Law-&-Order
Zia Charitable case hearing adjourned as Khaleda skips court
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – A special makeshift court in Old Dhaka Central Jail adjourned the hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as she did not agree to appear before it on Wednesday.
Mobile Court fines 36 vehicles at Kakrail
Dhaka, Sep 12 (UNB) – A mobile court on Wednesday fined 36 bus, mini-buses and other vehicles during a drive at Kakrail area in the city.
Land grabbing: Ragib Ali lands in jail
Sylhet, Sept 12 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent industrialist Ragib Ali to jail after denying bail extension plea in a case filed for forging legal papers and grabbing the endowed land of Tarapur Tea Estate in Sylhet.
Sylhet Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostain Billah passed the order when his lawyer filed a petition before the court seeking his bail.
Earlier on August 9, Judge Dilip Kumar Bhoumik of Sylhet Special Sessions Judges Court upheld 14 years imprisonment to industrialist Ragib Ali and 16 years imprisonment of his son, daughter and two others each in the case.
On February 2, 2017, Sylhet Chief Metropolitan Magistrate sentenced Ragib Ali to 14 years and 16 years imprisonment to each of his son, daughter and two others in the case.
Besides, the court acquitted Sebayet Pankaj Kumar Gupto.
The other convicts are Ragib’s son Abdul Hye, daughter Rozina Qaudir, son-in-law Abdul Qaudir and a relative Dewan Moshtaque Majid.
On 25 August 1999, the then parliamentary watchdog on land affairs found that Tarapur Tea Estate grabbed a vast area of an endowment property and set up several establishments on the land illegally.
Later, the subcommittee of the parliamentary watchdog recommended for taking legal action against the illegal occupants.
SM Abdul Hye, the land commissioner of Sylhet Sadar, filed two cases against six people, including Ragib Ali, with Sylhet Kotwali Police Station on 27 September 2005.
One of the cases was filed for grabbing endowment property of Tarapur Tea Estate after fabricating document of the Ministry of Land against Ragib and his son Hye and another for misappropriating Tk 1,000 crore of the government.
On 19 January last, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court asked the authorities concerned to reclaim Tarapur Tea Estate. The SC also ordered reinvestigation into the cases although police submitted a final report disposing of the case.
Following the SC order, Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate court ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the cases again. On 10 July, the PBI submitted a report accusing Ragib Ali and his son Hye.
Ragib Ali and his family members fled to India hours after the arrest warrants were issued against them after police submitted the chargesheets in the two cases to Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court on July 10 in 2016.
On 10 August last, a court here issued warrants for the arrest of six people in the two cases.
Indian immigration police arrested him from Karimganj district of Assam for an illegal stay on 24 November last and a court sent him to jail while Abdu Hye was arrested from Jakiganj on 12 November.
Gov’t to set up monitoring cell to identify rumours: Tarana
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) - State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell ahead of the next general election aiming to identify rumours in social networking sites.
The ‘Rumour Identification and Removal Centre’ will be in operation 24 hours round the clock at the PID section of Information Ministry from this month, she told reporters at the Secretariat.
The cell will continuously monitor different social networking sites and will inform local media through a press release within three hours if any rumour is found, she added.
“The monitoring cell will also inform media about the truth,” she said.
The state minister also said that seven experts will be appointed for working in each shift.
“BNP-Jammat has opened a publicity cell in London and spreading rumour from 300 websites,” she informed.
Replying to a question, the Minister said the cell will be opened to raise awareness among people.
Referring to the Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Tarana said Bangabandhu-1, the country’s first ever communications satellite, made its debut with the live coverage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2018 on BTV.
Besides, a letter was sent to private television channels requesting them to use Bangabandhu-1 as it is capable to provide service, she added.
Don’t get tempted by others while investing in share market: PM
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the small investors not to get tempted by others while investing in the capital market but take their own decisions after knowing everything about a company.
Two women jailed for possessing drugs in B’baria
Brahmanbaria, Sept 12 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Tuesday convicted two women and sentenced them to different terms of imprisonment for possessing drugs in Akhaura upazila.
Akhaura upazila executive magistrate Mohammad Shamsuzzaman in association with Border Guard Bangladesh conducted a drive in Azampur Rail Station area and arrested Fatem Begum, 30, wife of Sohel Mia and Sarbanu, 45, wife of Sajon Mia of Kasba upazila along with four kilograms of hemp in the early hours of Tuesday.
Later, the mobile court sentenced Fatema to six months jail and fined Tk 5,000, in default to suffer 15 days more in jail.
The court also sentenced Sarbanu to one-year imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000, in default to suffer two months more jail.
Peshkar sentenced to 28 years in prison
Faridpur, Sept 11 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday sentenced to 28 years imprisonment a peshkar of a court in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission.
Now, bus owner, driver face arrest warrants over Akifa’s death
Kushtia, Sept 11 (UNB) – A day after granting bail to them, a court here on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of the 'Ganj-e-raj Paribahan' bus owner and its driver in a case filed over the death of a baby girl in a road accident in the district town on August 28.
HC order against 14 hospitals and diagnostic centers
Dhaka, Sept 11 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to take immediate measures to stop operation of 14 private hospitals and diagnostic centers in city’s Mohammadpur area for not having license.
Work for public safety, IGP asks new recruits
Dhaka, Sept 11 (UNB) – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Tuesday asked the new police officers to work for public safety rising above greed and nepotism.