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Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Sagor	Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Sagor	Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh	Bangladesh	20060101	Link
Ziaur Rahman	Ziaur Rahman	Jamaatul Mujaheddin Bangladesh	Bangladesh	20060101	Link
Ziaur Rahman Tanvir	Ziaur Rahman Tanvir	Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh	Bangladesh	20060104	Link

Bangladesh

Bangladesh renews ‘except for Israel’ inscription on passports, Maldives bans Israelis instead

2025-04-17

[IsraelTimes] Announcement comes a day after 100,000 protested against Israel in Dhaka; Muslim-majority country removed text in 2021 but maintained its non-recognition policy on Israel

Bangladesh has restored an "except Israel" inscription on passports, local media reported Sunday, effectively barring its citizens from traveling to Israel.

Israel is a flashpoint issue in Moslem-majority Bangladesh, which does not recognize it.

The phrase "valid for all countries except Israel," which was printed on Bangladeshi passports for decades, was removed in 2021 during the later years of ousted prime minister ~~the loathesome~~ Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated...
’s tenure. However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat...
Hasina’s government at the time clarified that the country’s stance on Israel had not changed.

Nilima Afroze, a deputy secretary at the home ministry, told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news agency on Sunday that authorities had "issued a directive last week" to restore the inscription.

"The director general of the department of immigration and passport was asked to take necessary measures to implement this change," local newspaper The Daily Star quoted Afroze as saying Sunday.

The Bengladeshi population’s support for an independent Paleostinian state was visible on Saturday when around 100,000 people gathered in Dhaka in solidarity with Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Demonstrators beat the images of US President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of their support for Israel.

Symbolic coffins and effigies representing civilian casualties in Gaza were also carried during the rally.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, headed by former prime minister ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
, and other Islamist groups and parties expressed their solidarity with the rally.

Maldives bans Israelis to show ‘resolute solidarity’ with Palestinians amid Gaza war

[IsraelTimes] Legislation approved by parliament, ratified by president, and takes immediate effect.

The Maldives, a small Islamic republic of 1,192 strategically located coral islets, is known for its secluded white sandy beaches, shallow turquoise lagoons and Robinson Crusoe-style getaways.

Official data showed that only 59 Israeli tourists visited the archipelago in February, among 214,000 other foreign arrivals. However, nearly 11,000 Israelis visited the luxury tourist hotspot last year, accounting for a tiny 0.6 percent of the Maldives’ total tourist arrivals.

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Bangladesh

Court slaps travel ban on 14 ex-ministers, lawmakers

2024-08-30

[NEWAGEBD] The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday imposed an international travel ban on 14 former ministers and politicians of the ousted Awami League government in connection with allegations of amassing illegal wealth.

Judge Mohammed Ash Shams Joglul Hossain passed the order following a petition submitted by Anti-Corruption Commission deputy director Abu Hena Ashiqur Rahman, said ACC public prosecutor Mahamud Hossain Jahangir.

'Following the order, they cannot leave the country unless the restriction is lifted, he added.

The graft suspects are trying to flee the country, the ACC in its petition said, adding that travel bans are needed to prevent them from leaving the country for the sake of a fair probe.

Former health minister Zahid Maleque, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury, former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, former industries minister Narul Majid Mahmud Humayun, former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, former food minister Kamrul Islam, former politicians Mohammad Salim Uddin (Nogaon-3), Mamunur Rashid Kiron (Noakhali-3), Kujendra Lal Tripura (Khagrachari), Kazim uddin Ahmed (Mymensing-11), Noor E Alam Chowdhury (Madaripur-1), and Ziaur Rahman (Chapainawabganj-2).

ACC officials said that there were various corruption allegations against the 14 former ministers and politicians, including amassing illegal wealth and money laundering charges.

The Anti-Corruption Commission, meanwhile, on Thursday decided to conduct inquiries against a minister and a politician of the ousted Awami League government over allegations of amassing illegal wealth.

