Law - order & Humanrights :
Family of deceased Palas blamed POLICE not to arrest the accused: Press conference held
Bangladeshmoves, Dhaka : 13 December, 2011:
Deprived of getting justice from the department of Police and Court, the grieved family member took refuge to the National Press Club today writing the petition to arrest the accused alleged to be involved in murder to their dead relative –Muhammad Hasibur Rahman Palas (22).
Followed by the assassination of Palas on 25 June, 2011, the plaintiff (Md. Ataur Rahman, the father of the deceased ) lodged a law suit at Budda Police Station, the case number was : 47, date : 26/06/11 Under section: 143/341/323/326/307/427/379/506. Though Badsha ( Accused no.2) admitted under 164 after being arrested mentioning the names of other accused including Mizan ( accused no.1) and other collaborators - Tanvir Hossein Mintu, Md. Rasidul Rasel, Wasim, Palas who have not already been arrested and are moving in the open day light. Even they are fostering constant threat to the family including the sister of the deceased to withdraw the case. And that is the point the plaintiff Md. Ataur Rahman is aggrieved and thus the family members leave a petition at a Press Conference held in National Press Club today demanding their immediate arrest.
Through our platform, we request to the Department of Police to arrest the accused immediately and we further we urged on the High Court to look after the case as it is a cognizable offence in accordance with the law of country. In this regard, the apex court may exercise to the power of ruling a sue motto to the Department of Police for the negligence to comply with the order of the law, inherited by clause - 102 of the constitution of Bangladesh , unless the accused are arrested immediately.
46 lac drug addicts in Bangladesh and
Case Study of Suhrawardy Udayan, Dhaka
Muhammad Shamim Akhter, 21 September, 2011
A.The usage of drug, narcotics and alcohol is alarmingly increasing in the country. Both practical observation and statistical facts of the government have corroborated that a big part of population in Bangladesh has been addicted and consequently, national reserve has been misusing as well as law and order has been deteriortaing. According to the Home Minister of Bangladesh (The daily Propthom Alo, 21/09/11), 46 lac of Bangladeshi, among them 80% is juvenile, is addicted by drug and spending 25 thousand crore taka per year. He also mentioned that out of total crimes, 30% crime is related to drugs and narcotics. More
AREN'T KNIVES ARMS?
Muhammad Shamim Akhter, 15 August, 2011:
The more we are developed, the more we are encircled by different social problems which have been created in consequence of our indifference and active penetration of a quarter who are in fact the enemy of the people and may be clearly mentionable as bandits. The financial soundness of a person can make a little benefit otherwise he is bothered by so many troubles happening every now and then around his establishment. Such a bother of an individual may discolor the face of whole state when many individuals are assembled to live in.
The fact suggests that before 1971, our country did not experience such horrendous murder, unwanted death in contrast of after liberation war period. As a neutral analyst, it is our duty to go through the crime statistics as materials for judgment.
It is frustrating that after liberation war in 1971 it became a proverb that ‘Salt and murder is cheaper in the country.”To be frank, a section of the participants in the liberation war was reluctant to surrender the arms after 16 December, 1971. The literary evidence shows that illegal arms kept by a part of them had been used committing offenses in the following years. As a result, during the regime of Shekih Mujibur Rahman, military was deployed to discover those illegal arms, but for different reasons, the mission did a little progress and law and order we deteriorated day by day. The memorable film of Khan Ata ‘Abar tora Manush Ha’ corroborates my claim. Other film makers depicted the fact in their films.
The personal animosity amalgamated by political decision played pivotal role for the intensification of murder, killing, lynching when BAKAL and Rokhi Bahini took the control. For Anti-Indian stunt, many opponents were killed, history suggests. Sensational 7-killing in Dhaka University by a powerful leader of a party formalized the mission of lynching which did not take a pause but to rocket high to higher in the following years and till now such horrendous act with the aid illegal arms has been transformed into more horrific. During the first phase of 80’s in the last century, when I was in Khulna I saw 7 gear, a knife, , used to import from India used to commit may crimes. Later this was replaced by different sophisticated arms including fire arms imported from different countries.
So in the midst of such modern arms using frequently committing killing, snatching and other acts of intimidation, the usage of knives having attractive handles and sharpness is seen in the society should also be countered as an arm where the conventional Arms Act has imposed restriction on easy going of knives depicting it an arm implying punishment to carry, whereas those sharp, attractive are obtainable in different shops in New Market and Chakbazar in Dhaka which may also be procurable from other parts of the country since these markets are the prime location for whole sale.A news reported to be murdered the sister by the hand of his brother in Bogbazar at Dhaka and a Madrasa man, by a miscreant years back and seized from the criminals in different PS may be implied as the instance that it is the high time to be enforced ban on its random usage. The High Court Division considered the materials and evidence on record and on detailed discussion has correctly arrived at its decision to mention knife as arm in accordance with section 4 of Arms Act, 1878 in the case Rezaul Karim Reza vs State, 25 BLD (2004), HCD 580.
In may countries, even blade is not permitted to be sold, for instance Australia, it is Bangladesh where one police for nearly 900 peoples and law and order is deteriorating day by day, it is not tenable to be permitted such ‘arms’ locally in particularly to the hand of the minor and young having no meaningful purpose to be used need to be given weight in determining more punishment.
Furthermore, when the horrific incidents of suicide for the reason of family feud is a concern, we can not but to propose to be possessed of such ‘arms’ as stipulated in the Arms Act subject to procuring the license or included to the banned item.
In addition, the usage of sharp knives imported from China by the hero in the movies depicting in the poster affixed on the walls and brainwashed by the minors should be closely monitored and exemplary actions which the conventional laws permit in this regard is a demand of the time.
To sum, it is our proposal to make laws, if necessary, or if enough by the customary laws it is the time to take drastic action in order to check the lawlessness in the country.
Is Bangladeshi Judiciary and execuitive body really healthy?
