Purbachal plot corruption: 9 more people testify in 3 cases against Hasina-Joy-Putul

Desk Report: Nine more people testified on the fifth day in three separate cases filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members on charges of corruption in the allocation of three plots in the Purbachal New City project. They testified before Special Judge-5 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Those who testified are: Mohammad Ujjal Hossain, a motor cleaner at the office of the Chief Advisor, Zahidur Rahman, a sub-registrar at Kaliganj in Gazipur, Mahbubur Rahman, a sub-registrar at the Gazipur Sadar Record Room, M Mezbahur Rahman, a former…

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Concerns about law and order are growing ahead of the election.

Desk Report: After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the July coup, the law and order situation in the country collapsed overnight. On the one hand, mob formation, destruction of shrines, and an increase in crimes such as robbery and extortion, on the other hand, the inaction of the demoralized police – all this has made the interim government struggle to manage the situation. In such a situation, the National Assembly elections are scheduled for mid-February next year. Analysts fear that the law and order situation may become…

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You will see more petty views of those whose leaders are in this situation—in what context did Sarjis say this?

Desk Report: You will see more petty views of those whose leaders are in this situation—in what context did Sarjis say this? Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in a student-public uprising, called up and thanked Jubo League activist Mizan, who threw eggs at National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA. And NCP’s northern chief organizer Sarjis Alam is angry about this. In a post on social media Facebook this Friday morning, he expressed his anger and said,…

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There is a problem with India because they did not like what the students did: Dr. Yunus

Desk Report: India did not like the fact that the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown by a student-led uprising in Bangladesh. Due to this, relations with the neighboring country are not going well, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. Professor Yunus said this while speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Wednesday local time. In his speech, the chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, emphasized the importance of regional economic cooperation. In this context,…

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Sheikh Hasina talks about bombing from helicopters

Desk Report: Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu had advised then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to play the militant card with the protesters to suppress the anti-discrimination student movement. Sheikh Hasina had said that she would use drones to locate the protesters and bomb them from helicopters. These words were heard in the audio of Sheikh Hasina and Hasanul Haque Inu’s conversation with various people at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday. These audios were played after Tanvir Hasan Joha gave his statement to the tribunal in the…

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Awami League should be brought to justice as a party: Nahid Islam

Desk Report: Nahid Islam, convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party and leader of the July Movement, said that the Awami League should be brought to justice as a party as soon as possible. He told reporters at the International Crimes Tribunal premises on Sunday (September 21) after giving testimony and questioning in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 24 mass uprising against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three others. Nahid Islam said, “The Awami League should be brought to justice as a party, there is…

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Coordinators discussed new government with Dr. Yunus the day before Hasina’s fall: Nahid

Desk Report: The day before the Awami League government fell in the student-people’s uprising, the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement discussed the formation of a new government with Dr. Muhammad Yunus on August 4 last year, said Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP). He said that on that day, Dr. Yunus was offered the responsibility of the new head of government. Nahid Islam made these remarks on the second day of testifying against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three other accused in the case of…

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Murderer Hasina will be tried in a way that all standard laws in the world will accept: Sarjis Alam

Desk Report: The trial of Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister ousted in the student uprising and accused of crimes against humanity, will be ‘in a manner that all the world’s standard laws will accept it,’ said Sarjis Alam, chief organizer (northern region) of the National Citizens Party (NCP). He made this comment at a discussion meeting at the Econo Kumin Center around 6 pm local time on Sunday, Japan. The meeting was organized by the NCP Diaspora Alliance. Sarjis said, ‘The trial of the murderer Hasina will be in a…

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Former State Minister for Home Affairs Babar meets with Home Affairs Advisor

Desk Report: Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar met with Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He went to the Secretariat on Sunday (September 14) afternoon. Later, he spoke to reporters. Lutfuzzaman Babar went to the Home Ministry after a long 17 years and six months. There, he expressed his concerns about some issues in the meeting with the Home Affairs Advisor. When asked about what kind of concerns, the former State Minister said that Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, who had fled to…

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Picture of Sheikh Mujib-Hasina at the advisors’ meeting!

Desk Report: Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhtar was surprised when pictures of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the LED screen. At that time, officials of the Livestock Department, the organizer of the meeting, were in an embarrassing situation. The incident took place today, Sunday, at the Rangpur Livestock and Dairy Development Project’s view-sharing meeting. Advisor Farida Akhtar attended the meeting as the chief guest at the city’s RDRS auditorium. The picture was suddenly displayed at the meeting moderated by Livestock Officer and Project…

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