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Drive against illegal VoIP to continue: Palak
Anyone involved in illegal activities using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facility will not be spared and the drive against them will continue, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak declared on Sunday.
Such activities will not be tolerated under any circumstances, he added.
The state minister made the remarks while inspecting a large quantity of seized VoIP equipment, including around 17,000 illegal SIM cards, used in illegal VoIP operations, during a drive in Tongi, Gazipur on Sunday.
The operation is being conducted and will continue under the initiative of BTRC as the telecom sector regulator, in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre, or NTMC, which is legally mandated to monitor, collect and record communications over telco lines as part of intelligence gathering, and paramilitary force RAB.
RAB arrests 8 teen gang members in Pabna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive last night, arrested eight members of a teen gang from the Station Road area of Pabna’s Ishwardi municipality.
Besides Rohan Hossain, 21, son of Abdur Rahim, the arrestees are all under 18 years of age. All of them are from several areas of the municipality.
Major Ehteshamul Haque Khan, company commander of RAB-12 in Pabna, in a media release on Sunday morning said that they conducted drive in the Station Road area on Saturday night after they received complaints of several crimes including theft, robbery, mugging and drug peddling by the arrestees.
A total of six mobile phone sets were seized from their possession during the drive, the media release said.
The arrestees were handed over to Ishwardi Police Station for legal action in this regard.
Indian policeman arrested for intruding into Bangladesh: BGB
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an Indian policeman with some US and Indian currencies as he intruded into Bangladesh territory through Maheshpur border of Jhenaidah district on Friday.
The arrestee is identified as PV John Silveraraj, a police member of Tamil Nadu State of India. His professional identity card was also recovered from him.
8 gamblers held in Jashore
HM Salah Uddin Chowdhury, commander of the BGB-58 battalion, said they arrested the Indian policeman while he was entering Bangladesh through the Maheshpur border on Friday afternoon.
During the preliminary interrogation, the arrestee informed them that he had entered Bangladesh to go to Thailand from the country, he said.
Abontika’s death: Probe committee members visit her Cumilla residence, talk to mother
On-duty photo of the arrestee in the Tamil Nadu State was found on his mobile phone, he said, adding that they also recovered US $1150 dollars and 4000 Indian rupees from his possession during the arrest.
Maheshpur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC-Investigation) Ismail Hossain said a case was filed on charge of intrusion into Bangladesh.
Home Minister bats for tech-based police force to tackle cybercrimes
Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said building a technology-based police force is the need of the hour to face challenges as new technologies are constantly being developed.
He said this while addressing the opening ceremony of the first batch of ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security Course’ in the conference room of Police Staff College in Dhaka, as the chief guest.
The minister said the government has been working to build a skilled police force to face crimes in the country.
“The Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security Course of Police Staff College will play a very important role in building smart police as directed by the Honourable Prime Minister to build 'Sonar Bangla' as dreamt by Bangabandhu,” he said.
The minister hoped that the police officers completing the course will play a pivotal role in curbing cybercrimes. Police officers of several ranks are participating in the 10-month course.
Chaired by Police Staff College Rector and also additional inspector general of police Mallick Fakhrul Islam and, Public Security Division’s Senior Secretary Md Mostafizur Rahman and IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were present as special guests at the event.
Additional IGP (admin) Md Kamrul Ahsan, other additional IGPs, faculties of the police staff college, authorities concerned of National University and trainee police officials attended the function.
8 gamblers held in Jashore
Police arrested eight gamblers along with Tk 89,000 from Sharsha upazila of Jashore district on Friday.
The arrestees are Habibur Rahman alias Bidyut Member, 52, Noor Islam, 50, Mizanur Rahman, 59, Altaf Hossain, 45, A Aziz, 52, Mohiuddin Sardar, 42, Zahidul Hossain, 49, and Iqbal Hossain, 45.
9 operatives inc. mastermind of train tickets black market arrested: RAB
Sheikh Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station, said on secret information, a team of police arrested nine gamblers from Navaran Hospital Mor area this noon.
At that time, the law enforcers seized Tk 89,000 from their possession.
Appellate Division orders hassle-free return of 3 Transcom Group officials and surrender within 72 hours
A case was filed in Sharsha police station in this regard.
9 operatives inc. mastermind of train tickets black market arrested: RAB
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested nine operatives of an organized gang involved with train tickets black market from several areas of Dhaka on Thursday night.
