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Hoseni Dalan blast case: Two sentenced to jail, six acquitted
The investigative officer of the 2015 Hoseni Dalan blast case has made a great mistake during the investigation and showed negligence on his part, said the court in its observation.
Inspector Shafiuddin and also the IO of the case had made a mistake and as a result, the mastermind of the blast case and attackers both remained out of the purview of the case, said the court.
Earlier in the day, a Dhaka special anti-terrorism court sentenced two men to seven and 10 years in jail, respectively, in the blast case.
Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal handed down the punishment to Arman alias Monir (10 years) and Kabir Hossain (seven years) in the case filed over the bomb blast at Hoseni Dalan during the Tajia procession preparations ahead of the holy Ashura in 2015.
Besides, the prosecution failed to prove the allegations brought against the six accused, who were acquitted from the case, Abu Syed and Rubel Islam Sumon alias Sajib, Chan Mia Omar Faruk alias Chan Mia, Hafez Ahsan Mahmud, Shahjalal Mia and Ahsanullah Mahmud. The IO indeed failed to provide any explanation against them in the chargesheet.
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Meanwhile, the IO made Chan Mia, Ahsan, Shahjalal Mia and Ahsanullah accused in the case without any concrete evidence. As a result, they have been going through mental and physical harassment during the trial proceedings.
Following the confessional statements of Kabir Hossain alias Rashed alias Arif and Arman alias Monir, the mastermind of the blast case is Albani and Noman.
Apart from it, the IO in his report said Hiron alias Kamal Al Bani alias Hujja and Abdullah alias Alauddin died in gunfight
The court also imposed a fine of TK 10,000 on each of the two, but acquitted six other accused in this case due to lack of evidence.
All the eight, including the two convicts, were members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
On October 23, 2015, five members of JMB triggered a bomb blast at Hoseni Dalan that killed two people and injured hundred others.
A case was initially filed at the city’s Chawkbazar police station and later it was handed over to the Detective Branch (DB) for investigation.
In October, 2016, Md Shafiuddin Sheikh, inspector of DB (south), submitted a chargedheet in the case accusing 10 militants of the crime, after getting approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
On May 31, 2017, a court framed charges against the 10 accused and the official trial in the case began.
On May 14, 2018, the case was transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal where lawyers of two of the 10 accused claimed that they were minors and submitted supporting documents.
Later the court declared the two accused as minors and asked the investigating officer to submit a supplementary chargesheet mentioning them as under-age.
Their cases are currently under trial at the juvenile court.
Of the initial eight accused JMB members in the case -- Omar Faruq Manik, Hafiz Ahsan Ullah Mahmud, Sahjalal Mia, Chan Mia, Kabir, Rubel Islam alias Shajb, Abu Sayeed alias Solayman, and Arman -- three, including the convicts, gave confessional statements to the court.
The court also recorded statements of 31 witnesses in the case.
KU teacher sent to jail for allegedly battering wife for dowry
A Khulna Court has sent a lecturer of Khulna University to jail denying him bail in a case that accused him of torturing his wife for dowry.
The accused is Sadhan Chandra Swarnakar, a lecturer of the Department of Environmental Sciences of the university.
Read: Policeman held after alleged torture of wife for dowry
Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Md Tariqul Islam handed the order turning down the bail petition on Thursday.
On January 31, Puja Swarnakar, the accused’s wife, filed a case in the court of Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tariqul Islam alleging that her husband tortured her for dowry.
The plaintiff’s counsel Lawyer Abu Huraira Sohel said Sadhan started torturing Puja since their marriage in 2020 demanding dowry.
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In the latest incident on January 7, Sadhan allegedly tortured Puja and threw her out of the house. Later, Puja’s family members admitted her to Khulna General Hospital after noticing injury marks on her body.
Later, the court summoned Sadhan for appearing before the court on Thursday.
Two more land in jail over elephant death in Sherpur
A forest court has sent two more accused to jail in a case filed over the killing of an endangered Asian elephant by electrocution last November in Sreebardi upazila.
Senior judicial magistrate Md Shariful Islam Khan remanded in judicial custody Amir Uddin, 52, son of late Abdur Razzak, and Ashraful Islam, 35, son of Md Abdur Rahman, after they surrendered in the court and sought bail on Tuesday.
Earlier, the court sent to judicial custody two other accused in the case, Somej Uddin, 44, and Md Shajalal Mia, 41, after they had surrendered and appealed for bail.
With this, all the four accused in the first case filed by the forest department for killing the elephant are now in jail.
On 9 November, an elephant got electrocuted and died while searching for food after being trapped in electrified GI wires installed by local farmers around their vegetable farming lands at Sonajhuri Hillock in the upazila.