Variables: Section-54, Influence, Internet in the Judiciary, Remand
Muhammad Shamim Akhter, 28 December, 2010:
In 2003 I was charged a lawsuit by the Special Branch of Police at the then Zia International Airport under section 54. Later my case was disposed from the lower court and I was acquitted having proved that I was innocent. In the mean time, I was dragged to the temporary jail at the airport and later court wearing a rope around my abdomen and everybody had already known that I might be a criminal and so the right people had locked the right person. Later I asked to my lawyer, “Can't I get any remission from the Police department who had harassed me and bound me to spend money just filing suit under section 54?” The lawyer said, “You can not confront with police, since they may lodge false case against you once more. So let it be forgotten.” I was temporarily pacified with the answer but frustrated in the long run. Can't they (lawyer) fight against the Police's performance? Answer is very complex. Who is responsible for the law and order in the country? Some of my friends further informed me that this is the police who produce suits, in many cases, so that the lawyers may suck the blood of the client! I could not disagree with them, since my investigation corroborated the claim. Read More
www.police.gov.bd and www.dmp.gov.bd :
Crime List not updated
B angladeshmoves DESK, 1 November-2010:
To realize the vision and mission so prescribed by the Police funneled from the Ministry of Home Affairs in part of the TOP-BOTTOM decision making system, the same provides for its personnel in http://www.police.gov.bd/index5.php?category=2 , must not be cope with unless the up-gradation of information is ensured with positive progress.
Vision: To provide service to all citizens and make Bangladesh a better and safer place to live and work.
Mission :
- To uphold the rule of law;
- To ensure safety and security of citizens;
- To prevent and detect crime;
- To bring offenders to justice;
- To maintain peace and public order .
In realizing the concept of Digital Bangladesh and in reality of the binding to be transparent in accordance with the mission of the vision aiming to the citizen, it is the declaration of the top decision making body of the GOB to provide data and information so that the overall performance of the public administration may be available, but I have been shaken when website of Police and Dhaka Metropolitan Police, www.police.gov.bd and www.dmp.gov.bd respectively been browsed. When I was looking for the statistics of crime of last two months, I have been frustrated that in www.police.gov.bd , the statistics of October-2009 is available and statistics of the subsequent months up to this October-2010 completely omitted.
On the other hand, when I visited www.dmp.gov.bd for procuring the crime statistics of the month of September-2010 and October-2010, I found no data given, that means to set aside the controversy of the poor performance of the department, such abstinence has been mounted.
In fact, different sources provide that law and order is repeatedly deteriorating in Bangladesh and in that situation for the Good Governance when GOB ought to provide alert observation and update of information accordingly, it is however, seen absent. Is Ministry of Home Affairs in particular and GOB at large is really justifying the mission and vision of this Department.
Gambling at Muktijodha Club at Gulistan: can't it be curved?
BM Investigation, 11 April 2010:
During the Caretaker Government I wrote a review that was published in this website claimed that in the Muktijoddah Club at Gulistan gambling was practiced. Later, on the eve of parliamentary election in order to restore the image of certain political party the club was active as if there was no activity therein. Some claimed that the club was temporarily shut down at that time. When the party clinched the victory in the parliamentary election, the forbidden gambling had restarted. Once the devil activity commenced, the law and order of that area had been deteriorated: snatching, pick pocketing, illegal inducement from footpath, narcotics trade begun so tremendously, it was /is hard to pass the area with bag and baggage intact. As soon as the criminal syndicate earns liquid money by the misdeed mentioned aforesaid, comes to the club to earn more money by gambling. Once they defeat, frustration kills them and they become desperate to regain money and vise versa. A constitutional government so committed to govern the country through the constitutional pathway, in fact, does not abide by that. Constitution of Bangladesh directs in section-18(2): “The State shall adapt effective measures to prevent prostitution and gambling.” In the one hand there is a constitutional liability of present government to curb gambling, on the other hand, in the purview of our glorious Quran gambling is forbidden, it is a responsibility of present GOB to take realistic approach to take measures against gambling since they also promise to restore the Islamic values; that means to arrange measures to shut down such a gambling based club very close to the shrine of two saints.
Moreover, when we visited the spot, found the security guard and the gambling operators have been selected such persons who wear beard and seemingly dervish! It is a camouflage; aim is to colour Muslim badly! Likewise this club, housi, one type of gambling, at National Press Club is practiced and not only this, a colonial club at Ramna they go a far beyond! In the same way, Fakirapul match in the capital gambling is practiced so desperately that almost every morning many gamblers are seen left in empty hands. Hussein Chamber, A match, at Fakirapool under Motijheel PS, the employees who work at Muktijoddha Club arrange gambling at night, a source added. Furthermore, Newspaper reports suggest that such a malpractice goes on in different parts of the country too. Hence, we may say that insufficient action of the administration pushes towards such a miserable condition which makes the law and order vulnerable.
In fine, we request to GOB, unless curving such a devil task, it will be proved that they are now far away from their commitment that they would not ‘pass any law contradictory to Islam'. Unless curving it, it may be proved that since the existing pro Islamic value of the constitution is not sustained, what may be done in the case of new law? Was that a tricky? Bogus?
List of Notaries and threat of the President of an Association
BM Investigation, 13 Rabiul Awal, 1431: For checking the authentication of the instruments of the citizens of Bangladesh , the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs in Bangladesh recruits Notary Public every year by the power vested in Notary Ordinance, 1961 and the Notaries Rules, 1964. In order to appoint the Notary Public the concerned Ministry is liable to take measures that may comply with the rules of the Act. In this regard the Ministry follows section 6 of Notaries Ordinance, 1961, namely: “ The Government shall not later than end of January each year, publish in the official gazette a list notaries appointed by the Government and in practice at the beginning of that year together with such details pertaining to them as may be prescribed." Our investigation revealed that Ministry does not enforce the rules prescribed in section 6. A massive corruption goes on in this regard and so the law made for the wellbeing of the public to select fit Notary Public is frustratingly misused as a tool to exploit by the Public Servants.
