Tag: Prison

Greta Thunberg was tortured by Israel, colleagues allege

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Desk Report: Some participants in the Global Sea Flotilla have alleged that Israel tortured human rights activist Greta Thunberg. The torture was carried out after she was forcibly taken from the Sea Flotilla carrying international aid to Gaza. According to the Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera, 137 human rights activists arrived in Istanbul from Israel on Saturday. Of these, 36 are Turkish citizens. Turkish authorities have confirmed that the others are citizens of various countries, including the United States, Italy, Malaysia, Kuwait, Switzerland, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan. Turkish journalist and participant…

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Imran Khan in condom sale – concerns of family and supporters

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Desk Report: Former Pakistani Prime Minister and legendary cricketer Imran Khan is currently being held in a special cell in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, which is usually reserved for death row inmates. His family and supporters have alleged that he is being kept in solitary confinement in inhumane conditions, which amount to physical and mental torture. On Tuesday (September 30), the UK-based media outlet The Times reported that the 72-year-old Khan is currently alone in a 9-foot by 11-foot cell. Supporters claim that he is being held in solitary confinement for…

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Two men fight over a woman claiming her as their wife, ending in prison for all three

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Desk Report: Two men in their forties are arguing over a woman wearing an orange salwar kameez. Both of them are demanding that the woman be their wife. At one point, a fight breaks out. This scene was seen at Charkhamba intersection in Jessore city on Tuesday afternoon. And so, a crowd of curious people gathered to watch. On receiving the news, the police took the three to the police station. Once there, the tension increased. Several rounds of arguments and fights broke out in the police station premises. To…

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E-Valley’s Russell-Shamima sentenced to three years in prison in another case

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Desk Report: Mohammad Russell, CEO of e-commerce company E-Valley, and his wife and company chairman Shamima Nasrin have been sentenced to three years in prison in another fraud case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam announced the verdict on Thursday. In addition to the prison sentence, they have been fined Tk 10,000 each. The plaintiff in this case is a customer named Abul Kalam Azad. In the case, he alleged that he was attracted by E-Valley’s eye-catching advertisement and placed a purchase order for 11 motorcycles for Tk 2.3 million. He…

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Goat-smuggling case: Matiur, wife remanded in corruption case

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Desk Report: Goat-smuggling case: Matiur, wife remanded in corruption case Former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Matiur Rahman, who was in the news for the ‘Ucchabanshiya goat case’, and his wife Laila Kaniz, former chairman of Narsingdi’s Raipura Upazila Parishad, have been ordered to be remanded for one day in a corruption case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam issued the order on Sunday (September 14). Goat-smuggling case: Matiur, wife remanded in corruption case The Matiur couple were produced in court from jail today in a case filed by the…

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