Court probe allows agency Mir Kashem quiz

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Author / source: Independent ONLINE/BSS

DHAKA: The international crime Tribunal (ICT-1) on Sunday accepted an application of the investigation agency permission to Jamaat leader Mir Kashem Ali, accused to interrogate the perpetration of crimes against humanity in the hiding place.

Justice Nizamul Huq, Chairman of the three-member Panel ICT-1, on his behalf granted the application with some conditions.

Public Prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon support submitted, must the application, the search after three days the Treasurer of the community say it is for the investigation agency to interrogate him in the hideout for proper investigation.

Against the application, advocate Muhammad Tajul Islam, defender of the accused, said prayer seems unnecessary and there is no need of interrogations of the Jamaat leader at this moment.

The Tribunal passed after hearing both sides, the order to accept community leaders by the investigation agency in the Hideout a day of custody of the.

The Court in his said that a doctor and a defender during the interrogation must be present. The investigation agency is to notice the defenders, in this case advocate Tajul Islam, at least two days prior to the day they want to interrogate Mir Kashem.

In addition, the Tribunal investigation ordered over agency on more progress report presenting the study of August 12.

Kashem was issued taken over on June 17 under custody after an arrest warrant by this Court. On June 19 the Court dismissed the petition on bail of Mir Kashem and sent him to prison.

The Tribunal made the investigation to present Agency by the pursuit of the investigation report before the Tribunal by July 5. The Court asked the prison authority to produce Kashem in court on that date.

The investigation agency submitted the report and an application that passed the permission of the community leaders in the safe home on 5 July in question and the Tribunal to make an order in this issue July 8.

Early on June 18, barrister Abdur Razzak, lawyer of Mir Kashem, sought bail for his client for three reasons that he is now 62 years old and sick with various age complications.

Against accused plea, Member of the prosecution team, advocate, the Zead Al Malum said Mir Kashem may hinder the process and can even threat to kidnap the witness if he is released on bail as he is a very influential person and maintenance fund party.

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Large trafficking bid after Malaysia stopped

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CHITTAGONG: Rapid action battalion (RAB) have an attempt to send 48 people illegally to Malaysia from the port city of thwarted.

The battalion officers raided several hotels early Sunday and rescued her in the city, as they were ready for Malaysia by boats at any time on Sunday, major Rakibul said RAB-7 official Amin.

The elite force members also arrested two suspected people traffickers which have claimed links to the syndicate, which has saved money by the men.

Amin said the rescued people city from over the country gathered in Chittagong.

He said that they carried out raids between 01: 30 and 03: 30 in several residential hotels in the areas of the city Kadamtoli and train station.

Also at the operation, said September officials, who took, the RAID was conducted on a tip-off in Kadamtoli of Hotel Diamond, that these people were collected, 'illegally' sent to Malaysia.

Two members suspected of trafficking syndicate, Shahiduzzaman, 50, and Zahurul Islam, 35, from the hotel diamond arrested have been, he said.

"Others from the other residential hotels on information of them were rescued," he said.

Amin said that these 48 people TK 50,000 TK 300,000 each suspected traffickers paid for they send then to Malaysia. "they should for Malaysia by boat from the beach of Patenga at any time on Sunday to start."

The Verhafteten suspects a travel agency in Dhaka are associated, he added.

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South Asian women MPs meet kicks switch off

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DHAKA: South Asian women parliamentarians Conference began in Dhaka on Sunday with the aim to increase the participation of women leadership in the development process.

About 100 women take part in the four-day Conference legislators - 60 from Bangladesh - and 40 from other South Asian countries.

"Peace, prosperity and democracy are focal points of the discussion where participants can exchange their experiences," said free speaks of the US Embassy in Dhaka Nick Dean at the opening session in the Radisson Hotel.

USAID, UKAID and Asia Foundation are the organizers of the Conference, where women take part of executives from Afghanistan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The Conference would serve to a regional network of parliamentarians women start and she would set up a secretariat, to communicate with each other, has Dean.

Bangladesh Deputy Chairman of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury said that Bangladesh 11 in the category of women political leaders in the world category.

She said that the journey of women leadership in Bangladesh in 1970 began when National Assembly election won seven women.

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Self-dependency, for the development of the country needed: PM

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DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for the production of the country itself dependent rather than depending on others, like her, that no country could be developed said, without it even depending on.

The Prime Minister is of the opinion that if a delegation of Prokaushali, Krishibid and Chikitsak (Prokrichi) Central Coordination Council on them in their Office in the morning called.

After the meeting, PM Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad informed the reporter.

The Prime Minister underlined the need for a decentralization which makes when she said that the desired development without decentralization might be possible.

"We do not capital-based development rather believe in, that we take power to the village level, they want to not possible because expected raising of the country," she said.

Emphasis on reorganization of all levels of local government are the country's sustained uplift, Sheikh Hasina, said the development in education, health and infrastructure should be locally made a proper plan.

Consultant, the Prime Minister HT Imam Prokrichi President
Engineer Nurul Huda, Secretary General of AFM Bahauddin Nasim, also spoke on the occasion.

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Port workers strike for wage increase Benapole

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BENAPOLE: Port workers began an indefinite strike Sunday demanding implementation of the Government minimum wage for them explained.

Several thousand workers staged a demonstration in the port area and met their demand home press protest. Loading and unloading of the goods at the Benapole land port came to a halt because of the strike.

Benapole port handling workers' Union President Jahangir Alam Lal said that she will strike until is met by the port authorities.

Port observed workers strike for four days with the same demand last month. Moved their last strike, on June 7 in quality assurance of MP of the Jessore-1 Sheikh Afiluddin to their demand.

Because the workers June received wages at the previous rate for the month, they started the indefinite strike today.

Additional riot police were implemented at different times to avoid undesirable incidents.

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Stocks up on the opening day

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DHAKA: Shares higher opened Sunday, the first trading day of the week, which ended with flat Thursday.

In the first half hour of trade the benchmark DSE general index, DGEN, to 4335.22 with a gain of 44.41 points, or 1.03 per closed.

Revenues amounted 146,30 million TK. So far, the market breadth was positive as 130 questions won, 3 lost and seven remained unchanged.

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