I discussed with the President of an Association deals with the Notaries at Dainik Bangle area in Dhaka city. While I asked to Advocate Azharul Islam, the President of Bangladesh Notary Public Association, who keeps a registered office: 63/1-A, Purana Paltan, Dhaka whether he is enlisted Notaries by the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs. Instead of providing the registration and approval for the year 2010 from the GOB, he, therefore, threatened this reviewer and warned by saying “You may not do anything to the Lawyers. Do not make conflict with the lawyers. If you do that your Editor will sack you.” Noted that he was asked as it was for the purpose of a report for the Daily Shakti few months ago. Although the daily published the irregularity of upadate of the list, the Ministry, on the other hand, did no action.
Our survey revealed that the concerned officer of the Ministry regularly takes bribe from different associations and the system analyst of IT divisions of the Ministry disconnects the link of the list of the Notary Public by unfair means taking inducement. There is another reason involved. To bar the entrance of the Notaries, this syndicate has set this mechanism and for this reason Advocate Azharul Islam, President Bangladesh Notary Public Association, might have enraged while I asked him whether he is enlisted Notary Public.
A source from Special Brach of Bangladesh Police added that with the aid of such unauthorized Notary Public nearly 3.5 lacs of foreigners are engaged in different activities illegally within Bangladesh that is ultimately a threat to the security of the country. They obtained forged documents with the aid of the Notaries. Since the lists are unpublished the service takers are frequently cheated. On the other hand, for this irregularity, the performances of the law enforcers become frustrating.
GOB should take necessary action to bring up to date the list and ensure the transparency and efficiency in this sector.
Kawran Bazaar: Police harboring irregularity
BM Investigation,23 February, 2010 : Kawran bazaar, a major wholesale market for agricultural goods in Dhaka, becomes a lucrative source for law and order enforcers to grab inducement from different retailers allowing different irregularities, for instance, permission illegally loading commercial goods to tri-bikes, since the same are exclusively permitted to carry human passengers. In the existing law, for carrying commercial goods, there should be different vehicle and must be time restriction. However, at Kawran bazaar (adjacent to WASA building), since there is no goods carrying vehicle and not to be supplied the goods before dawn, the retailers of different parts of Dhaka city gather there and load small amount of agri-goods in the CNG driven tri-bike. This loading and unloading are seen all day round and the police constable, in charge over there, take inducement from the circle through different broker. The brokers stand under the shroud of cigarette kiosk. Making Kawran bazaar a delta, accessibility in the region has been barred for taking inducement. North-East, South –West - all corners of the city are isolated by Police and their allies. All corners Police stands and harass small businessmen and make bound to pay ‘ransom'. This is a common picture and no action has yet to found. Investigation revealed that the inducement goes in the hand of Local Authority, Political party, News paper owner and journalists. Since the part of the inducement is shared, hue and cry on behalf of the interest of the people is scarcely heard.
To make the law uplift and to unbound the burden of harassment, to level administrative control is begged.
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DCC engineer's assets inflated rapidly: isn't a matter to think?
BM Investigation 2 February, 2010:
Alleged person: Engineer Nazrul Islam,
Designation and office : Assistant Engineer Mechanical , Dhaka City Corporation
Work place- Dhalpur Bazar, Syedabad, Dhaka .
Charge: His assets are inflated rapidly and obviously unnaturally. The assets made question include:
Multistoried building at Pallabi in Dhaka (24/13 Pallabi Residential Area, Pallabi, Dhaka ). Value: one crore taka.
- Cars: a) Dhaka-Metro-cha-11-3359, Dhaka Metro-Cha-13-1468. Value: 28 lacs.
- Shops: a) Chowdhury Enterprise, Setara's Dream, Pallabi, two shops in Pallabi City Club Market, one shop in Anik Plaza in Pallabi, Two shops in Rangdhonu Market in Pallabi, one shop in Pallabi Shopping Complex, Pallabi. Value: one crore.
- Land: E-3, Extension Pallabi, Pallabi. Value: one Crore.
Step to check: The report was supplied to the Daily Shakti(3/3- C, Bijoynagar, Dhaka . Later the report was not published rather an advertisement from DCC, Mechanical -2, Syedabad was awarded.
Demand: Such types of wealth can only be possible to be earned by unfair means. The Concerned department should take necessary actions to keep the public wealth intact.
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VOLVO Bus: a plan to crash its service.
BM Investigation, 2 February, 2010:
Allegation : Volvo bus is the popular and convenient public transportation service for Pallabi and Uttara Resident. To split the service and to introduce imported Indian buses many controversial steps are taken by BRTC authority. Those include:
• Nearly 17 Volvo buses are not repaired and are stored in the Mirpur -12 BRTC deport showing excuse that spare parts not available.
• Instead of delivering services to the local residents, these buses are rent to different institutions, for instance, Jahangirnagar University .
• The service for the Uttara Resident has been stopped and the tickets worth of 18 are sold in Pallabi-Motijheel route, just stamping Pallai( picture attached).
• Automated ticketing system has not been introduced from Pallabi- Mirpur -12 Deport.
• The fare from Pallabi –Motijheel is 18-16; on the other hand, the fare from Kazipara, Shewrapar is sanctioned 8-16 that is extra in comparison to the GOB fixed rate.
Major Finding: To make the service unpopular, the Deport authority start bus lately, some time TATA double Decker buses are pushed for the Volvo bus users by the same cost. It is noteworthy; the imported TATA buses have been leased to different institutions. Even with the aid of Progoti, no BRTC buses are introduced. To make the private buses, imported from India , these policies are practiced by the BRTC authority, a source added.