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On 11 November, in a first for the district, the forest department of Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur filed a case against four people.
In-charge of the Balijuri range, Rabiul Islam filed the case under the Wild Life Act at the Sreebardi court, followed by a general diary lodged at the Sreebardi police station.
Read:Another elephant found dead in Chattogram
49 BNP activists land in jail for vandalising police vehicle in Tangail
A Tangail court on Sunday sent 49 BNP activists of Sakhipur upazila to jail in a case filed over vandalising police vehicles in 2018.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Farzana Hasnat passed the order after rejecting the bail appeal placed by the accused.
According to the case complaint, on December 18, 2018, some BNP activists attacked a patrolling police vehicle and vandalised the Barachowna area in the upazila.
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Next day, police filed a case at Sakhipur police station in this regard against 194 leaders and activists of BNP.
On October 30,2020, police submitted a chargesheet against 129 people in this case.
On Sunday 59 of the accused appealed for bail and the court approved 10 of them considering their sickness and being students.
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Outgoing president of the upazila BNP Shahjahan Saju remarked this case as fictitious and demanded immediate release of the accused.
Man gets jail unto death for Kushtia murder
A Kushtia court on Tuesday sentenced a man to imprisonment until death and two others to life term jail for killing a man in 2009.
The convict who was sentenced to jail unto death is Salam Mollah, son of late Munser Mollah of Kalikatala area of Kumarkhali upazila. while the lifers are Saiful Islam, son of Amir Hamza and Rezaul Joardar Kalu, son of Haruna Rashid Haru of the same area.
Read: One to die, 4 get life term for killing man in Cox’s Bazar
According to the prosecution, Shahidul Islam, 21, son of Munser Ali of Kalikatala area, went missing on May 23, 2009. Later, on May 26, Shahidul’s throat-slit body was found in a pond.
Victim's father Munser Ali filed a murder case accusing five people on the same day.
Following investigation, a report was submitted to the court on June 17, 2011 against the accused.
After examining all the records and witnesses, Kushtia Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdullah Al Mamun handed down the judgment.
Marine Court sends two drivers of MV Abhijan-10 launch to jail
The Marine Court here on Sunday ordered to send the two drivers of the MV Abhijan-10 launch to jail in a case related to last month’s deadly fire that killed at least 42 passengers of the vessel.
They are - the 8th accused in the case Abul Kalam ( in-charge driver) and the 7th accused Masum Billah (2nd driver).
Earlier on December 28, the same court sent the two masters of the launch Riaz Sikder (master in charge) and the 6th accused Khalilur Rahman (2nd master) to jail when they surrendered before it.
The court was set up on the 8th floor of BIWTA Bhaban in the city’s Motijheel after the launch fire on December 24.
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Sources at the court said the two drivers of the launch surrendered before Special Metropolitan Magistrate Zainab Begum on Sunday morning and applied for bail. After hearing, the court ordered to send them to jail.
Advocate Billal Hossain, prosecuting officer of the Department of Shipping, confirmed this to UNB.
He said that the overall responsibility of the engine room rests with the engine drivers. Not only did they neglect their responsibilities, their role in the aftermath of the fire was presumptuous. The fire was initially reported to have started from the engine room, he said.
If they had managed the engine room properly with perfect supervision, perhaps this horrible tragedy could have been averted, Adv Billal added.
Adv Md Jahangir Hossain argued for the defendants seeking bail.
On December 26, the chief inspector of the Department of Shipping Shafiqur Rahman filed a case against eight people, including four owners of the launch, under the Marine Act with the Marine Court. The court took cognizance of the case and issued arrest warrants against the accused.
Read:Launch fire tragedy: 47 confirmed dead now, at least 58 still missing
The worst launch fire in memory occurred in the early hours of December 24 on Sugandha river off Jhalakathi town as Abhijan-10 packed with more than 800 passengers was on the way to Barguna from Dhaka.
Police received reports of 42 deaths in the incident. At least 80 people were injured and many others reported missing.
Father, son land in jail for killing elephant in Chattogram
A Chattogram court on Tuesday sent a man and his son to jail for killing an elephant in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram district.
In the first such case in the country Mohammad Kamal, 50 and his son Nezam, 22 of Banshkhali upazila were found guilty of electrocuting the elephant on November 30.
Read: Another elephant found dead in Chattogram
They buried the elephant in the area.
The local forest department lodged a complaint against Kamal and Nezam in this connection.
When they were produced before the court by police, Banshkhali Cognizance Court Judge Mainul Islam sent them to jail.
