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.

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.

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.