An accident and repairing in haste? The Volvo bus no. Dhaka Metro –BA- 11-1551 stamped a passer –by to death at Farmgate under Sher-e –Banglanagar Police Station. The field report for the dead was: Reference –CC 818/09(27/12/09), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. This reporter was the passenger of this bus and the number of the ticket borne includes 716020. Although the press release of PS was issued to different dailies but for personal interest the report was not published. Although that bus was arrested and taken by the tug- truck, the driver was managed to be escaped near the Bijoy Sarani Fountain. At that time sergeants picked their name from uniform and their names were not discovered. Most interestingly, the bus that was tugged, smashed and destroyed partly by the angry mob, repaired swiftly to wipe out any evidence that the drivers are/ and were ill motivated to unpopular the service. The reporter rode over the bus on 7/01/2010 the Ticket number was: 849837.
Remark: Dhaka Residents are mostly actively participating in different ecomoic activities. Public Transportation is the input mechanism to accelerate to this speed. Unfortunately the Present Government is failure to tackle this. The above mentioned evidence supports my claims. It is hoped that GOB would urgently solve the problem.
Oil Thief at Pallabi: Adminstration sharing .
BM Investigation, 3 February,2010 : Petrol, Mobil, Diesel are illegally sold at Purobi bus stand under Pallabi bus stand in broad day light. Once it is evacuated in the morning by police, the same syndicate is returning to the same action in the afternoon. Petrol offered unsafely may cause severe damage to the public lives and properties.
Alam, a man impacting over the local bus workers is doing the same under the banner of tobacco business, who is a caretaker of the plot of the local Ward Counselor addressed by 611-612 no. Plot, Road-4, Block-B, Section-12, Pallabi. Looking after the plot for a long, this Alam had been engaged to different illegal business. Few years back, he along with a group was involved in illegal water selling by collecting the same WASA's water supply at the mouth of Road no.4 of B-block. The bus workers bought water from them in lieu of money to wash the dirty bus. When a report was published in this regard in a Newspaper, WASA and local Police arranged to stop this course of action. Afterwards the same syndicate headed by Alam engaged in illegal Petroleum selling business. Petroleum is a highly flammable substance, in case of any riot broke out in the spot this petroleum can be used to spare the lives and property of the public. According to the existing law, in order to sale such kind of flammable substance, explosive license is required. However, with the search conducted by this reporter, none was found in his possession. On 16 November, 2009 police evacuated the syndicate in the morning, but this reporter saw that they were stationed in the same spot just after few hours for mysterious causes.
Oil collected from different spots, for instance Meghna Ghat, Government's workshop near Secretariat and others sources, is supplied to this sport which is conducted by strong syndicate operated by a Top level Godfather. Besides, they collect oil from the drivers of different public and private cars. This reporter noticed that the allies of Alam was stealing oil with a piece of plastic pipe from oil tank of the car, the number Dhaka- Metro-Kha(B) -12-0048, at the mouth of road no. 4 which is a every day feature, A picture attached herein may be a conclusive evidence to proof the claim.
Porous Police action is inadequate since the action does not sustain for along. Close ties with the local Ward Councilor Ismail, this ‘Alam Syndicate' is gaining extra power, a source added.
Whether the local police is hijacked by the syndicate is a serious question appeared before the local public.
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He is poor(?) ,unemployed (?) earns thousands taka !!!!!
BM Desk, 12 September ,2007
The guy who is circled in the picture set at the left and full view in the right is at farm gate under Tejgaon Police station. He is a seeming a young man having energy to grow onion, chick peas, soybean, , mustard seed, sunflower , sugar cane, apple, orange, rice ,wheat, raise cow, lamb for wool , brinjal ( all these are heavy demand in Bangladesh) in the village or any industry patronization of the state and the community , in stead , he is engaged in pick pocketing by the consent of the authority responsible to ckeck him and earning thousand ,for instance , snatching mobile phone it can be sold by thousand taka at Hockey Stadium market at Gulistan (!!). This picture was snapped last month while this reviewer was on the last seat of the Volvo bus and saw this guy was just put the hands in to the bag of a girl just entered to the coaching centre at the Concord tower just opposite to the farm gate police station. In the first picture the guy just stared at the left side since he failed to snatch the valuable goods fromm the bag of the girl, in the second picture , he was walking towards the holy cross college side as he might start new one just drop from the bus.
We ,the Dhaka habitats, are so unfortunate that we have to fetch at farm gate and a huge jam made the local criminals a hub for many fold crimes. Prostitution, pick pocket, cheats- all are staged here since lots of peoples are to cross the point. Unfortunately the policy is so badly taken that the thieves can do easily their jobs (!).
For instance,
• A lot of peoples are to wait in front of the bus stoppage near to the Holicross College , on the opposite near Tejgaon College and in front of Ananda cinema hall complex. Since buses are less than peoples ,when the buses are arrived the passengers are crazy to get on .By this gap ,under the shadow , even on the light , the guys likely mentioned in the picture snatch Mobile phones, lockets ,watch and money bag.
• The foot path is so narrow that peoples are so jam-packed that the pick pockets are uninterruptedly conduct their operations.
• Polices are no more active to catch those since they are ultimately the income source. There is a cat and mouse game with the group. Some times they are arrested and then they are pay money to Police Station to court, in this way lawyer, police can earn. Some times the leaders of the pick pockets directly contract the high officials of Police.
Some said that Roman law can save the society .It is completely a misconception: A jakat and Islami law or Sharia law implemented based state mechanism can save us from these evil doers. Prior to English arrival our society and state was mostly governed by the Sharia law and the kotowal was to get every possible facility from the state and had to pay his own money if the area under his scrutiny faces any out break of law and order. Then under a quasi Islamic situation we were happier than the period of English. When English arrived, they broke the Mughal Kutowal system and Police was low paid and after the famine in Bengali 76, the Police started to robber, the regularity is still seen in farm gate . When shall we get the golden age that we lost by the English ? Allah save us from these evils.
