Monday 30 November 2015

customers of five mobile operators of the country can recharge their mobile balance through E-recharge

Junayed Ahmed Polok
Junayed Ahmed Polok

Junayed Ahmed Polok, state minister for information technology, loaded Tk. 10 in his mobile account at Hotel Sonargaon while inaugurated E-recharge Centre on Tuesday morning.

The state minister visited different stalls of the two-day 11th Electric Identity Forum before inauguration and recharged Tk. 10 operating himself the E-recharge machine in the morning.

Though the E-recharge authourity denied to take the money, Polok paid the bill.

E-recharge operator Golam Rabbi told risingbd that all customers of five mobile operators of the country can recharge their mobile balance through this machine. Customer can recharge from Tk. 10 to Tk. 1000 without someone help.

Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla granted bail to Jesmin Jahan wife of cricketer Shahadat Hossain

Jesmin Jahan wife of cricketer Shahadat Hossain
Jesmin Jahan wife of cricketer Shahadat Hossain

Jesmin Jahan Nitto, wife of cricketer Shahadat Hossain, has got bail in house help torturing case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla granted bail to Jesmin Jahan on Tuesday noon.

Police said one Khandkar Mozzamel Haque found the girl at Mirpur and took her to the local police. Haque later filed the case. Hossain and his wife had been absconding since then.

Police arrested the wife from Dhaka’s Malibagh on October 4 and the next day the fast bowler surrendered to the court.

On October 14, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Amirul Haider Chowdhury ordered to send her jail rejecting her bail petition.

Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS related deaths

AIDS Day-2015
AIDS Day-2015

The World AIDS Day-2015 is being observed in the country today (Tuesday) as elsewhere across the globe including Bangladesh.

This year`s theme of the day is: `Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS related deaths`.

The Ministry of Health and different NGOs have taken elaborate programmes to observe the day. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, meanwhile, have issued separate messages highlighting the importance of fight against the spread of the deadly disease.

According to a report of UNAIDS, it was estimated that 8,900 people are living with HIV in Bangladesh in 2014. There were 433 new infections reported in 2014. Of them, 563 have died.

In 2014, it was estimated that 309 children (aged 0-14 years) were living with HIV and the estimated number of new infections among children was 63.

The World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the endemic.

Motiur Rahman Nizami`s appeal have been started

Motiur Rahman Nizami
Motiur Rahman Nizami


The arguments on death-row convict Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman Nizami`s appeal have been started for the second day.

Defense counsels are placing their arguments to the four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha that started on Tuesday morning.

The other members of the bench are Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, Justice Hasan Fayez Siddique and Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain.

According to court order, defense counsels can place their arguments for three consecutive days, which started from November 30 while state counsels will place their arguments on December 7.

International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by Justice Enayetur Rahim awarded Motiur Rahman Nizami death sentence on October 29, 2014.

Eight, out of 16 charges brought against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer were proved. Nizami was given death penalties on charges of massacre of intellectuals, rape, looting, destroying of property and compelling Hindus to leave the country.

On November 23 last year, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Nizami challenged the ICT-1 verdict.

Saturday 28 November 2015

The Anti-Corruption Commission investigate against Mirza Abbas

 Mirza Abbas
 Mirza Abbas

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken fresh move to investigate corruption against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, also convener of Dhaka Metropolitan BNP.

There was an allegation of corruption against him in allotting plots of Rajuk in capital`s Uttara when he was Minister at Housing and Public Works in 2006.

Blast during exercise of military An army man died

Injured Army man
Injured Army man 
An army man died and three other personnel were injured in the incident of shell blast in district`s Mankhali area under Ukhia upazila during winter exercise of military on Saturday.

Golam Faruk, Brigadier General of Ramu-10 infantry division, confirmed the incident.

The deceased army man is sepoy Ibrahim Khalil, 31, a member of Ramu cantonment.

The injured are sergeant Humayun, 43, lance naik Habibur Rahman, 40 and lance corporal Rasel Habib, 31.

Sunday 22 November 2015

Bangladeshi leading products brand Walton honored with the ‘Best Brand Award-2015

Walton, the country’s leading brand of electrical, electronics, automobile and home appliance products, has been honored with the ‘Best Brand Award-2015’ for the third consecutive year in refrigerator category.

SM Zahid Hasan, executive director (HRM and admin) of Walton, received the award at a function organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) and world’s leading brand research organization Millward Brown at Radisson Blue Water Garden hotel in the capital on Saturday night.

Nazrul Islam Sarkar, Walton executive director, Mahmudul Haque, director (HRM and admin), and Firoj Alam, deputy director (PR and media) were also present.

The award was given on base of survey and research on consumers.

