Law Week
4 Jamaat leaders' review plea rejected
The International Crimes Tribunal on 21 April rejected a petition seeking review of its order that allowed investigators to quiz Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid at a 'safe home' on war crime charges. The tribunal, however, directed the investigators to inform counsels of the accused 48 hours before holding the interrogation so that they could give their counsels necessary advice. After rejecting the review petition, the tribunal, headed by its Chairman Justice Nizamul Huq, started hearing a bail petition filed by Nizami, Mojahid and Jamaat assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla in connection with war crime charges.-The Daily star online edition 21 April 2011.
SQ Chy to be quizzed at 'safe home'
The International Crimes Tribunal on 19 April allowed the investigators to interrogate BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for a day at a Dhanmondi 'safe home' in connection with war crimes charges. The three-member court headed by Justice Nizamul Haque passed the order in response to an application filed by the prosecution on behalf of the investigation agency. The tribunal directed the jail authorities to keep Salauddin detained until further order.-The Daily star online edition 19 April 2011.
300 sued for Khagrachhari violence
Three separate cases were filed on 18 April night in connection with violence which was held in 17 April in Khagrachhari that left three people dead. Manjurul Afsar, officer-in-charge of Guimara Police Station, filed two cases -- one for killing and another for arson attack and looting with the police station against 250 unnamed people, reports our Khagrachhari correspondent. A group of affected indigenous people filed the other case with Manikchhari Police Station against 16 identified and 30-40 unidentified people in connection with vandalism and arson attack. Earlier, at least three people were killed, 20 injured and 30 houses were burnt on 17 April over a land dispute between indigenous people and Bangalee settlers at Shankhola Para of Ramgarh upazila.- The Daily star online edition 19 April 2011.
Aug 21 Attack, Rezzaqul, Rahim
on remand
A Dhaka court on April 18 placed two former directors general of National Security Intelligence (NSI) on remand for four days in connection with the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order after Maj Gen (retd) Rezzaqul Haider Chowdhury and Brig Gen (retd) M Abdur Rahim were produced before the court with a seven-day remand prayer for each. The former NSI bosses, who had been arrested in connection with the 10-truckload of arms haul case, were shown arrested on April 13 in the case relating to the attack on August 21, 2004 at Bangabandhu Avenue. .- The Daily star 19 April 2011.
MiG-29 Purchase, trial in graft case resumes
The trial in the MiG-29 purchase graft case resumed on 18 April at a Dhaka court with the deposition of complainant, Abdullah Al Zahid, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Judge Mohammad Abdul Majid of the Special Court for Dhaka Division recorded statement of the complainant and fixed May 3 for the next hearing after the defendants' lawyers cross-examined him. Earlier on April 6, this year the same court dropped all charges against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was also an accused of the case. The case was filed on December 11, 2001 with Tejgaon Police Station against Hasina and six others. -The Daily star 19 April 2011.
1 to die for Manjurul Imam murder
Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court on April 17 sentenced a man to death for killing Awami League (AL) leader advocate Manjurul Imam eight years ago. Judge Md. Moinul Huq sentenced Shukur Gazi to death by hanging. Earlier, Manjurul Imam, president of Khulna City AL, was killed in a bomb attack by extremists on August 25, 2003 at 10:30am near his residence on Shamsur Rahman Road in Khulna Sadar.- The Daily star 18 April 2011.
1 held for disgracing Lalon devotees
A madrasa principal, Mufti Reazul Islam, principal of a Qaumi madrasa located at Chowbaria in the Pangsha upazila of Rajbari, was arrested on 16 April five days after a case was filed against him for disgracing 28 devotees of mystic poet Lalon Fakir. Mohammad Fakir, 60, a Lalon devotee of Char Ramnagar village, filed the case on April 10 against 50 people. Mufti Reazul Islam is one of the 13 accused whose names were mentioned.- The Daily star 17 April 2011.
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