Annexation ( 05/06/09 ): The content of the above mentioned report was based on the incident seen at farm gate in Dhaka at the reign of Care taker Government. Although caretaker was initially guided by the Military, later it was suspended as those have been arretsed by the charges of corruption had been able to hire the international lobbyists to dismantle the anticorruption drive and the civil beaurocracy who had the reputation in doing more corruption in comparison to Military beaurocracy, had been received support by British Authority and ultimately the Military and other forces who formed ‘taskforce' became tiger without teeth. In course of time, although it was called that CG was backed by military, virtually, it was totally controlled by the civil beaurocrat. At that time, talk show based intellectual society vigorously commenced ‘jihad' to topple the CG and bring back ‘Democracy' as they suggested that political party based democratic GOB would be the best option for Bangladesh . Lastly election was held and BAL (Bangladesh Awami League) came to power having huge seats in the parliament. Those who voted for Awami League told me in the wake of election that it was they who would make Bangladesh a golden country. That means wherever you would touch you might find gold!
However, by turns, we had been starting to be seen that the top most responsible persons of the present cabinet started to say that ‘becoming tougher on, last Government had made a mistake, student anarchy is not defaming the image of the present GOB, bla, bla” What happened for that? More or less fifty Higher Educational Institutions shut down and the futures of the students were near to be ruined. It is a hard and fast rule in any civilized society that the criminals must not be unpunished. As a result, the criminals started to came from the mouse hole one after another: Joinal Hazari, Shamim Osman and Hazi Selim etc. are coming to the scenario by paying a huge amount of money to different organs of the state and( tip off from a source) consequently the hope a nation had weaved in their mind is coming to be shattered and the said menace becoming hero to the society! As a result the nation is scared in keeping mind that the situation shall be deteriorated day by day. The statistics of Police relating dacoit, murder, burglary is frustrating indeed and in fact the number has becoming more than ever. In the sector of employment, no charming had been shown in last four months, on the other hand, soft corner to the terrorists has added a new mark of aggravation for what I can not but worried about that law and order may not be improved. Pilkhana carnage has added a new chapter in Bangladeshi history where chief of the Security force's security itself has bent worrying. Those who mercilessly killed many officers are called ‘son' and allow to sit in the room of the office of the top leader is another example for what the law and order may not be improved. From the source it was found that a group belonged to BDR talked with BAL leader Sheikh Selim and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh about their demands and then he(Sheikh Selim) had suggested talking with Home Ministry but the suggestion of Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was not revealed . I think Sheikh Selim's suggestion was right and at that time Home Ministry should have alert and took necessary measures and if Sheikh Selim did not inform then it was a failure of BAL indeed. Since it was not taken seriously it was the Home Ministry that can no longer discharge the burden of liability of Pilkhana Carnage. Since most intelligence branches are governed by the Home Ministry, it can also be emphasized that Home Ministry is failure on the observance of the performance of the last four months for the Law and Order of the country.
Lastly, the criminal who was seen pick pocketing at Farmgate, like him many are seen even now in different locations in Dhaka and in different parts of Bangladesh ( from different source). So we may say law and order of the country is really shaky and it can not be prolonged.
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Appeal for Immigration Detainee Abdus Sabur in South Korea : National attention sought.
BM Investigation , 07 September ,2008:
Asian Human Rights Commission bristles with the public appeal in order to release the two misfortunes Human Rights Activities from Korean Detention centre. Among them one Bangladeshi Abdus Sabur is behind the Cheongju Foreigner's Detention Center in South Korea . Recently a huge propaganda is undertaking and lots of Bangladeshi is investing to learn Korean Language. Since Hard to presume the reality in South Korea , we, Bangladeshmoves, recommends to the Bangladeshi and the GOB to disclose the fact, about what is happening there. In order to send the appeal the readers may visit the website of the Asian Human Rights (AHRC HK. net). The specimen copy of the appeal to the Korean Authority is enclosed:
"Dear [salutation],
SOUTH KOREA : Other two migrants again deported without due process
Details of victims:
1. Torna Limbu, Nepalese, president of Migrants' Trade Union; arrested at 8:20pm on 2 May 2008 from the office of MTU and detained in Cheongju Foreigner's Detention Center; forcibly deported on May 15
2. Abdus Sabur, Bangladesh, Vice President of Migrants' Trade Union; arrested at 9 pm on 2 May 2008 from his house and detained in Cheongju Foreigner's Detention Center; forcibly deported on May 15
I am writing to express my deep concerns about the forced deportation of two migrant union leaders without due process on 15 May 2008.
According to the information that I have received, Torna Limbu, president of trade union and Abdus Sabur, vice president of same union were arbitrarily arrested and detained in Cheongju Foreigner's Detention Center on 2 May 2008 and forcibly deported by immigration officers on May 15. From the information that I have learned, before their deportation, they had hunger strikes inside the detention due to the deprivation of their external medical treatment. Last December, three former union leaders of the union were also deported without due process.
In light of the above, I urge you to investigate whether or not the immigration office violates the due process that their right to appeal to the court was deprived, which is enshrined in the article 20 of the Administration Procedure Act and take necessary action to punish those responsible if found guilty and to prevent from reoccurring in the future.
The series of forced deportation against the former and current leaders of the union has already come to the persecution. In this regards, I further urge you to stop persecution against union leaders in order for you to show elimination of all elements interpreted as discrimination on the bases of their status.
I also take this opportunity to call more generally for attention to be paid to adhering to basic rule of law in South Korea . Where immigration officers as law enforcement agencies responsible for repeated and flagrant violations of the basic provisions of law in handling cases such as this, it makes a mockery of the domestic legal process. If even the domestic law cannot be properly enforced, then there can be few if any expectations that the South Korea can ever comply with international standards.
Yours sincerely,
[Full name]
[Country] . "
Innovative minds , Bocott Israel , IHRC call on:
BOYCOTT ISRAELI DATES:
An appeal from the Oppressed to check the Outrageous Regime
05 September, 2008: Courtesy: Abdullah M" abdullah630@gmail.com :Salaam 'Alaikum.
Shocking: Dates grown on land stolen from the Palestinians are exported to be used by Europe 's Muslims to break their fast is the month of Ramadan.