This year the award winners in different categories include:

Top 10 Brands

Ranking
Local Top 10 Brands
Overall Top 10 Brands
 1
SYMPHONY
FAIR & LOVELY
2
RADHUNI MASALA
RUPCHANDA FORTIFIED SOYABEAN OIL
3
TEER REFINED SOYABEAN OIL
HORLICKS
4
SUPER FRESH SOYABEAN OIL
SYMPHONY
5
WALTON REFRIGERATOR
GRAMEENPHONE
6
COCOLA NOODLES
LUX
7
MILK VITA
RADHUNI MASALA
8
WALTON TV
TEER REFINED SOYABEAN OIL
9
TEER ATTA MAIDA SUZI
BANGLALINK
10
SANDALINA SANDAL SOAP
PARACHUTE ADVANSED

Special Recognition Awards

AWARD
WINNER
DESCRIPTION


Best New Comer Brand 2015


SAMSUNG
This award recognizes the brand that has been the best new entrant in the award ranking.  Couple of new brands has entered into the top 30 ranking this year. Among them, it is the brand that has been able to secure a very strong position in its first entry in the award ranking.



Most Improved Brand 2015




BANGLALINK
This new category recognizes the brand that had the highest upward shift in ranking as compared to last year in the overall Top 30 brands. 14 out of the top 30 brands have improved their ranks over last year.


Most Consistent Brand 2015

LUX
This new category recognizes the brand that stayed the most consistent over the years in the overall Top 30 ranking.  Over the last 6 years, the winner of this award has always stayed in the top 10 ranking.



Most Improved Category 2015

MOBILE PHONE NETWORK
Among the 35 categories surveyed this year, 1 category stood out as being the most improved this year. Majority of the brands in this category has not only improved their ranks this year, but has improved by big margin.






Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon murder case

A fugitive in 13-year old Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon murder case surrendered to the court on Sunday.

Accused Shamim Ahmed, who awarded seven years imprisonment in the case, surrendered to Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court and sought for bail.

Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha rejected his bail plea and sent him to jail after hearing in the case.

Plaintiff`s lawyer Moshrur Chowdhury Shawkat confirmed this.

Meanwhile, on November 8, the same court sentenced four convicts including the prime accused Kamrul Islam to death over the much-talked and sensational case.

The court also sentenced six other convicts to different term imprisonment and acquitted three as they were not found guilty in the murder.

Shamim is one of the convicted who went hiding shortly after the murder happened.

On July 8 this year, a vegetable vendor Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, 13, was beaten to death at a garage in Sylhet’s Kumargaon falsely accusing him of stealing a rickshaw van. The killers also released a video of the torture on social media websites triggering severe criticisms.


On August 16, Investigation Officer Suranjit Talukder, also an inspector of the Detective Branch of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, submitted the charge sheet to the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Shahedul Karim, accusing the 13 people and showing 38 others as witnesses.


On September 22, a Sylhet court framed charges against the 13 people, including prime accused Kamrul.

Saturday 21 November 2015

Mercy pleas made by the two executed war criminals

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has ruled out any controversy over the mercy pleas made by the two executed war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

He said that the two condemned war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed sought presidential mercy, admitting their charges committed during the liberation war in 1971, at the last minutes of their walking gallows. There is no scope to doubt in it.

The home boss came up with the clarification at his office in Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday.

Jamaat-e-Islami called a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal

Jamaat-e-Islami called a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) for Monday in protest of executing death-sentence of its leader war crimes convicts Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

The hartal will be enforced from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday.

Besides, the party will hold `gayebana janaja` and doa mahfil today (Sunday), Jamaat acting ameer Moqbul Ahmad said in a press release sent to media houses after hanging its Secretary General.

Mojaheed did neither file mercy petition to the president nor apologise admitting his crime, the statement reads.

BNP is however yet to come up with any reaction or announce any programme till filing this report.

Meanwhile, BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed were hanged around 12:55 am on Sunday for their war-time atrocities during the liberation war in 1971.

Mojaheed`s family is trying to mislead the people making irrelevant comments

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said that condemned war criminal Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed`s family is trying to mislead the people making irrelevant comments.

The Attorney General came up with this comment in his office after Mojaheed`s family briefed media at Saturday noon.

Mahbubey Alam said that if anyone is accused in five cases and he got death penalty in a single case and be executed in it, all cases filed against him will be inactive. As neither the court will receive depositions against any dead person nor will deliver the verdict.

Friday 20 November 2015

presidential clemency sought Condemned war crimainals

Condemned war crimainals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed sought presidential clemency in written on Saturday, the jail sources confirmed this risingbd.

