Law-&-Order
Tobacco Control Act: BSOA wants quick approval of proposed amendment
The Bangladesh Supermarket Owners' Association (BSOA) have demanded quick approval of the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Act.
Recently the health ministry has prepared a draft for further revision of the Tobacco Control Act 2005.
The BSOA leaders were speaking at a joint discussion with Dhaka Ahsania Mission Sunday in Dhaka, according to a media statement.
BSOA Chief Advisor and Founder President Niaz Rahim said the government has set a target to make the country tobacco-free by 2040.
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"We hope the amended law will be passed soon and the government's vision will be implemented."
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Bangladesh Lead Policy Advisor Md Mostafizur Rahman said the current Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act 2005 completely prohibits the advertising and promotion of tobacco products.
However, the existing law does not specifically prohibit the display of tobacco products at the point of sales, he added. "Tobacco companies are mainly advertising and promoting tobacco products through the exhibition of their products at the sales centres."
So, the health ministry recently formulated a draft for further revision of the Tobacco Control Act, Mostafizur said.
38 held for illegal fishing in Sundarbans
Forest Department officials detained 38 fishermen for illegally catching crab in the reserved area within Sarankhola range of the Sundarbans East division of early Sunday.
However, the Forest Department did not disclose the identities of the detainees.
They also seized 18 fishing trawlers and illegal nets from their possession.
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Mohammad Belayet Hossain, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Sundarbans East, said that forest officials were on regular patrol in different areas of Sundarbans on Sunday night.
Suddenly, they saw a group of fishermen enter illegally for catching fish.
Later, they chased and arrested them along with 18 trawlers, he added.
A case was filed against the detainees in this connection.
Dhaka College: 12 accused in case filed over BCL infighting
A case has been filed in New Market police station accusing 12 students by name and some anonymous too over the incident of Dhaka College students' infighting between two halls' residents.
Contacted, Officer in-charge of New Market police station Abdul Latif said, "one of the injured students lodged a case accusing 12 students and some anonymous of Dhaka College."
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"The probe committee has formed and investigation officer is working on this. We will take proper action aginst the culprits," he added.
On the other hand, Dhaka College principal denied the fact the last night's fighting of the students of the two halls.
Rangamati businessman held for sexually assaulting 9th-grader
Police Sunday arrested a businessman on the charge of sexually assaulting a ninth-grader in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila.
The arrestee was identified as Md Sabuj, 26, a businessman in Chowmuhuni Bazar of the upazila.
The ninth-grader's mother filed a case at the police station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, Anwar Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Baghaichhari Police Station, said.
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The rape survivor's mother said Sabuj formed a romantic attachment with her daughter, a student of a local high school.
"The accused promised to marry her, but he never had any intention to marry. The rape survivor gave consent for sexual relations on the assurance by the accused that he would marry her," according to the case statement.
2 sentenced to death in absentia for murder in Gopalganj
A Gopalganj court on Sunday sentenced two people to death for killing a man in 2008.
The condemned convicts are—Sumon Molla, 36, son of Jalal Molla and Nuru Farazi, 38, son of Mannan Faraji of Madaripur district.
Gopalganj Additional District and Session Judge Abbas Uddin handed down the punishment and fined them Tk one lakh each. Both of them were tried in absentia.
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According to the prosecution, Ali Akbar, son of Quader Sheikh of Bagan Uttarpar in Kotalipara upazila was killed by the convicts on April 13, 2008.
A complaint was lodged in this connection. Police registered a case.
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On January 14, 2009, police submitted chargesheet against the duo.
Prime accused among 4 held over mugging of DU student after abduction
Detectives in a drive arrested four people including the prime accused in a case over snatching belongings of a 3rd year student of Dhaka University after abduction, said police on Sunday.
The accused were prime accused Shakil Ahmed Rubel, 28, Akash Sheikh, 22, Delwar Hossain, 55 and Habibur Rahman.
Police also seized two pistols, two bullets, one magazine, one wireless set, two motorbikes with police sticker and six mobile phone sets from their possession.
Tipped off, a team of DB police conducted simultaneous drives in different parts of the city and arrested them, said Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Harun-or-Rashid.
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“Shakil was involved in 1500 mugging incidents. He used to tease girls and the female students of universities and colleges in the guise of police personnel,” said Additional Commissioner Harun.
Shakil used to carry out criminal activities by living in a rented hotel room.
Earlier on August 25, Shakil, in the guise of police, intercepted a rickshaw carrying a DU female student in the city’s Kalyanpur area and forced the girl to go with him saying that she was carrying something illegal in her bag.
He then took her to Diabari and snatched away gold ornaments after keeping her hostage at knife point.
