail after marrying victim in Ctg
An alleged rapist, who was in jail for raping a school girl, got interim bail on Sunday after he married the victim at the court premises in Chattogram.Chattogram District and Sessions Judge Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan granted bail on the condition of marrying the victim, said District public prosecutor (PP) Sheikh Iftekhar Saimul ChowdhuryThe accused Md Sakib, 22, son of Syed Nuru of Akbarshah Ghona in Banshkhali upazila.The accused, Sakib, was arrested on April 13 in a case filed with Banshkhali police on charges of raping the girl on the pretext of marriage.
Read: CU student assault: Police seek 7-day remand for arresteesAccording to court sources, Shakib had a love affair with the victim. But the victim's family did not accept the affair and threatened him.On April 11, the victim was picked up by the accused and taken to an isolated place when she was returning home from school and raped.On April 13, the victim's mother filed a case at Banshkhali police station accusing Sakib and his parents.Later, the police arrested Shakib from Cox's Bazar's Chakaria and sent him to jail.
CU student assault: Police seek 7-day remand for arrestees
Police have sought a 7-day remand for five Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists who were arrested in the case filed over the sexual harassment of a female student at Chittagong University.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Azim, 23, a second-year student of History department of CU, Nurul Absar alias Babu, 22, second year student of Anthropology department of CU, Nur Hossain alias Shaon, 22, a first year student of Hathazari Government College, and Masud Rana alias Masud, 22, and Saiful Islam a second year student of the same college.Police saught 7 days remand for questioning the five people arrested in the sexual harassment case, said Ruhul Amin Sabuj, officer-in-charge of Hathajari Model Police Station."We will interrogate them after receiving the court order", the OC added.On July 17, a female student was physically assaulted by five youths while she was going to the Botanical Garden from Pritilata Hall of the campus with her friend around 10pm.
Read: Issue red alert for arrest of Teletalk’s fugitive AGM Tareq in graft case: HCThe goons also captured the incident on video and threatened to make it viral. Later, they fled with the mobile phones and wallets of the two students.A five-member body was formed to investigate the assault after the female student filed a written complaint to the proctor.
A case was also filed under the Women and Children Repression Act accusing five people.On July 19, after the university authorities set the time limit for female students to enter the residential hall before 10 pm after the incident students started a movement against the decision.Since hundreds of CU students have been staging protests, holding human chains every day on the campus demanding justice for the female student who was allegedly harassed.
Issue red alert for arrest of Teletalk’s fugitive AGM Tareq in graft case: HC
The High Court on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps against former Assistant General Manager (AGM; System Operations) of Teletalk SM Tarek Rahman in the case filed for embezzling Tk 9.74 crore.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Secretary of Home Affairs have been asked to issue Interpol red notices in order to alert international authorities of the compulsion to arrest the fugitive.
They have also been asked to inform the High Court in the form of an affidavit on October 16.
Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order after hearing a petition filed by ACC.
Advocate Rafiqul Islam Sohel appeared for the writ petition in the court, while Advocate AKM Fazlul Haque for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Besides, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state.
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According to the case statement, company secretary Mahbubur Rahman filed a case at Gulshan police station on October 12, 2011.
ACC pressed charges against the accused in court after investigating the case.
The Divisional Special Judge of Dhaka on May 6, 2019, sentenced SM Tarek Rahman to 5 years imprisonment and fined Tk 3 crores under section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The accused embezzled the money by calling generated Teletalk SIM without billing and converted prepaid SIM to postpaid between October 2010 to June 2011, the statement added.