5 Ctg jail officials in the dock over custodial torture of lifer
The wife of a lifer has approached a court in the port city accusing five officials, including the senior superintendent of Chattogram Central Jail, of torturing her husband.
Parvin Akter, the wife of murder convict Md Shamim, filed the complaint against the five in the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Sarwar Jahan on Thursday. The hearing is slated for Tuesday, said bench secretary Md Bakhtiar.
Those named in the complaint are senior jail superintendent Shafiqul Islam, jailor Dewan Mohammad Tariqul Islam, deputy jailor Md Saimur, and jail guards Sabuj Dash and Md Emdad Hossani.
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According to the complaint, Shamim was admitted to Chattogram jail hospital on July 17. However, when he demanded food, the five jail officials beat him up. And next day, he was shifted to Cumilla Central Jail.
On November 11, during routine attendance, Shamim apprised the Chattogram court of his alleged ordeal.
Senior jail superintendent Shafiqul could not be contacted.
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On April 24, 2007, Shamim was sentenced to death in a murder case. However, five years later, a higher court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
Done enough for Khaleda Zia, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she has given enough facilities to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by allowing her to stay in her residence and receive medical treatment.
“She (Khaleda) has been allowed to stay in her residence and receive medical treatment by exercising the executive authority I have. The rest is a legal matter,” she said, replying to a question if she will take any initiative for the treatment of ailing Khaleda Zia.
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The Prime Minister was speaking at a press conference at her Ganobhaban in the afternoon on the outcome of her recent two-week visit to the United Kingdoms and France. Some journalists were also connected to the event virtually from the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Isn’t it enough that Khaleda Zia was allowed to stay in her residence instead of jail and receive treatment there?” said the PM.
In a counter question, she asked the journalist whether he would receive a person with a garland who had tried to kill him and rewarded the killers of his family members by giving those jobs in different missions abroad and by not bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Two days after bail, Shah Rukh Khan's son walks out of jail
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan walked out of Mumbai's high-security Arthur Road prison to a rapturous welcome on Saturday morning, more than three weeks after his arrest in a cruise-on-drugs case.
Aryan was received outside the jail gate by none other than his father, and greeted by thousands of Shah Rukh's fans. He had been in judicial custody since October 8.
The 23-year-old and his two friends -- Arbaz Merchant and Mummun Dhamecha -- were granted bail by the High Court in Mumbai on Thursday, as Shah Rukh roped in some of India's top legal minds to argue for bail for Aryan in the drugs case.
On Friday afternoon, Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh's close friend and co-star in many movies, went to the sessions court in Mumbai and signed Aryan's bail bond of Indian rupees one lakh.
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Among the 14 bail conditions listed by the Mumbai High Court are that Aryan, Arbaz and Mummun can't leave the country and make any attempt to influence any witness in the drugs case. They were also asked to submit their passports to the court.
Aryan, particularly, has been asked to visit the federal anti-narcotics agency's Mumbai office every Friday and join investigations whenever required. If any of the conditions is violated, his bail could be cancelled.
Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3 after hours of grilling in connection with a rave party the federal agency busted on board a cruise ship off Mumbai coast a day before.
During arguments in the High Court, the federal prosecutors told judges that this was not a case of drugs consumption only, "but that of conspiracy too", and that Aryan had tried to sell narcotics in commercial quantity after procuring the same.
On Tuesday, India's former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who was roped in by Shah Rukh, argued in the court that Aryan was a "young man who should be sent to a rehab centre rather than jail". He also crushes the federal prosecutors' theory of conspiracy.
On the evening of October 2 evening, some 30 NCB sleuths, disguised as passengers, boarded luxury cruise liner 'Empress' which departed Mumbai port for the neighbouring state of Goa.
The cruise ship was carrying mostly celebrities from Bollywood and the fashion industry. As soon as the rave party began, the NCB sleuths swung into action and claimed to have caught red-handed those having drugs.
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Aryan, his close friend Arbaaz, and eight others were soon detained. While two of the detainees had been freed after questioning, Aryan and seven others were subsequently arrested by the NCB.
Aryan's father Shah Rukh is considered the most talented Bollywood star. Popularly called the "King Khan", he has acted in over 80 films in a career spanning over 25 years.
Shah Rukh, in fact, rose to prominence after starring in 1995 romantic film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the longest-running blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema. The film was shot in India and Europe.
Some of his other blockbusters include 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997) and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998). Shah Rukh was also widely praised for his superb performance in 2002 film 'Devdas', where he played an alcoholic.
The 55-year-old has also anchored many TV shows, and owns production company Red Chillies Entertainment and Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shah Rukh has a net worth of USD 700 million. The superstar is married to interior designer Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu. Apart from Suhana, they have two sons.