The DU student lodged a complaint with Turag Police
BNP-police clash in Netrokona: Jubo Dal leader held
Police arrested a local leader of Jubo Dal in a case filed over attacking police in Netrokona .
The arrestee is Abdullah Al Mamun Khan Rony, Vice President of Netrokona district unit of Jubo Dol and son of Ashraf Uddin Khan, ex-President of BNP’s Netrokona unit and an ex-Member of Parliament (MP).
According to police, Rony was arrested from his relative’s house in Gazipur Chourasta area using modern technologies. He was brought back to Netrokona and produced before the court where police sought a seven-day remand for him.
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“The court rejected my client’s bail plea and sent him to jail. The court also fixed Sunday for the hearing of the case,” said Rafiqul Islam Jewel, Rony’s lawyer.
On September 1, at least 25 people, including BNP activists and police members, were injured in a clash that broke out after police interrupted the party’s founding anniversary programme in Netrokona.
Khondker Al Mamun, a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Netrokona Model Police Station, filed a case against 33 named and 500 unnamed BNP activists over the matter, following which a total of 14 BNP men, including Rony, have been sent to jail so far.
17 get life terms for killing father-son duo in Khulna
A court in Khulna on Sunday sentenced 17 people including an incumbent Union Parishad (UP) chairman to life imprisonment in a sensational double murder case.
Khulna Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Md Nazrul Islam Hawlader also fined the convicts Tk 5,000 each, in default, they will have to serve one more year in jail.
The court handed down the judgment in presence of all the accused.
According the case statement, all the accused equipped with sharp weapons stormed into the house of Piru Sheikh, a resident of Pahardanga village in Terokhada upazila of the district, and stabbed him at the instruction of Abdur Rahim over previous enmity on August 6, 2019, leaving him injured.
The killers also hacked Piru’s son Nayem to death on the spot when he was desperately trying to save his father, the statement said.
Piru Sheikh succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka around two months after the incident.
Later, Piru’s wife filed a murder case against 17 named people and 12 unnamed ones at the local police station.
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Police pressed the charge sheet accusing 19 people at the court on January 29, 2020.
The court acquitted two accused from the charges as allegations brought against them were not proved, Md Ahaduzzaman, public prosecutor, told UNB.
He said they are satisfied with the verdict delivered by the court and demanded immediate execution of it.
Rejecting the judgment, plaintiff Mahfuza Begum said they will appeal to the High Court seeking capital punishment of the convicts.
Man detained with huge amount of foreign currency at Benapole checkpost
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Bangladeshi passport-holder with a huge amount of foreign currencies of US, Saudi Arabia and Canada at Benapole International Checkpost Terminal in Jashore district on Saturday noon.
The detainee has been identified as Md Ashiq Mia, son of Nurul Hoque of Masterkandi village in Shariatpur district.
Minhaj Siddque, Lieutenant Colonel of BGB-49, said on information they conducted a drive in the terminal area and detained him due to his suspicious movements.
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Later, $22,300 (USD), 75,000 Saudi Arabian Riyal, 10,000 Canadian Dollars and 8 bottles of foreign liquor were recovered from his possession, said Siddique.
The detainee was handed over to Benapole Port Police Station, the BGB officer added.
HC reconstitutes Destiny board of directors
The High Court has reconstituted the board of directors to administer scam-ridden Destiny Multipurpose Co-Operative Society Ltd.
Retired Justice of the High Court Mainul Islam Chowdhury has been made the chairman of the board.
Bench of Justice Mhummad Khurshid Alam Sarkar passed the order on Thursday during a hearing on the petition filed by 16 shareholders of the company including director Bikash Shil.
Former district judge Hasan Shahed Ferdous, barrister Margub Kabir, FCA Fakhruddin Ahmed and former MPO trader Md Iqbal Zaman has been made members of the new board of directors.
On May 31, 16 shareholders of the company appealed seeking permission to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to the High Court.
The petition said, from 2012 to 2021 no AGM of the company was held as several directors including Managing Director of Destiny Rafiqul Amin remained in jail in criminal cases.
In 2018, an appeal was made seeking to liquidate the company at the High Court but an order in this regard was stayed by the appellate division of the Supreme Court later, said the petition.
However, the order did not ask to refrain from holding AGM or directing the company.
Barrister Mainul Hossain represented the petitioner’s side while advocate Ujjwal Kumar Bhowmik represented the opposition on behalf of Destiny MD Rafiqul Amin during the hearing today.
Barrister Mainul Hossain said the High Court has asked to keep five members in the new board and it will take decisions considering the interests of the shareholders.
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