They are former railway minister Zillul Hakim and former politician Tanveer Imam [Sirajganj-4].

The decision was taken in a meeting of the ACC at its office, said ACC deputy director for public relations Aktarul Islam.

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Bangladesh

8 more murder cases filed against Hasina, aides

2024-08-26

Don’t forget to add mopery and dopery on the spaceways — that one’s always good for an extra seven years, even without a shutter gun and matching rounds of bullet.

[NewAgeBD] At least ten more murder cases were filed against ousted prime minister ~~the loathesome~~ Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated...
and her aides on Sunday, taking the number of cases filed against her to 66 after the fall of her government on August 5 amid a mass uprising led by students.

Hasina is accused in 56 murder cases, seven cases of genocide and crimes against humanity, one case of shooting at students and public, one case of abduction, and one case of attacking the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
The first murder case was filed against the fallen prime minister on August 13, more than a week after she had resigned and fled to India.

On Sunday, a murder case was filed against Hasina and 48 others for killing Sheikh Ashabul Yeamin, a student of Military Institute of Science and Technology, on July 18 during the movement of the Student Movement Agaisnt Discrimination platform.

Victim's uncle Abdullah-Al Kabir filed an application with the Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Saiful Islam's court appealing to lodge a murder case against the 49 accused.

Accepting the plea, the court ordered the Savar Model police to record the statement of the plaintiff and register the complaint as a First Information Report.

Awami League general secretary and former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, among others, were made accused in the case.

According to the case statement, Yeamin, a student of MIST, was shot from an armoured car while he was attending a peaceful protest rally on July 18.

On the same day, a case was filed against 25 people, including Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of auto-rickshaw driver Babu Mollah in the capital during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.

Masud Rana, brother in-law of victim Babu Mollah, filed the complaint with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court.

The court, after recording the statement of the complainant, asked the Hatirjheel police to accept the matter as First Information Report.

The other prominent accused in the case include Asaduzzaman Khan, Mohammad A Arafat and Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

According to the case documents, Babu Mollah and Masud Rana went for Jumma prayers on July 19 and when they were returning home after the prayers, the police opened fire on them, killing Babu on the spot.

A case was filed against Sheikh Hasina and 33 others with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court for killing online news portal Dhaka Times journalist Mehedi Hasan near Kazla Toll Plaza on the Mayor Hanif flyover in Jatrabari during quota protests on July 18.

Rizia Begum, 36, filed the case with the court over the death of her nephew.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain asked the Jatrabari police to record the complaint as First Information Report.

Two other cases were also filed with the same magistrate court, in one of which Babul Mia, 42, filed a case against Hasina and 26 others over killing Jisan in Matuail on July 20.

On Sunday, yet another case was filed against Hasina and 27 others over the killing of Md Eusuf Sanowar, a seller of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh products, in the capital during recent student movement on July 20.

Mamunur Rashid, brother-in-law of victim Md Eusuf Sanowar, filed the complaint with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain. The court after recording statement of the complainant, asked the Jatrabari police to accept the matter as FIR.

Obaidul Quader and former law minister Anisul Huq were among other accused in the case.

A case was filed against 13 people, including Sheikh Hasina and erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles director general Aziz Ahmed, over killing BDR Mutiny accused and the force's former deputy assistant director Abdur Rahim in jail custody.

Abdur Rahim's son advocate Abdul Aziz filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Akteruzzaman.

A murder case was filed against Hasina and 21 others also on Sunday with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court for killing Jasim Uddin, 35, on July 18 in the capital's Uttara.

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Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman acquitted in sedition case

2024-08-22

[DHAKATRIBUNE]

Tarique Rahman
...the elder son of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam, and Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). His nickname is Pino. There are allegations that Pino took a rakeoff from every foreign investment into the country while Mom was in office...
, acting chairman of BNP has been acquitted by a Noakhali court in a sedition case filed with the court.

Noakhali Additional District and Sessions Judge Court Noman Mohi Uddin passed the order on Wednesday.