Make sure you do not support the economy of illegal Israeli settlements this Ramadhan by buying dates grown on land stolen from Palestinians. These Israeil settlers bring in Palestinian labourers, many of them children , who have been forced by poverty to leave school, to pick the dates for them. The work is back-breaking and poorly paid .These Palestinian labourers are left at the top of date palms for up to 8 hours a day, without even a toilet break, clinging on to the tree with one arm while they work with the other.
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Arrangement for moral derailment: Administrative action sought
BM Desk, 30 August, 2008:
For the long quest modernity for Bangladesh , is it necessary to drag our young generation in to the swamp of immorality and insanity? If it is not the objectivity then why so many arrangements have been undertaken in Bangladesh ? In the name of mobile phone advertisement, concert, beverage advertisement, homage to the talents students in the water garden massive plans have been weaved to destroy the foundation of the morality of our younger generation.
In China to destroy their values the British introduced different narcotics. Similarly with the help of ‘Babu', ‘Zaminder' lots of arrangements for the destruction of the values of the citizens had been embarked on. In course of time, the mission has been open secret and now the standard for the morality of the potential force of Bangladesh has been so corrupted which is inherited from the mission of the demoralization. In the western countries, nightclub is more crowded than the Church in the Sunday. Women, Wine and wealth – these 3W has devoured their all possibilities and so their birth rates have been declined, rate of divorce has been rocketed which ultimately destroy their civilization. In this circumstance, they want that if we merge in their culture and accept their values, and then they may govern the World!
In order to sustain this truth, a lot of dolor, pounds, and euro have been spent. Since Bangladesh is over populated and problem burden with their aide leadership, they think that Bangladeshi may be lucrative tools to sustain their goals.
While our customary Law, for instance, section-19; sub-section- 8,9,10 of the Cable Television Network Directory Act, 2006 prohibits in transmitting any kind of immoral demonstration, the reality is different to that. Recently, Channel I showed a concert recorded in the Water park which was provocative for insanity and a TV program of n -TV relating to beauty contest was completely an objectionable program ultimately goes against the norms and values promulgated in the provision of the Act. The Indian channels, for instance, B4U and other Bollywood & Hollywood movie channels call on us for the illicit activities. Half dressed dance, bed-scene, violence is rampant which go against the Act aforementioned. B4U channel shows a call girl program is objectionable but no Bangladeshi administrative action has yet to take against the cable operators.
Although the constitution has annexed to the Public health and morality under section18 (1), ambiguity succeeded except to the clarification to the alcoholic and intoxicating drinks. In the one hand, declaration to check the intoxicating drinks and drugs, on the other hand, the license is issued and recently the municipality tax for the issuance of license for wine shop has been fixed 7000 taka.
In such crossfire, the younger generation is pathetically destroying. Recently few school boys and girls have been drowned in the lake nearby while to enjoy boat ride. While this news aired, the channels and newspapers started to rebuke the school authority as they shut down the school for the feud and the students went there. It is good that the management fued is seen on the day although it had been sustained for a long. The fact they hid that it was the bad effect of the channels for those they imitated the violent dance for instance , Advertisement of Banglalink mobile phone, this influence had been impacted upon them as I saw them since they were my neighbors . It is the administration that is to look after the derailment on the light of customary law as well as to formulate the new law. Absence of anything like this means otherwise whether head of the state is beneficiary or not.
In addition, recently an advertisement of Crown Energy Drink in different dailies is seen daily. Those who had not seen western night clubs can not distinguish. I had the opportunity to work in Fountain news agency in the middle of the Bourbon and Empire Pubs and night-clubs in Sydney in 2003-2004. On the light of the experience, it is concluded that we can not accept such a culture. Whereas the advertisement indicates such a sequence. Glassful beverage and darky darky room and girl! How conspirators are this! Yaba, gaja, now bear and night club!
An statistics can be drawn in order to demonstrate the ferocity of moral derailment of the western society which is painful to them and we would have to be faced the same unless taking any thing immediately:
1. The increasing of the rate of suicide among the USA girl between the ages 10-14 in 2003-2004 76%. [The Daily Inquilab, Dhaka , 15 May,2008 , page-14 cited in Nurul Islam , The Monthly Prithibi ,July ,2008, page -53 ]
2. The survey of the Newsweek in 1990, one woman is raped in every 18 second in the USA .
3. According to statistics, 8% of Americas commit incest (illicit relation with the near relative). i.e. in every twelve to thirteen persons in America is involved in incest . Almost all the cases of incest are due to intoxication of one or both the persons involved (Cited in Zakir Naik, Answers to Non- Muslims ‘s Common Questions about Islam ) .And in the Bangladesh the picture is frustrating . Only one statistics can be drawn how beast we have been , the Daily Amedershomoy published a report on 2 nd August ,2008 that about 30 peoples are murdered in every month alone in Dhaka . Moral disaster and inactiveness of the administration are reasons for this. (Gun and morality affairs be discussed in different view)
To sum, we, on behalf of this site, request to the government to be more cautious, other wise, for any moral disaster this Government can no longer upload the liability .
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Is there any local administration at Pallabi?
Pallabi is the northeast police station in Dhaka . It is famous for the first middle class residential area. The local people in this area are peaceful and they pay governments' fees regularly .Unfortunately the local administration is so corrupted here that the local public has been suffering from their adverse negligences. The Bihari Muslim Community is living in this area along with the local Bengali slum dwellers. Among the dense populated zone, badly neglected zones are B, Dha block, section 12 under ward no. 2, and ward no. 5 .
