Desk Report: Spain, Brazil, Turkey and Pakistan have condemned the Israeli raid on the Global Relief Flotilla, which is carrying aid from around the world for the starving Palestinian people of Gaza. Israel has detained more than 12 ships in the flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea since Wednesday night. At the same time, the country has detained more than 200 human rights activists from 37 countries on the flotilla. Swedish human rights activist Greta Thunberg has also been detained by the Israelis. On Thursday morning, the flotilla’s live tracker reported…
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Hannan Masud, who had bailed out the rabbi, was arrested again on charges of extortion
Desk Report: The army has arrested five people on charges of extortion at a private clinic in the capital’s Mohammadpur area. They were arrested from the Bashila Housing City area on Sunday night and taken to Mohammadpur Police Station. The arrested are Saiful Islam Rabbi (28), Hasibur Rahman Farhad (31), Abdur Rahman Manik (37), Abu Sufian (29) and Md. Shahin (38). Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kazi Rafiq confirmed their arrest to Fast Bangla this Monday morning. Rabbi was earlier arrested in the Dhanmondi area on charges of creating a…
Read MoreCriminals will not be spared in any way: Supradeep Chakma
Desk Report: Chittagong Hill Tracts Advisor Supradeep Chakma said that criminals will not be spared in any way. Legal action will be taken against rapists, women torturers, armed men and extortionists. He said these things at a view-sharing meeting organized at the Khagrachari District Commissioner’s conference room on Sunday. Supradeep Chakma said that the administration and public representatives must take effective measures so that no communal conflict arises in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the future. The real culprits must be brought under the law. Supradeep Chakma said, ‘The safety…
Read More57 percent new faces in extortion
Desk Report: More than 57 percent of those arrested recently on charges of extortion and illegal occupation are new faces. That is, more than half of the people caught by the police had no previous charges of such crimes. This information was obtained from the police authorities. The police have identified 6 reasons behind the involvement in extortion and illegal occupation, including the tendency of dishonest new people to take advantage of the vacuum and instability created by the fall of the Awami League government. According to the police headquarters,…
Read MoreGovernment considering releasing elderly prisoners: Home Affairs Advisor
Desk Report: The government is considering releasing older prisoners and those sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, taking into account their crimes. This information was given by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after the meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order on Sunday. The Home Affairs Advisor said, “If a criminal is 20 years old and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, he can return and commit crimes again. These issues will be taken into consideration.” The Home Affairs Advisor also said…
Read MoreGovernment considering releasing elderly prisoners: Home Affairs Advisor
Desk Report: The government is considering releasing older prisoners and those sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, taking into account their crimes. This information was given by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after the meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order on Sunday. The Home Affairs Advisor said, “If a criminal is 20 years old and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, he can return and commit crimes again. These issues will be taken into consideration.” The Home Affairs Advisor also said…
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