Court inspector Md Shah Alam confirmed the matter.

He said that the judge has ordered the officer-in-charge (OC) of Char Jabbar cop shoppe to send back the arrest warrant sent in the name of Tarique Rahman in this case.

Earlier on last Sunday afternoon, BNP leaders and activists of Subarnochar held a procession with brooms and shoes against the plaintiff advocate Omar Faruk to withdraw the false case against Tarique Rahman.

It is reported that in December 2014, Tarique Rahman made a speech about former Prime Minister ~~the loathesome~~ Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated...
's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at an event in London.

Subsequently, on February 28, 2015, Advocate Omar Faruk, President of the Subornachar Upazila Awami League and Chairman of Char Jabbar Union, filed a case against Tarique Rahman at the Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court.

The court instructed Char Jabbar Police Station to take legal action.

On April 4, 2017, Sub-Inspector (SI) Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan of the cop shoppe submitted the charge sheet to the court.

The court then issued an arrest warrant for Tarique Rahman in this case.

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Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia to get police escort

2024-08-14

[Dhaka Tribune] BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
is set to get a police escort once again after nearly a decade.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order for ensuring police escort for Khaleda Zia, Jahangir Alam, senior secretary to the Public Security Division of the ministry said on Tuesday.

The police escort was withdrawn by the then Awami League government after Khaleda Zia lost her post as the opposition leader in parliament in 2015.

On August 6, Khaleda Zia was completely freed by an order of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.

The president passed the order under Article 49 of the Bangladesh Constitution, according to a gazette issued by the home ministry on August 6.

Article 49 states that "The president shall have power to grant pardons, reprieves, and respites and to remit, suspend, or commute any sentence passed by any court, tribunal, or other authority."

She was placed in Old Dhaka Central Jail on February 8, 2018, after a special court sentenced her to five years in prison in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. On October 30, 2018, the High Court raised her punishment to 10 years. Later, she was convicted in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

Amid the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
outbreak, the government temporarily freed Khaleda Zia from jail after 776 days through an executive order suspending her sentence on March 25, 2020, with conditions that she would stay in her Gulshan house and not leave the country.

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Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia calls for nation building

2024-08-07

[Dhaka Tribune] BNP leaders say ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
<del>the loathesome</del> Khaleda Zia

...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...>
is concerned about the nationwide violence, vandalism and looting of state resources amid the student uprising surrounding a round of anti-discrimination student movement programs.

"Our state's resources are being wasted. This country is ours; we have to build this country," she said during a meeting with Maulana Mamunul Haque, secretary general of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Tuesday.
"And I am here to ~~loot and steal~~ offer my leadership"
Earlier in the day, President Shahabuddin Ahmed set the former premier by commuting her jail sentence in line with Article 49 of the Constitution.

After exchanging greetings, she reminisced about her good relationship with Mamunul's father's late Sheikhul Hadis Azizul Haque.

According to the meeting sources, Khaleda Zia stated that causing harm to people's lives and property constitutes a serious incident. Many people are involved in the looting of state resources, which is unjust, she said.

Asked about this, Khilafat Majlis Joint Secretary General Maulana Ataullah Amin said: "Begum Khaleda Zia is an oppressed woman. We were imprisoned for a long time. Maulana Mamunul Haque was also in jail for a long time. Prisoners love prisoners the most. Under the leadership of Maulana Mamunul Haque, we went to the hospital to enquire about her health."

In response to a question about the meeting, Ataullah said: "The situation in the country is not good. He is concerned about the loss of human life and property. Looting state resources is not the right thing to do. Allah will punish those who do injustice, he said. "Begum Zia has asked for prayers for the people of the country, for herself."

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Bangladesh

President Shahabuddin gives nod to form interim government, students demand Dr. Yunus head it

2024-08-06

[Dhaka Tribune] President Mohammed Shahabuddin decided on Monday to form an interim government to run the country following the resignation of ~~the loathesome~~ Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's husband was the Pak tool who assassinated Mujib...
, the country's longest-serving prime minister, amid the recent unrest that saw over 400 deaths since mid-July.

