Dhaka Court
Expelled JL leader Samrat sent to jail in graft case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat to jail upon surrender in a graft case.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 passed the order when Samrat surrendered before the court and sought bail.
Also read: Order cancelling Samrat's bail upheld by Appellate Division
The court also fixed June 9 for hearing on his bail petition in the case.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court order that cancelled the bail granted to Samrat in the graft case. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Samrat seeking a stay on the High Court order. The petition likely be heard in the regular bench of the Appellate Division on May 30. On May 18, the High Court cancelled the bail granted to Samrat in the graft case. Earlier, on May 16, the ACC filed a petition before the High Court seeking cancellation of the bail of Samrat in the graft case. On May 11, the Dhaka court granted bail to Samrat in the graft case, paving the way for his release from judicial custody. Earlier, the same court turned down his bail plea in the corruption case filed by the ACC twice -- on April 28 and April 13. Samrat secured bail in a drugs case on April 11 and in an Arms Act case and a money laundering case on April 10. The expelled Jubo League leader has been undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since November 24 last year. On October 6, 2019, Rab detained Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman from Chauddagram in Cumilla. Rab raided his Kakrail office later that day. Huge quantities of foreign liquor, pistols, and two hides of kangaroo were seized from his office. He was later sentenced by a mobile court to six months in prison under the Wildlife Conservation Act.
Also read: HC cancels bail of expelled JL leader Samrat On October 7, Abdul Khaleque, deputy assistant director of Rab-1 lodged two complaints against Samrat at Ramna police station under the Arms and the Narcotics Act. Arman was also made an accused in the narcotics case. On November 4, Shekhar Chandra Mallik, a sub-inspector, submitted a chargesheet against Samrat in the Arms Act case. On November 12, the ACC lodged a complaint against him for acquiring assets worth Tk 2.94 crore beyond his known sources of income. On September 12, 2020, Rashedur Rahman, sub-inspector of CID, registered a case against him at the Ramna police station for laundering Tk 195 crore to Malaysia and Singapore. Lastly, on November 26 last year, the investigating officer in the case, Jahangir Alam, submitted a chargesheet in the court.
Graft case: Haji Salim denied bail; sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim to jail in a graft case rejecting his bail petition.
Judge of Special Court-7 Shahidul Islam passed the order when he surrendered before the court.
Also read: Graft case: Haji Salim to surrender before court this afternoon
Syed Ahmed Raza, a counsel of Haji Salim, said he surrendered before around 3:20 pm and sought bail in the case.
Haji Salim, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission, went to Bangkok for treatment purpose on May 2 and returned home on May 5 that sparked huge controversy.
On February 10, the full text of the High Court’s verdict was published upholding his 10-year imprisonment.
The HC asked him to surrender to the trial court within 30 days of receiving the verdict.
The HC directed the trial court to cancel the bail order of the MP and issue an arrest warrant against him if he does not surrender within the given time.
ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam said, “After this verdict Haji Selim has lost the eligibility to remain an MP according to the article 66 (2) of the Constitution.”
On March 9 last year, HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq upheld the lower court order sentencing to 10 years jail after hearing a petition by the ACC.
At the same time, the Dhaka-7 MP was acquitted of a three-year jail term in the same case filed by the ACC for concealing wealth information.
The High Court also reduced the fine imposed on Salim by half to Tk 10 lakh. He will have to spend one more year in jail if he fails to pay the fine.
In 2007, the ACC filed the case against Salim. On April 27, 2008, a Dhaka court jailed him for 13 years and fined Tk 20 lakh.
Salim moved the High Court against the verdict.
Also read: Haji Selim returns home obeying law: Home Minister
In 2011, the court overturned his sentence but the ACC later appealed against the lower court verdict.
Later, the Appellate Division asked the High Court to re-hear the petition.
Irregularities of Salim resurfaced after his son Irfan Selim was arrested for assaulting a navy official in 2020.
