Law-&-Order
HC holds first virtual hearing; asks for protecting dolphins in Halda
In its first virtual hearing, the High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to immediately take necessary steps to protect dolphins in the Halda River in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila and stop their killings.
Virtual trial proceedings begin in Dhaka courts
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday formed four virtual courts with four Judges of Metropolitan Magistrates courts to operate trial proceedings through videoconference amid the coronavirus outbreak.
3 benches formed for hearing cases virtually
The High Court on Sunday formed three separate benches for hearing urgent cases virtually during the ongoing holidays to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Rastrochinta leaders sent to jail over Facebook posts
Political organisation ‘Rastrochinta’ leaders Didarul Bhuiyan and Minhaz Mannan Emon, also Dhaka Stock Exchange director were sent to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for their anti-government posts on Facebook.
DSE director Minhaz Mannan held under Digital Security Act
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Minhaz Mannan Emon, a director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, from the city’s Banani area on Wednesday in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
Sub-inspector Jamshedul Alam of Ramna Police Station, also the investigation officer of the case ,said the elite force members handed over Minhaz and another accused in the case Didaul Bhuiya to police in the evening.
Abu Bakar Siddique, Rab deputy assistant director, on April 5 filed a case against eleven people including Minhaz under the Digital Security Act with Ramna Police Station.
Didarul Bhuiya, a member of a ‘Rastra Chinta Songothon’, blogger Asif Mahmud, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and Mostaque Ahmed are among the accused in the case. Six people including Minhaz , have so far been arrested.
According to the case statement, the arrestees attempted to destabilise the country by posting false and fake information against the government on a Facebook page ‘I am Bangladeshi’ .
Tasnim Khalil, a Sweden expatriate, is the admin of the facebook page which has 2.5 followers.
Police produced the arrestees before a court with a 7-day remand prayer on Thursday morning, said IO Jamshedul Alam.
ACC sues UP Chairman, secretary in Narail
The Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) filed a case against a union parishad chairman and secretary in Noragati upazila for embezzling government rice meant for poor.
2 pharmacies fined in city
A mobile team of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Tuesday fined two pharmacies including chain medicine shop Lazz Pharma Ltd Tk 40,000 for selling date- expired medicines and baby food at higher price in the city.
ACC sues UP chairman in Narail
The Anti-corruption Commission ( ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against chairman of Perli union parishad of Kalia upazila in Narail district for embezzling government rice.
Brahmanbaria gathering: Police HQ forms probe body
Police Headquarters on Sunday formed a three-member committee to look into the huge gathering at the funeral of senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish at Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria.
Confirming the information, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Headquarters (Media) Md Sohel Rana said Additional Superintendent (Sarail circle) Masud Rana was also withdrawn over the incident.
On Saturday night, the officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station was withdrawn for failing to prevent a large number of people from attending a funeral prayer violating the government’s instruction to maintain social distancing and staying indoors.
On Saturday morning, thousands of people attended the namaz-e-janaza of Mawlana Jubayer Ahmed Ansari at Bertala village ignoring the risk of coronavirus transmission.
Majed might be hanged tonight, says Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said Captain (dismissed) Abdul Majed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, might be hanged tonight (Saturday night).