This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a blurb signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban.

The meeting also decided to release BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
, who is under house arrest after being convicted in several cases.

The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin also approved the release of all students who were recently arrested during the ongoing quota reform movement.

The meeting adopted a condolence motion expressing profound shock at the deaths of students and others during the anti-quota movement.

Leaders present at the meeting emphasized ensuring the safety of all religions, as several houses and places of worship for Hindus and other minority religions have been torched across the country since Monday afternoon.

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Bangladesh Parliament now. pic.twitter.com/4Kp7qrBP6d
— Dr Shajul Islam | Humanitarian Aid Worker (@DrShajulIslam) August 5, 2024

Student leaders demand swift formation of interim govt headed by Dr Yunus

[Dhaka Tribune] The coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have announced an outline for an interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus.

…Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. I have a friend who worked with him on the microcredit thing — my feeling is that he is a wonderful banker but would be terrible at politics and governance…

This information was conveyed in a video message by key coordinators of the student movement, Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Bakar Mazumdar, at 4:15am on Tuesday.

Earlier on Monday night, Nahid had announced that an outline for an interim government would be formulated within the next 24 hours.

However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
as widespread violence persisted throughout the night, the coordinators decided to announce their stance as quickly as possible, even in the middle of the night.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country following the resignation of ~~the loathesome~~ Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated...
This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a blurb signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban.

The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon.

Earlier in the afternoon, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman held a meeting with several political party leaders and civil society members at the Army Headquarters. After the meeting, he told the media that the formation of an interim government had been decided and would take effect shortly after discussions with the president.

In a press briefing after the meeting, the army chief said justice would be ensured for all killings and injustices.

"Keep trust in the army," he said, calling on everyone to shun the path of violence and return home.

The army chief also mentioned that he would soon meet with representatives of students and teachers.

He expressed confidence that the situation would return to normal soon and sought all-out cooperation from people of all classes and professions, including students, regardless of party affiliations and opinions.

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Bangladesh

Schoolgirl gang-raped in Bogra

2020-07-09

[Dhaka Tribune] A fourth-grade schoolgirl has been gang-raped allegedly by a neighbouring youth and his brother in Dhunot upazila of Bogra.

The rape suspects were identified as Fajal Sheikh Babu, 24, and his 16-year-old brother.

Police arrested Fajal's younger brother on Tuesday night after the victim's grandfather filed a rape case against the siblings with Dhunot cop shoppe, said Kripa Sindhubala, officer-in-charge of Dhunot cop shoppe.

The 11-year-old girl is receiving treatment at the One-Stop Crisis Centre of the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, added the OC.

According to the case statement, the girl lived with her grandparents in Rudrabari under Choukibari union as her parents were RMG workers in Dhaka.

On Monday night, the girl’s grandparents left her home alone to go to the union council office to enlist their names on the government aid list.

At that time, neighbours Fajal and his brother went to the girl's house to watch television. Soon after, Fajal and his brother raped the girl in turns and expeditiously departed at a goodly pace as she fell severely ill.

When her grandparents returned, they found the girl unclothed and at death's door.

They rescued her to the Dhunot Upazila Health Complex, where the doctors initially found signs of rape, said Monira Akter, a physician of the hospital. "The girl has been transferred to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for better treatment."

Dhunot cop shoppe OC Kripa Sindhubala said: "We have made an arrest acting on the rape accusation. The arrestee was produced before a court and he has confessed to his crime. We are trying to arrest his brother. Meanwhile,
...back at the shattered spaceship, Fffflirgoll the Arcturan slithered stealthily toward the control room, where the humans had barricaded themselves...
the girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital."