BNP leader Ishraque lands in jail
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent BNP leader Ishraque Hossain to jail in an arson attack case, hours after he was arrested from the capital’s Motijheel area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tamanna Farah passed the order, turning down the bail petition of the BNP leader.
Also read:BNP leader Ishraque Hossain held in Dhaka
Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukdar filed the petition seeking bail for his client Ishraque, a member of the BNP’s Dhaka south city unit, as he was produced before the court by police.
Earlier in the day, police arrested Ishraque Hossain, the eldest son of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, in connection with an arson attack case filed two years back.
Enamul Haque Mithu, additional deputy commissioner (Motijheel zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said they arrested Ishraque from Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area at 11.30am.
He said an arrest warrant was issued against the BNP leader in a case filed over setting a car on fire in 2020.
Talking to UNB, Dhaka south city unit BNP convener Abdus Salam said police arrested Ishraque while he along with Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leaders was distributing leaflets highlighting the Awami League government’s failure in controlling the prices of daily essentials and against its alleged corruption.
Ishraque was BNP’s mayoral candidate in the last Dhaka South City Corporation elections.
An FIR was lodged against 42 people in connection with vandalising and torching vehicles on November 12, 2020. Ishraque was made an accused in the case.
On November 18, 2020, the BNP leader secured bail from the High Court in the case.
On January 5, 2021, he surrendered before a lower court after completion of his bail period, granted by the High Court and sought bail again in the case.
On August 18, 2021, the court issued a warrant for the arrest of Ishraque after rejecting his bail petition in the case.
Meanwhile, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir strongly condemned and protested the arrest of Ishraque.
Also read: Graft case: ACC challenges Ishraque's acquittal
“The government is using harassment, torture, false charges and arrests as weapons to suppress the country’s people as there is a famine-like situation all around. Ishraque has been arrested on the same ground,” he said.
The BNP leader demanded the unconditional release of Ishraque.
Court accepts charges against expelled Jubo League leader Samrat
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday accepted the charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh accepted the chargesheet in the case in presence of Samrat and ordered the transfer of the case to Dhaka Special Judge's Court-6.
The court also fixed March 31 for hearing on charge framing and his bail petition.
Read: Court sets Jan 10 for framing charges against Samrat in graft case
Earlier in the morning, Samrat was taken to the court from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for different ailments.
On March 7, Samrat’s lawyer Ehsanul Haque Samaji appealed for his bail. The court then fixed today for hearing on charge framing and bail.
According to the case, Samrat was accused of acquiring assets worth Tk 2.94 crore beyond his known sources of income. A Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against him on November 12 in 2019.
On November 26 last year, the investigation officer of the case, Jahangir Alam, submitted a charge sheet before the court.
Read: Court sets Nov 30 for framing charges against Samrat in arms, drug cases
On October 6 in 2019, Rab arrested Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman from Chauddagram in Cumilla.
Rab later raided his Kakrail office on that day. A huge quantities of foreign liquor, pistols and two hides of kangaroo were seized from his office.
He was later sentenced by a mobile court to six months in prison under the Wildlife Conservation Act and was sent to jail the same day.
Sishu Bokta Rafiqul, another indicted in DSA case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against two people including Rafiqul Islam Madani, popularly known as Shishu Bokta, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for delivering ‘anti-state and provocative’ speeches.
Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain framed the charges against them and fixed March 30 for recording testimonies.
Read: Court accept charges against 'Shishu Bokta' Rafiqul in DSA case
The other accused of the case is Mahmudul Hasan alias Martuza.
On February 2, the tribunal accepted charges against them in the case.
Rafiqul is currently in jail while Mahmudul secured bail.
On January 26, a Dhaka court framed charges against Rafiqul Islam Madani in another DSA case filed with Gaccha police station in Gazipur.
RAB members arrested Rafiqul from his home in Netrakona district on April 7 last year on charges of making anti-state and provocative remarks and creating chaos.
On April 8 last year, a case was filed against Rafiqul under the Digital Security Act at Gachha police station in Gazipur.