Dhaka Central Jail area security tightened more

The security measures have tightened more in and around Dhaka Central Jail before executing death sentences of condemned war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

Additional members of police were deployed on Saturday morning. Besides, members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), among other law enforcers were seen to patrol the area. Law enforcers also took positions on the roofs of adjacent buildings of the jail.

Traffic on the street in front of the jail has been stopped and security forces are frisking anyone who looks suspicious.

Mafiz Uddin, deputy police commissioner of Lalbag zone, said that security measures have been beefed up for past few days over the execution of two death-row convicts. Police are on alert to avoid any unexpected incident.

Former state home minister Lutfozzaman Babar seriously sick

Former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

He was brought to DMCH around 10:15 am on Saturday from Gazipur Shahid Tazuddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital.

Earlier on Monday, BNP leader Babar was taken to the hospital from Kashimpur Jail as he fell sick. 

The doctors reported that Babar has been suffering from various diseases including severe Asthma, Spinal pain, Gastroenteritis and Hypertension.

Magistrates are to discuss condemned war criminals

Two magistrates have entered into Dhaka Central Jail to discuss condemned war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed to ask whether they would seek presidential clemency or not.

The magistrates entered into the jail around 10:15 am on Saturday, Jahangir Kabir, senior jail super of Dhaka Central Jail confirmed this to risingbd.

Meanwhile, the government has strengthened the security measures in and around Dhaka Central to execute the death sentences of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

Misty when the death-row convicts would be hanged

Though the scaffolds have already been prepared for executions of the two condemned war-criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, it is still misty when the death-row convicts would be hanged.

As the convicts have yet taken decision on the presidential clemency, the executions are being delayed.

Earlier, on Thursday the convicts told that they will inform later their decisions whether they will seek presidential clemency or not. But still they could not take any decision about the only option left for them.

Sources said that to execute the condemned war-time criminals on Thursday night, the jail authority was taken all preparations; the hangmen were also kept ready, but they could not officially execute them as the convicts did not inform their decision on presidential mercy.

21 November celebrate Armed Forces day of Bangladesh

The country is set to celebrate Armed Forces Day today (Saturday) to mark the founding of army, navy and air force during the Liberation War.

“On this day during the great war of Liberation in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising army, navy and air force came into being and launched an all-out attack on the Pakistani occupation forces,” said an ISPR statement Friday.

The day`s programme is scheduled to begin with the offering of special prayers after Fazr prayers in all mosques in the cantonments, naval and air force bases across the country, seeking divine blessings for the well-being and prosperity of the nation and progress of the armed forces.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday issued messages greeting members of the armed forces on the occasion.

Thursday 19 November 2015

Relief and Disaster Management Minister rejected from cabinet

The High Court (HC) has rejected a writ petition filed over challenging the legality of holding cabinet and parliament memberships of Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.

A single high court bench led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order on Thursday.

Advocate Abdul Baset Majumder move for Maya in the court while Advocate Younus Ali Akond stood for the petitioner.

Prior to this, an HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam and Justice Md. Ashraful Kamal passed a divided order over the writ on August 17 this year.

As per the rule, Chief Justice formed a single bench comprising Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed for hearing the writ.

Today, the single bench rejected the writ.

On June 13 in 2007, ACC filed the case against Maya with Sutrapur police station on charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk29 lakh and concealing information about it.

2015-2016 admission test results Islamic University

The admission test results of ‘E’ and ‘F’ units for the first year honours courses of Islamic University in Kushtia under the academic session of 2015-16 have been published today.

A total of 9,205 admission seekers have fought against 135 seats in
‘E’ unit and 2,010 aspirants vied for 120 seats in ‘F’ unit tests of the university.

Director of University Computer Centre, Ibrahim Abdullah said that the authority has published the results of ‘E’ and ‘F’ units under Applied Science and Technology faculty on Thursday afternoon.

The admission seekers can know their results from the university website www.iu.ac.bd, he added.

Jamaat-e-Islami will be banned

Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said that expressed hope that Jamaat-e-Islami will be banned as a political party within coming March. 

Hanif made the comment while addressing a press briefing at Awami League president`s Dhanmondi office in the capital on Thursday noon. 

He said that already the legal process has been taken to ban Jamaat. 

The Awami League Joint General Secretary also said, "We are hoping that all legal process will be completed within coming March month to ban Jamaat politics."

The people of the country also want anti liberation party Jamaat ban, he added. 

attacks were carried out at West Rampura

Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, allegedly launched attacks on Juba League, another front organisation of the ruling party, during an anti-shutdown protest rally, in the capital, leaving five people wounded.

The attacks were carried out at West Rampura in the city around 11 am on Thursday.

