Law-&-Order
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.
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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.
9 fined for not wearing masks in B'baria
A mobile court on Monday fined nine people in the district's Akhaura upazila for not wearing masks in public places.
A team, led by Saiful Islam, the executive magistrate and assistant commissioner of the upazila administration (land), conducted a drive in Sorokbazar, Borobazar and rail station areas and challaned the nine for not adhering to Covid-safety protocols.
Read: 2 restaurants fined Tk 1.5 lakh in DMP drive
“The nine people were fined Tk 2,500 for breaching the government's Covid-safety guidelines,” said upazila sanitary inspector Md Rafiqul Islam.
The Bangladesh government has announced strict measures to contain the rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and those flouting the same will be punished, said the executive magistrate.
The drive will continue until further notice, he added.
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Bangladesh is currently witnessing a surge of Covid cases, with the country registering 38,478 infections in the last 16 days since January 1.
29-yr-old to hang for killing rickshaw puller
A court in Barishal has sentenced a man to death and another to life in jail for killing a rickshaw puller in 2015.
Public Safety Disturbance Crime Prevention Tribunal judge TM Musa handed down the judgment on Monday, after holding Shoyeb Hawladar Sabuj and Ali Azim, both 29, guilty of the crime.
Read: One to die, 4 get life term for killing man in Cox’s Bazar
The court also imposed a fine of Tk 20,000 on Shoyeb, who was sentenced to death. He is the son of Adam Ali Hawladar, a resident of Banaripara upazila and a former member of Border Guard Bangladesh.
According to the prosecution, the rickshaw puller -- Jamal Khan, 28, son of Abul Kalam of Madarkathi village in the upazila -- was found dead on June 17, 2015.
Days before, Shoyeb and Jamal had an altercation over the former's alleged illicit relationship with a woman. Subsequently, Shoyeb and Azim killed Jamal and dumped his body in a canal.
Read: Two men to remain in prison until death for killing a 7-year-old girl
On March 12, 2016, police submitted a chargesheet against eight people, including Shoyeb. However, six other accused in the case were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Judicial activities of SC to remain suspended Monday
The judicial activities of both the Appellate Division and the High Court of the Supreme Court will remain suspended on Monday in honour of late Justice Tafazzal Hossain Khan, a former High Court judge and veteran Supreme Court lawyer.
Activities of both the divisions of the Supreme Court will remain suspended today, said Special Officer of the Supreme Court Mohammad Saifur Rahman on Monday.
Read: TH Khan passes away
TH Khan, also a former MP, died at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in the capital at 4:45 pm.
He, a founding member of BNP, was the vice-chairman of the party at the end of his life.
HC allows Evaly to withdraw Tk 2.35 cr for operating expenses
The High Court on Sunday allowed its appointed board of directors for disgraced e-commerce company Evaly to withdraw Tk 2.35 crore deposited at City Bank and Southeast Bank for operating expenses.
A single HC bench of Justice Muhamad Khurshid Alam Sarkar passed the order following the application submitted by the board of directors of Evaly, that was formed on the direction of the court.
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The court also directed Bangladesh Bank and National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit details on expenditures logged by Evaly’s former chief executive officer Mohammad Rassel and Chairperson Shamima Nasrin.
At the same time, 22 vehicles registered by Evaly have been allowed to be rented or sold.
Barrister Morshed Ahmed Khan appeared for Evaly board while Barrister Syed Mahsib Hossain for the writ petition.
Barrister Syed Mahsib Hossain said the board of directors of Evaly could not withdraw any money from the bank accounts as Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) froze all the accounts of Evaly.
On October 18 last year, the High Court formed a 5-member board, led by former justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, to manage, control and assess the liabilities of shuttered e-commerce platform Evaly.
Other members of the board are former secretary Mohammad Rezaul Ahsan and additional secretary Mahbub Kabir Milon, chartered accountant Fakhruddin Ahmed and lawyer Barrister Khan Mohammad Shamim Aziz.
Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, the chairman of the platform were arrested on September 16, after a customer named Arif Baker filed a case at Gulshan Police Station alleging that e-commerce platform was not delivering products despite taking advanced payments.
Read: Barishal court summons Evaly CEO Rassel in 3 cases of cheque fraud
Meanwhile customer Farhad Hossain submitted an application at the High Court seeking dissolution of the beleaguered company and direction on forming a board of directors for the company.
On September 22, the High Court ordered a ban on the sale and transfer of movable and immovable property during a hearing on the application and issued a notice questioning why Evaly will not be disbanded.
On September 30, during a hearing in this regard the HC directed the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) to submit all the documents of Evaly within October 11.
BGB seizes Yaba worth Tk 6 crore from Cox’s Bazar
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two lakh pieces of Burmese Yaba worth Tk 6 crores during a drive at Ukhiya Upazila in Cox’s Bazar, said a BGB media release on Saturday.
The illegal drug was being smuggled to Bangladesh from Myanmar through Balukhal Katapahar area on Thursday, added the release.
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Tipped off, a patrol team of BGB-34 under Balukhali BOP, conducted a drive in the area around 12:30am and challenged 4-5 people.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the suspected smugglers abandoned a sack and fled into the deep jungle.
Read: BGB seized smuggled goods, drugs worth over Tk1073 crore in 2021
Later, the patrol team recovered the Yaba pills from the sack they left at the spot.