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Bangladesh

BNP announces countrywide demo for Sunday

2019-12-13

[Dhaka Tribune] Expressing its grievances over the Appellate Division order rejecting BNP Chairperson ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
<del>the loathesome</del> Khaleda Zia

...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
's bail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case, the party has announced a countrywide demonstration program for Sunday demanding her release.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the program at a presser after a meeting of the party Standing Committee members at its chairperson's Gulshan office in Dhaka on Thursday, reports UNB.

"We are aggrieved and disappointed over the court order. The nation is not only got stunned, but also angry over it," he said.

The BNP leader said people had an expectation that Khaleda Zia would get justice from the apex court, but unfortunately she was deprived of that.

Under the circumstances, Fakhrul said: "We have taken a decision at the meeting of our Standing Committee that we will stage demonstrations and take out processions across the country on Sunday, demanding Khaleda Zia's release."

In the capital, he said BNP's all thana units will hold rallies and stage demonstrations the same day to push for the same demand.

He said they will also announce other programs after Sunday to mount pressure on the government to free Khaleda from jail.

Fakhrul said they believe that people will wage a strong movement with their active participation to force the current "usurper" government to hold a fresh election under a neutral government annulling the results of the 11th parliamentary election.

Earlier in the day, the Appellate Division rejected the bail petition of the BNP chief in the graft case.

Khaleda Zia has been in jail since February 8, 2018 after she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

She is currently being treated at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Her party has been accusing the government of not providing adequate treatment facilities to Khaleda.

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5 arrested BNP activists sent to jail

2019-12-10

[Dhaka Tribune] A Dhaka court has sent five BNP activists to jail in two case filed over sabotage and their alleged attack on the police between Kotowali and Chawk Bazar in Chittagong.

Metropolitan Magistrate passed the order when police produced them to the court on Monday.

Police claim, the attack took place during a procession demanding the release of BNP chairperson ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
<del>the loathesome</del> Khaleda Zia

...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
on Sunday.

Muntasirul Islam, deputy commissioner of Lalbagh Division, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.

The arrestees are ‐ Liton, Md Ashif, Muhin, Rafiqul Islam, and Nurul Afsar Limon.

Muntasirul Islam said: "Two case was filed against 32 men for sabotage and their alleged attack on the police between Kotowali and Chawk Bazar area on Sunday. Police arrested five people at the scene. They are involved with BNP."

In the two cases, the accused were sent to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) in Dhaka on Monday. After hearing both sides, the court allowed the five accused to be interrogated at Jail gate.

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Khaleda’s bail hearing in SC turns ugly

2019-12-07

[Dhaka Tribune] In an unprecedented incident, a six-member Appellate Division bench expressed embarrassment and left the courtroom yesterday, after a three-hour-long chaos caused by pro-BNP lawyers over the rescheduling of bail hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

The lawyers became agitated and started protesting in the courtroom after the Supreme Court bench fixed December 12 to hear the petition seeking bail for incarcerated BNP Chairperson ~~the loathesome~~ Khaleda Zia
...Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, Pak foil, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...

Yesterday's proceedings had started at 9am, and the bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, around 10am heard Khaleda’s bail plea.

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Quader: Zia betrayed Bangabandhu

2019-08-26

[Dhaka Tribune] Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and his family betrayed the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the country as well.

“We know the assassins of the 1975 carnage. We also know those who patronized the killers and helped them to go abroad: Ziaur Rahman and his family betrayed Bangabandhu and the country,” he said, addressing a discussion in the capital on Sunday.

North South University organized the meeting on its campus, marking the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day.

Speaking as chief guest, Quader said that after betraying Bangabandhu and the country, Zia himself became a victim of treachery.

Obaidul Quader said if Zia had not patronized the killers of Bangabandhu, another killing would not have taken place in 1981 and he would not have been killed.

Quader, also Awami League General Secretary, said: “Awami League men did not kill Zia. He was killed by his close ones.”

The 15 August carnage and the 21 August killings are interlinked, he said, adding that the Harkat-ul-Jihad leader confessed that as per the instruction of Hawa Bhaban, the outlaw group carried out the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21 in 2004, with a primary target of killing, then opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina.

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