The local ward commissioners of 5 and 2 are Nannu and Ismail respectively. They were famous as a killer and accused of committing different crimes. It was the political system that ensured their participation and winning in the election .The budget allocated in the areas is not properly implemented because the Commissioners use the budget to attain their interest . Worst among them is to the proactive role of the local administration in harboring them. For their active involvement and with the support of another Commissioner Hassan, Purobi and Mirpur- 11 bus stand are the hubs of the terror bus worker's so called samity or association. They receive money from different buses and are involved in various anti-social activities. Moreover, these Commissioner's fellows are actively involved in collecting illegal endowment from garments industries in the areas. 'Spare clothes or jhut clothes' are the main cause of blood shed in the region are operated under the direct involvement of these commissioners . Besides, from the real estate developer, they receive regular allowance, GOLD WING, HYPERION and MAS DEVELOPER are regularly paying illegal endowment and so no local people have dare to say anything against their illegal piling of building materials in front of their site. Most of the housing estates do not follow building code and since they recruit their bosom people of the Commissioner in their construction site and pay illegal endowment to local terrorist , among them chikna shamim of Dha block and his group who regularly takes illegal endowment from the real estate developer . Another organized criminal is Agroni Shomobay Shamity and other mosque based association in Block-B who looks after the interest of the owner of the house, but the tenants' interests are not looked after. Every month tenants have to pay nearly 100 taka and they organize night guard and cleaner .This money is not properly audited and no body knows its expenditure. In Dha -block circling mosque land of the street is grabbed and following it many areas have been grabbed by the local resident. Balur math was once a big play ground, now it has been transformed in to a residential area. Adjacent to Muslim bazaar and balur math a group regularly sells narcotics and local Police station regularly takes endowment from there. Circling WASA's pump house the local terrorists under the direct supervision of the local Commissioners the pump operators regularly takes money from the building supervisor. One woman Commissioner Meherunessa has grabbed WASA plot and built his office, even she changed her house at Mirpur-11 changed overnight by illegal means.
At the corner of road 4 of Blcok –B, section -12 Pallabi, the local Commissioner's illegal and forceful possession is developed by Hyperion developer, these projects are looked after by a terrorist. Since he is looked after the plot, he is allowed to sell illegal petroleum and other fuel violating the explosive act, a relative of a traffic police is also given a chance to run a tea stall. This traffic police manage the Traffic wing from Mirpur -11 to Mirpur-12, No police is seen in this region. Apprentice drivers take control from Mirpur -11 to Mirpur -12 is the cause of many accidents. Since they have purchased Police no body dares to say any thing. To collect unpaid electricity and gas bill from the local industries, it is the same group has the influence. They often help the local small industries who have no affluent plants and take regular endowment. The local cleaners and Police do not work since the samity manages the duties in lieu of extra charge every month and they draw their monthly official salary just sleeping over their beds.
We have hoped the situation may be changed in the new regime. But the situation is worsening and the terror commissioner who have been absconded have been started to come by the consent of the local administration.
We have been reporting the failure of the local administration in keeping pace the development in the region, but the high level of the Government is blind to solve this problem. If it is the sample of development in last years, then how can it be termed it as a success! Then is it bull- shit?
Convicted VIPs and later given mercy !
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Name of the Defendants : Haji Selim and his Wife Gulshan Ara
Profession : Business and Politics.
Political Identity : Awami League Leader and former MP of the Constituency Dhaka -8. In the year 2001 he secured 88,697 votes under the banner of Bangladesh Awami League. The winner of the constituent was Nasir Uddin Pintu under the banner of 4 Party Alliance BNP lead 8re he obtained 89,784 votes. He was one of the terror parliamentarian in Dhaka District once it was thought none could brought him under justice, because he was powerful enough . He was termed as the Jewel of Bangladesh Awami League since he could terrify the people. Besides, his political identity he is a business man . As far as I am concerned he is the all in all of MTC ( Modina Trading Company ) .
Present location of the defendant : He along with his wife Gulshan Ara are absconded.
Conviction : Mr. Selim was ordered for 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for procuring illegal wealth and 3 years for hiding the fact of actual amount of the property , in total , he shall have to enjoy 13 years of rigorous of imprisonment one after one under two sections of the Act . He was verdict suggested to seize the property worth of 27 crore of taka in favor of the state and fine 10 lacs of taka.
Besides, his wife Gulshan Ara was also convicted to and by the order of the court she will have to enjoy three years of rigorous imprisonment and with fine of taka one lac . Otherwise doing so she will have to enjoy extra one year behind the bars .
Legal proceeding in brief : The Anti Corruption Commission asked for the submission of the statement t of the wealth of 5o persons in February 2007 and as per the order the wife of Haji Selim Mrs. Gulshan Ara submitted the statement on 25 t February 2007 (Daily Naya Diganta on his 28 April 2008 report said the date of submission was 3 April 2007; but the Daily Amader Shomoy published picture of his wife as she submitted the statement on 25 th February2007) . By 27 hours, she submitted the statement which showed that Haji Selim possessed movable and immovable property worth of 68 crore 22 lac 49 thousand taka( As per the news of the Daily Naya Diganta) ; however the Daily Prothom ALo reported in its 28 April 2008 issue that He submitted total property worth of taka 59 Crore 37 lacs . Upon verification of the statement, Mohammad Mahabubul Alam, the Assistant Director of the Anti Corruption Commission, filed a law suit against Haji Selima and his wife. He complained that the defendants concealed the asset amounted by 10 crore 4 lacs 13 thousand and 995 taka and earned the property amounted by 26 crore 92 lacs 8 thousand and 5 taka.
Ruling : The Judge Mr. Sirajul Islam of the Special Court -7 , set up in Parliament building, took down this verdict.
The court ruled by the section 26(2) and 27(2) of the Anti –Corruption Commission Act -2004. Since there was no way to punish by different Act, he was punished by the single Act; by the section 26(2) he was imprisoned by three years and by the 27(2) he was ordered for additional ten years of rigorous imprisonment and 10 lacs of fine and another one year of imprisonment otherwise the fined paid.
“ ANTI- CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT-2004
(Act no. V of 2004)
Section- 26: Declarations of the possessions- (1) If the Commission is satisfied upon receipt any information and deliberation after conducting the inquiry by the Commission or any officer of the Commission that a person is the owner or the occupant to the property either by own or by other's name inconsistent with his/her legal income; then the Commission, by written order, shall order to submit the details of the liabilities or any submission to any other information by the rules of the Commission affixed thereof .