Legal steps are being taken in this regard, said the release.
Crystal meth worth Tk 12.5cr seized in Teknaf
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 2.54kg of crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth or ice), with a street value of Tk 12.50 crore, from Teknaf in the early hours of Friday.
Acting on a tip off, a team of Coast Guard's Teknaf station conducted a drive in Dorgarchhara area adjacent to Teknaf's famed Marine Drive.
Read: Tk 10cr worth drugs seized in Teknaf
At around 1am, they saw a man with a bag coming from the sea beach. However, sensing the presence of the law enforcers, he abandoned the bag and fled.
The crystal meth was found inside the bag, said Lt. Commander Abdur Rahman, Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Headquarters.
The consignment was handed over to Teknaf Model Police Station for further action, added Commander Rahman.
Read: Rohingya held with 5 lakh Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Known by its street name ‘ice’, crystal meth is a powerful drug that affects the central nervous system. It comes in the form of clear crystals or shiny blue-white rocks.
Most DNCC vehicles' registration and fitness certificate out of date
The registration and fitness certificates of most vehicles under the Dhaka North City Corporation have not been updated, according to a probe body formed to investigate a fatal accident involving a DNCC garbage truck.
A three-member probe committee, formed on the same day to ensure proper investigation into the matter.
The committee led by Commodore SM Sharif-ul-Islam, chief waste management officer of Dhaka North, included Supervising Engineer (Mechanical) Abul Hasnat Md Ashraful Alam, and General Manager (Transport) Md Mizanur Rahman.
Read: Cumilla balloon cylinder blast: 3-member probe body formed
In November last year, Ahsan Kabir, 46, a reporter of ‘Daily Shangbad’ was going to his workplace in Mirpur from Moghbazar by a ride-sharing motorbike.
When the bike reached the Panthapath area around 2:30 pm he fell down from the bike after being hit by a garbage truck of DNCC. Later, Ahsan was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
According to the investigation report, driver Md Hanif can be held accountable for the accident because he failed to notice the motorbike and lost control of the wheel. Besides, he did not have a license to drive a heavy vehicle. The motorbike driver can also be convicted at the same time since the pillion rider fell from the vehicle as a result of him losing control of it.
The probe report said that the incident couldn't be ascertained explicitly due to the lack of clear CCTV footage or eyewitnesses present at the location of the accident. The report also said the vehicle involved in the accident did not have any registration or fitness certificate.
As per data from the Department of Transport, Mechanical Circles and Waste Management, most of the Dhaka North vehicles have not updated their registration and fitness certificates.
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The DNCC also does not have the required number of drivers relative to their total number of vehicles, while most of the drivers' licenses have not been updated.
The probe body has made several recommendations including taking responsibility for the victims family.
The other recommendations are- Installing dashboard cameras and Vehicle Tracking Systems (VTS) on all DNCC vehicles, managing vehicles and drivers through a department (transport pool), arranging regular training sessions on road safety laws and regulations, ensuring up-to-date vehicle registration, fitness and licensing for drivers, recruiting new drivers in proportion to the number of vehicles, providing at least one licensed second seater for a heavy vehicle with the required number of helpers. City corporation garbage trucks can be run on roads from evening till 7am in the morning.
Several activities have been completed by Dhaka North City Corporation including providing training to light licensed drivers for heavy licenses after the incident.
Dhaka North City Corporation has already taken the responsibility for the victim's family.
Cumilla balloon cylinder blast: 3-member probe body formed
A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the helium gas cylinder blast while inflating balloons that left more than 50 people, including children injured at Nangalkot of Cumilla on Thursday.
The members of the committee are—Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Ashraful Haque, Nangalkot police Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Rakibul Islam and a representative of Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Lamiya Saiful said that the committee has been asked to submit its report by Tuesday.
Read: Munshiganj: 4 of family injured in cylinder blast
Cumilla Addl Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shahadat Hossain said “the families of six injured persons have been given Tk10,000 each. Others will get the same amount, or whatever is needed for their treatment.”
Five people seriously injured in the blast were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advance treatment on Friday, said Md Asif Imran, physician of the emergency department.
The five included balloon seller Anwar, 35. Others injured are- Abdur Rob, 27, Sabbir Hossain, 12, Saiful, 10, and Emon Hasan, 15.
Read: Jatrabari gas cylinder blast: Death toll rises to 3
Twenty-two people had been admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital, and seven of them had been discharged already, he added.
The explosion took place at Birulia village under Moukara Union around 6pm on Thursday, leaving over fifty people injured.
One to die, 4 get life term for killing man in Cox’s Bazar
A court here on Thursday sentenced a person to death and four people to life imprisonment for killing a man in Larpara area of Cox’s Bazar town in 2002.
The condemned convict is Abdul Khaleq, 48, while the lifers are Md. Kajol, Amir Hamza, Selim Ullah and Abdul Goffar.
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The court also fined the lifers Tk 100,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more in jail.
According to the prosecution, Akter Hossain, 35, son of Zamir Ahmed, hailing from Ratnapalong of Ukhiya upazila, was shot dead on June 29, 2002 over a trifling matter.
Later, the victim's elder brother Abbas Uddin filed a police complaint.
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After examining all the records and witnesses, Cox’s Bazar Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdullah Al Mamun handed down the judgment.
Three people were acquitted.