The injured who are not identified yet were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Wednesday 18 November 2015

A special day to collect tax

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to fix a special day to collect tax.

“If NBR fixes a day, people will be able pay tax on the day”, the minister said this at the launching ceremony of three day-long income tax fair at the Officers Club on Thursday.

A three day-long income tax fair ‘Winter Tax Fair’ began on Thursday to encourage people for paying income tax to widen the tax net.

NBR is organising the fair in seven divisional headquarters including Dhaka for the first time in the country.

Khaleda Zia will return to Dhaka from London on Saturday

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to return Dhaka on Saturday from London where she went for treatment.

Confirming this to risingbd, Khaleda`s lawyer Sanaullah Mia said that a ticket was booked for a flight of Emirates Airlines on November 20. She is likely to return Dhaka the following day on November 21 (Saturday).

Quader Chowdhury 's family members at Dhaka Central Jail

Family members of death-row convicts Salauddin Quader Chowdhury have reached Dhaka Central Jail to meet him.

They reached there around 12:20 pm on Thursday.

Earlier, Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, said that they got vocal permission from the jail authority and will take in a written permission reaching there.

Jahangir Kabir, senior jail super of the Dhaka Central Jail, also confirmed this to risingbd.

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences for BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for committing crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.

SQ Chowdhury has been kept in the condemned cell in the Dhaka Central Jail after verdict of the Appellate Division.

Mohammad Mojaheed Family at Dhaka Central Jail

Family members of Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, who got death penalties over war-time crimes, have reached Dhaka Central Jail to meet him.

They reached there around 12:15 pm on Thursday. Earlier, in the morning, they filed an application to meet Mojaheed.

Review petition of death row convicts BNP leader

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court will very soon publish the full reports of the review petition verdicts of death row convicts BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.

The Appellate Division headed by chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha told this to Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Thursday morning.

The Attorney General told newsmen on Thursday morning that he sought full verdicts on the review petitions of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed in the morning while the Appellate Division said that not briefs; it will publish the full verdicts very soon.

Meanwhile, the death-row convicts Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed have been kept in the condemned cells in Dhaka Central Jail.

After hearing on two separate review petitions on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentences for two leaders for committing crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.

Relatives will meet Salauddin Quader Chowdhury

Family members of death-row convicts BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will meet him today.

They will meet him before noon on Thursday at Dhaka Central Jail, confirmed Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of SQ, to risingbd.

Hummam said that they got vocal permission from the jail authority and will take in a written permission reaching there.

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences for BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for committing crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.

SQ Chowdhury has been kept in the condemned cell in the Dhaka Central Jail after verdict of the Appellate Division.

Observers appointed four state-owned commercial banks

Bangladesh bank (BB) appointed observers to the boards of four state-owned commercial banks.

The appointment was confirmed through an executive order of the bank on Wednesday.


All of the observers are working in the Bangladesh Bank as executive directors.


Executive director and spokesman of the Bangladesh Bank Subhankar Saha said, "We want these banks work better than past."


Naushad Ali Chowdhury has been appointed observer in Sonali Bank, Ahmed Jamal in Janata Bank, Abdur Rahim in Rupali Bank and Nirmal Chandra Bhakta in Agrani Bank

Parliament must be protected

The chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Suranjit Sengupta has recommended the cancellation of registration of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) for its insulting remarks against the Parliament.

The committee chairman disclosed the matter while addressing a press conference at media center in the National Parliament on Wednesday.

He said, "Parliament must be protected. NGOs should be brought under accountability. TIB has belittled parliament. No NGO has the authority to belittle Parliament. So, its registration has to be cancelled."

"The TIB was given a three-day time to scrap its remarks on parliament, but it did not do so. It did not seek apology," Suranjit added.

The parliamentary body has already forwarded its recommendation to the NGO Affairs Bureau.

Sunday 15 November 2015

SC orders to extend war heroes retirement age

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the High Court (HC) verdict that asked to represent a proposal to the cabinet extending service age for freedom fighters 65 years from 60.

The Appellate Divison of SC headed by chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha disposed the leave-to-appeal filed by the state and passed the order on Monday.

One Jamal Uddin, according to directions of the Prime Minister office, filed a writ petition to HC seeking to extend the age of service holder freedom fighter 65 years from 60 in 2006.

After hearing the petition, on January 14 this year, the bench of Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahman asked the authority concerned to represent the proposal in this regard to the cabinet meeting within 60 days.

Later, the government filed a leave-to-appeal against the verdict.

Now it has been mandatory to represent the proposal in this regard to the cabinet meeting within 60 days after publishing the copy of verdict, said the plaintiff`s lawyer Azharullah Bhuiyan.