Later on April 11 of the year, another case was filed under the Digital Security Act at Basan Police Station in Gazipur.
However, Rafiqul Islam was granted bail by the High Court in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act at Kotwali Police Station in Mymensingh on September 30.
Read: ‘Shishu Bokta’ Rafiqul indicted in DSA case
Earlier, Madadi was arrested on March 25 in 2021 from Motijheel area during a demonstration protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Independence and later he was freed.
Rafiqul, also director of Saoatul Hera Madrasha at Paschim Bilashpur in Netrakona district, reportedly delivered ‘provocative’ speech in a Waj Mahfil at Gachha.
He is also assistant vice president of Jubo Jamiat, a wing of Jamiat-e-Ulama- Islam, of Netrakona.
Actress Shimu’s death: Husband, driver remanded
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed the husband of actress Raima Islam Shimu and his driver on a 3-day remand each in a case filed after recovery of her body in a sack.
Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Rabeya Begum passed the order after the investigating officer in the case Chunnu Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Keraniganj Model police station, produced the accused before court and sought a 10-day remand to interrogate them.
Earlier in the day, Shimu’s brother Harunur Rashid filed the case against her husband Shakhawat Ali Nobel and his driver SM Farhad along with some anonymous people at Keraniganj Model police station.
On Monday morning, spotted by some locals, the 35-year old actress’s body was found in a sack near a bridge in the Keraniganj upazila. She was identified through her finger print by Police Bureau of Investigation (PIB) later in the day.
Read: Hubby among 2 held for actress Shimu's death
Shimu’s body was kept at Mitford Hospital morgue for an autopsy. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members detained Nobel and his driver Farhad from the hospital on Tuesday.
"The two were later handed over to the police. The duo broke down and confessed their crime during interrogation," said Ramzanul Haque, the officer-in-charge (investigation) of Keraniganj Model Police Station.
Shimu used to live at city’s Kalabagan area with her husband and two children. On Sunday morning she went out from the house and remained missing since.
A general diary was lodged at Kalabagan police station in this regard on Sunday night.
Shimu worked with many renowned film directors after making her debut in 1998.
Pori Moni case: Charge-framing hearing deferred until Jan 5
A Dhaka court on Sunday set a new date, January 5, for hearing arguments on whether to press charges against actress Pori Moni and two others in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
The hearing was scheduled for today.
But Dhaka Special Judge of Court-10, Md Nazrul Islam deferred it as the court was adjourned due to the death of former general secretary of Dhaka Bar Association Ayubur Rahman.
Read: Dhaka court defers framing of charges against Pori Moni in narcotics case
The January 2 hearing date was set on December 14 following request of the actress’s lawyer Lawyer Nilanjana Rifat Surovi as Pori Moni fell sick on her way to the court that day.
Pori Moni and two others are currently out on bail in the case.
On November 15, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Emrul Kayesh took into cognizance the charges framed by police against the accused and fixed December 14 as the date for the framing of charges.
Earlier, on October 4, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted a charge sheet against Pori Moni and the two others in the case.
CID inspector and also the investigation officer in the case, Kazi Mostafa Kamal submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.
Read: 'Rape and Murder attempts' on Pori Moni: Court accepts charges
Pori Moni was arrested on August 4, following a raid by RAB on her Banani residence. A case was filed against her under the Narcotics Control Act the following day.
On August 22, she was remanded in judicial custody again after inspector Kazi produced her in a court on the completion of a day's police remand, her third.
On August 31, a Dhaka court granted bail to Pori Moni in the narcotics case until the submission of the charge sheet. She walked out of jail the following day.
Brahmanbaria AL leader murder: 13 to die, 8 get life term
A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced 13 people to death in a case over the murder of a local Awami League leader in 2016.
The court also sentenced eight other accused to life imprisonment.
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Jafar Kamruzzaman pronounced the judgment.
