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.

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).

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).