The arrestees are Dali Syndicate’s mastermind Md Mizan Dali, 48, his cohorts Md Sohel Dali, 30, Md Suman, 39, Md Jahangir Alam, 49, Md Shahjahan Hossain, 42, Md Russell, 24, Md Joynal Abedin, 46, Md Sabur Hawlader, 40, and Newton Biswas, 40.
Commander Khandakar Al Moin, director (law and media wing) of the RAB, revealed this information at a press conference at the media centre of the elite force in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Friday noon.
Several teams of the RAB-3 conducted drives in Dhaka’s Sabujbagh and Kamlapur areas after they received allegations of black market of train tickets in collaboration with online ticket seller organization Shohoz.com, he said.
A huge number of train tickets of several parts of the country, eight mobile phone sets, one NID, one driving license, and Tk 11, 422 in cash were recovered from the arrestees during the drives, the RAB officer said.
Of the arrestees, server operator of Shohoz.com’s Kamalapur rail station Newton Biswas, station representative Sabur Hawlader and absconding accused Abdul Mottalib, Ashiqur Rahman and others were involved with the black market, he said.
Arrestee Mizan was the mastermind of all syndicates involved with black market of train tickets and he used to maintain a good relationship with the Shohoj.com office and others involved with the Bangladesh Railways (BR), Commander Moin said.
Operator Newton used to provide Mizan with all information about train schedules and tickets, he said.
Legal actions were taken against the arrestees in this regard, he added.
Appellate Division orders hassle-free return of 3 Transcom Group officials and surrender within 72 hours
The Appellate Division has directed to ensure the hassle-free return of three top officials of embattled Transcom Group from abroad and their surrender to the court within 72 hours.
The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order following a petition filed by Shahzreh Huq challenging a High Court directive.
The three are Transcom Group Chairperson Shahnaz Rahman, its Chief Executive Officer Simeen Rahman and Head of Strategy & Transformation Zaraif Ayaat Hossain.
Earlier on February 22, Shahzreh Huq, younger daughter of Transcom Group's late chairman Latifur Rahman and Shahnaz Raan, filed three cases against eight officials with Gulshan Police Station over alleged embezzlement, occupying of property, and illegal transfer of shares of the company.
According to the case documents, Simeen and her accomplices tried to illegally acquire around Tk10,000 crore worth of property of her father Latifur Rahman through false deeds of settlements.
Shahzreh alleged that her father left around Tk100 crore in FDRs across multiple banks before his death.
She accuses her mother Shahnaz Rahman and sister Simeen Rahman of unevenly distributing the FDRs.
The rest are accused of assisting in embezzling the funds.
In one of the cases, the plaintiff mentioned that her elder sister Simeen Rahman took 23,600 shares of Transcom Limited in her name through forgery to deprive her and her brother Arshad Waliur Rahman which she came to know after the death of her father.
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested five of them including two directors, from different places in Dhaka.
They were Md Fakhruzzaman Bhuiyan, serving as the executive director for Corporate Affairs and Law at the Transcom Group; Kamrul Hasan and Abdullah Al Mamun, both directors in Corporate Finance; Mohammed Mossadeq, the assistant company secretary, and Abu Yusuf Md Siddik, manager (company secretary).
Later, a Dhaka court granted bail to them on February 23 in these cases.
However, Shahnaz, Simeen and Zaraif evaded arrest and went abroad after the cases.
The High Court directed Shahnaz, Simeen and Zaraif to return from abroad and surrender before the lower court in 60 days.
The HC had ordered immigration authorities and law enforcement agencies not to harass or arrest them in 60 days.
Shahzreh Huq, later, filed a petition challenging the High Court directive.
Senior lawyer Barrister Tanjib ul Alam and Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan stood for the petitioner while senior lawyers Muhammad Yusuf Hossain Humayun, Md Momtaz Uddin Fakir, Nurul Islam Sujan, Mahbub Ali, Mohammad Sayed Ahmed Raza and Shah Monjurul Hoque stood for Shahnaz, Simeen and Zaraif during hearing.
Abontika’s death: Probe committee members visit her Cumilla residence, talk to mother
The five-member committee formed by Jagannath University (JnU) authority to investigate the death of their student Fairuz Abontika visited her village home in Cumilla and talked to her mother Tahmina Shabnam on Friday.
The probe committee headed by its Convenor Prof Md Jakir Hossain came to Abontika’s house in Shasangachha area of Cumilla city on Friday morning and talked to her mother for around two and half hours.