Read:9 to die, 22 get life term for killing BCL leader in Rajshahi
The condemned convicts are Basu Miah, Kabir Miah, Mokhles, Sachhu Miah, Jahangir Miah,Shahibur Rahman Shukki, Liakat Ali, Yunus Miah, Rahmat Ullah alias Fariaj Miah, Shithil Ahmed alias Fahim Ahmed, Saiful, Pavel and Ali Miah.
Among them, Fariaj, Shithil, Saiful, Pavel and Ali Miah were tried in absentia.
The lifers are Nurul Islam, Habibur Rahman, Russel, Maju Miah, Golap Miah, Sohel Miah, Shajahan and Borhan alias Ruhan. They were fined Tk 50,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment.
According to the case statement, on Nov 14, 2016, Zohirul Haque , a businessman and Natai Dakkhin Ward-5 Awami League (AL) general secretary, was returning home in Poyag from Paurtala bus stand in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
Read:Madrasa teacher gets life term for raping student in Barguna
The convicts including Basu Mia, Habibur Rahman, Shahibur Rahman alias Shukki, Kabir Mia, Sachchu Mia, Mokhlech Mia, Ruhan alias Borhan, Shithil Ahmed alias Fahim Ahmed, Rahmat Ullah Fariyaz attacked Zohirul Haque on the way and stabbed him mercilessly
Locals caught two of them- Shithil and Fariyaz- and handed over to police.
Zahirul Haque died in the evening while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Kabir Hossain, younger brother of the deceased, filed a murder case at Brahmanbaria Sadar Police Station in this regard.
The investigation officer of the case submitted a chargesheet against 21 accused.
Sagar-Runi murder case: Submission of probe report deferred for 84th time
A Dhaka court on Sunday asked the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to submit by January 24 the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
With this, the report submission in the case has been deferred for 84 times.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debdas Chadra Odhikari fixed the date after hearing.
Read: Sagar-Runi murder case: HC drops petition from cause list
On March 2 last year, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) submitted a progress report in Sagar-Runi murder case in affidavit form to the Attorney General’s Office.
According to the report, two unidentified people were involved in the murder.
Maasranga Television News Editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi were found dead at their rented apartment in the city’s West Rajabazar area on 11 February 2012.
Nousher Ali roman, brother of Runi filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Police Station on the following day.
Police arrested Tanvir in connection with the murder case on October 1, 2012. Later, he secured bail in 2014.
Read: Rab trying to debunk Sagar-Runi murder case quickly: IGP
Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people, including Tanvir, in connection with the murder case.
The seven other suspects are Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal.
'Rape and Murder attempts' on Pori Moni: Court accepts charges
A Dhaka court on Monday accepted the charges in a case filed by film actress Pori Moni against three people including businessman Nasir U Mahmud and his associate Tuhin Siddiqui Omi bringing charges of rape and murder attempts on her.
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-9 Judge Md Hemayet Uddin accepted the charges in the case rejecting Pori Moni’s no-confidence petition.
Read: Court accepts charges against Pori Moni, 2 others in narcotics case
The court also issued a warrant for arresting fugitive accused Shah Shahidul Alam.
Meanwhile, the court fixed March 3, 2022 fir beginning trial in the case.
Earlier on Dec 1, Pori Moni filed a no-confidence petition seeking further investigation.
On September 6, inspector Md Kamal Hossain of Savar police station, the investigating officer, submitted the charge-sheet against the three accused to the Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court.
In her verified Facebook page, Pori Moni uploaded a status seeking justice from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, claiming that the six people attempted to rape and kill her at the Uttara Boating Club on June 9.
On June 14, Pori Moni filed a sexual assault complaint against six people, including Nasir and Omi, with Savar Model Police Station.
Later, Nasir and four others were arrested from Uttara by a team of detectives.
Read: Multiple remands of Pori Moni: 2 magistrates seek unconditional apology to HC
Later, police filed a narcotics case with Airport Police Station against Nasir and Omi over the recovery of liquor and Yaba pills during their arrest.
On June 23, a Dhaka court placed Nasir and Omi on a five-day remand each in the case.
The court on June 29 granted bail to Nasir and Omi in the case.