Law Minister Anisul Huq
Law minister’s mother laid to rest at Banani graveyard
Jahanara Huq, mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq and a freedom fighter, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in the capital city on Saturday noon, after being awarded a guard of honour.
President mourns death of Law Minister’s mother
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday expressed profound shock at the death of Jahanara Huq, mother of Law, Justic e and Parliamentary Affair Minister Advocate Anisul Huq.
PM mourns death of Law Minister’s mother
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Jahanara Huq, a valiant freedom fighter and mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq.
Law minister’s mother passes away
Jahanara Huq, mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq, died at a city hospital early Saturday. She was 85.
Next Pahela Baishakh celebration in COVID-19 free Bangladesh: Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday conveyed Pahela Baishakh greetings to all and hoped that the next Bangla new year will be celebrated in the country free of coronavirus.
Other fugitive killers of Bangabandhu to be brought back: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the other fugitive murderers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be brought back to execute the Supreme Court verdict.
“In this year of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, I promise to bring other fugitive murderers back and implement the Supreme Court verdict on Bangladesh’s soil,” he said.
The Law Minister came up with the remarks in a video message from his residence after the execution of Bangabandhu’s murderer Capt (dismissed) Abdul Majed in the first hour of Sunday.
Expressing pleasure after the execution of Bangabandhu’s murderer Capt (dismissed) Abdul Majed, the minister said “We’ve fulfilled the promise we had made, even if partially, by implementing the verdict of Bangabandhu murder case.”
Implementing the verdict of Bangabandhu murder case in the year of birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a matter of relief, he said.
Majed was hanged early Sunday, 45 years after the assassination of the country’s founding father.
Five others involved in the killing – Syed Farooq Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Bazlul Huda, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed and Mohiuddin Ahmed – were executed in January 2010.
Another killer, Aziz Pasha, met the natural death in Zimbabwe in 2001.
Five other convicted killers -- former Lt Col Khandaker Abdur Rashid, SHBM Noor Chowdhury, Shariful Haque Dalim, Rashed Chowdhury, and Risaldar Moslehuddin -- are in hiding.
Of them, the government knew the whereabouts of Noor Chowdhury, Rashed Chowdhury and Moslehuddin.
According to the government, Noor has been living in Canada and Rashed in the USA.
Will probe GK Shamim’s bail: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said it will be investigated how GK Shamim secured bail in two cases beyond the knowledge of the prosecution.
Law Minister slams behaviour of ‘stand released’ Pirojpur judge
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday explained away the stand release of Pirojpur district Judge Abdul Mannan by saying that the judge was “rude and unpleasant”.
Develop technology to allow voting from home: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday emphasised developing new technology so that voters can cast votes from homes.
Khaleda’s denial of permission for treatment unusual: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s denial of permission to receive advance treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is her unusual attitude.