The committee included member secretary and JnU deputy registrar Ranjan Kumar, members Prof Dr Abul Hossain, Prof Mohammad Masud Billah and Dr Johar Ahmed.
Later, the committee also went to Cumilla’s Kotwali Model police station and talked to the investigation officer of the case filed by Abontika's mother on charge of torturing her to death.
The committee also talked to reporters about the progress of the investigation into the suicide of Abontika on March 15 in her Cumilla residence.
Convenor Prof Jakir said, “We are carrying out investigation. We learned a lot from Abontika’s mother after coming to the house of Abontika. We again will go to police, and take statements from police. Besides, we'll take statements from several sources.”
Abontika’s mother said, “I told everything to the probe committee that came from Dhaka. They heard my words and wrote down those.”
Abontika, a student of the 2017-18 academic year of the JnU Law Department, hanged herself to death at her Cumilla residence after accusing her classmate Amman and relieved assistant proctor Din Islam in a Facebook post around 10 pm on Friday.
In the Facebook post before committing suicide, Abantika said that Amman Siddique and Din Islam would be responsible for her suicide.
Hours after death of Abontika by suicide, massive protest broke out and continued till Saturday morning, demanding justice for the student.
In the face of student movement, the university authorities were compelled to relieve the assistant proctor and suspend the student to assuage the movement.
Besides, the university administration formed a four-member probe committee.
On March 17, members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the teacher and student from Dhaka on Saturday night.
On March 18, a Cumilla court placed Jagannath University’s suspended student Raihan Siddique Amman and teacher Deen Islam on a two and one- day remand respectively in a case filed over the death of JnU student Fairuz Abontika.
After expiring the remand period, the Cumilla court sent them to jail and since then they have been in jail.
Swechasebak League leader murdered over supremacy in Jashore Sadar
A local leader of the ruling Awami League’s voluntary organisation Swechasebak League was allegedly hacked to death by his rivals over establishing supremacy and political conflict in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Thursday night.
The deceased Jillur Rahman Shimul was general secretary of Churamonkati union unit of the Swechasebak League and son of former union parishad member Mokleshur Rahman.
He was also serving as guardian member of Aambouttala High School Managing Committee.
Locals said Shimul had an altercation with his rivals Bulbul, Billal, Nayeem, Sohrab and others for not having a headlight of his motorbike at night two days back. Later the opponents threatened him to take revenge.
Some miscreants obstructed his way when he was walking alone in Govila village around 8:15 pm and stabbed him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured.
Hearing screams, locals rushed to the spot and took him to 250-bed General Hospital where physicians declared him dead, they said.
Dr Saifur Rahman, medical officer of the hospital, said excessive bleeding might be the cause of the death.
Echoing locals, the victim’s wife Nasima Khatun also held Bulbul, Nayeem and others responsible for the killing.
Kotwali police station Officer-in-Charge Abudur Razzak said, “It is now impossible to say anything why the killing occurred.”
Several teams of police were engaged in identifying the accused involved with the murder, he said.
Draft of law on AI and its use to be formulated by September, says Law Minister
A new law regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be drafted by next September, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Thursday.
“We think that Bangladesh should formulate a law regarding the way artificial intelligence or AI is changing the world. This matter should be thought of here in Bangladesh as it is being thought of all over the world,” he said.
The minister was talking to journalists after a meeting on AI law at the Secretariat on Thursday. State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak was also present at the meeting.
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“Experience and knowledge are needed to make laws. That’s why we sat today to think about that.”
“Today, we have decided to draft this law and it will be prepared by next September. We discussed the outline of what will be in that draft. We will work according to that outline,” he added.
He said: "We have discussed the things that should be included in this law, the things that should be protected from the point of view of humanity. That discussion has started and it will continue.”
Regarding the outline, the law minister said: "We don't want to disclose that at the moment as it is changeable. We are taking this time to observe the matter and gain experience from others.”
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Asked about the outcome of this law, Huq said: This is also a question for us as we are yet to know how much control we have. But it will be for human rights protection and the benefit of people."
State Minister Palak said, "A very timely decision has been taken by the Law Minister."
Last February, he gave me guidance on what we think about artificial intelligence and how ready we are to legislate. After that, we discussed with the information technology advisor and those who have studied artificial intelligence.
Later, "We came to the conclusion that if we want to make a smart Bangladesh, smart governance, and smart economy by 2041, we cannot bypass artificial intelligence," he added.
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