(2) If any person –
(a) Failed to submit the written statement or the information accordingly after receipt the order mentioned in the Sub-section (1) or provide any forge written statement , presumed to be falsified in many reason, or
(b) Provided books, accounts, records, declaration, return or any documents mentioned in Sub-section (1) presumed to be falsified in many reason.
Then the person shall be penalized by imprisonment up to 03 (Three) or fine or the both ;
27. POSSESSION TO THE PROPERTY OUT OF DELIBERATE INCOME:
(1) Any person enjoying the movable or immovable property in his / her name or under any other person's name which was presumably earned unfair means and inconsistent to his deliberate income and failed to provide the satisfactory explanation to the court at the proceeding , then the person shall be punishable by not more than 10 (ten) years of imprisonment and not less than 03(three) years of imprisonment by any term and besides it, the fine shall also be applied and the property aforesaid shall be apprehended .
(2) When the proceeding of the court regards to the offences mentioned in Sub-section (1) is prolonged and proved that the convicted person by his name, another person in lieu of his name available of movable and immovable property inconsistent to deliberate income, then the court shall presume that the convicted person is penalized with the offence; If the convicted person can not rebut the conviction; and the penalty only proceeded to it shall not be illegitimate.”
Source:
- The Daily Naya Diganta , 28 April ,2008 ( www.dailynayadiganta.com )
- The Prothom Alo , 28 April ,2008 ( www.prothom-alo.com )
- The Daily Amader Shomoy ,26 February ,2007 ( www.amadershomoy.com )
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Name of the Defendants : Dr. HBM Iqbal, Wife Momtaj Begum Doli, Son Moeen Iqbal, Imran Iqbal, Daughter Nourin Iqbal .
Profession : Business and Politics.
Political Identity : Awami League Leader and former MP of the Constituency Dhaka -10. In the year 2001 he secured 72,436 votes under the banner of Bangladesh Awami League and placed 2 nd position. The winner of the constituent was Major (Retd.) Abdul Mannan under the banner of 4 Party Alliance BNP lead party and obtained 94,975 votes. He was one of the terror parliamentarian in Dhaka District once it was thought none could brought him under justice, because he was powerful enough . He was termed as the Jewel of Bangladesh Awami League since he could terrify the people . His role in murdering SB police at Malibagh and 28 th October, 2006 at Paltan area made him the terrorist MP in the political history of Bangladesh . Although the charge regarding the cases have not yet filed.
Present location of the defendant : He along with his wife and sons and daughter are absconded.
Conviction : Mr. Iqbal was ordered for 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for procuring illegal wealth and 3 years for hiding the fact of actual amount of the property , in total , he shall have to enjoy 13 years of rigorous of imprisonment one after one under two sections of the Act . He was verdict suggested to seize the property worth of 14 crore 57 lacs 66 thousan and 116 taka in favor of the state and fine 50 lacs of taka and otherwise payment he shall have to put behind the bars another one year .
Besides, his wife Momtaj Begum Doli, Son Moeen Iqbal, Imran Iqbal, Daughter Nourin Iqbal were convicted to and by the order of the court everyone of them will have to enjoy three years of rigorous imprisonment and with fine of taka one lac . Otherwise doing so, they will have to enjoy extra one year behind the bars.
Legal proceeding in brief : The Anti Corruption Commission asked for the submission of the statement t of the wealth of 5o persons in February 2007 and as per the order the wife of Dr. HBM Iqbal , Momtaj Begum Doli submitted the statement on 25 t February 2007) . By 27 hours, she submitted the statement which showed that Iqbal possessed movable and immovable property . Upon verification of the statement, Muhammad Ibrahim , the Deputy Director of the Anti Corruption Commission, filed a law suit against them. He complained that the defendants concealed the asset amounted by 10 crore 60 lacs and earned illegally the property amounted by 2 crore and 52 lac taka . Besides his sons have been charged for holding taka 13 lacs 50 thousand and daughter has been charged for holding 1 crore 53 lacs of taka illegally .
Ruling : The Judge Md. Firoz of the Special Judge Court -1 , set up in the Parliament building, took down this verdict.
The court ruled by the section 26(2) and 27(2) of the Anti –Corruption Commission Act -2004. Since there was no way to punish by different Act, he was punished by the single Act; by the section 26(2) he was imprisoned by three years and by the 27(2) he was ordered for additional ten years of rigorous imprisonment and 10 lacs of fine and another one year of imprisonment otherwise the fined paid.
“ ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT-2004
(Act no. V of 2004)
Section- 26: Declarations of the possessions- (1) If the Commission is satisfied upon receipt any information and deliberation after conducting the inquiry by the Commission or any officer of the Commission that a person is the owner or the occupant to the property either by own or by other's name inconsistent with his/her legal income; then the Commission, by written order, shall order to submit the details of the liabilities or any submission to any other information by the rules of the Commission affixed thereof .
(2) If any person –
(a) Failed to submit the written statement or the information accordingly after receipt the order mentioned in the Sub-section (1) or provide any forge written statement , presumed to be falsified in many reason, or
(b) Provided books, accounts, records, declaration, return or any documents mentioned in Sub-section (1) presumed to be falsified in many reason.
Then the person shall be penalized by imprisonment up to 03 (Three) or fine or the both ;
27. POSSESSION TO THE PROPERTY OUT OF DELIBERATE INCOME:
(1) Any person enjoying the movable or immovable property in his / her name or under any other person's name which was presumably earned unfair means and inconsistent to his deliberate income and failed to provide the satisfactory explanation to the court at the proceeding , then the person shall be punishable by not more than 10 (ten) years of imprisonment and not less than 03(three) years of imprisonment by any term and besides it, the fine shall also be applied and the property aforesaid shall be apprehended .
(2) When the proceeding of the court regards to the offences mentioned in Sub-section (1) is prolonged and proved that the convicted person by his name, another person in lieu of his name available of movable and immovable property inconsistent to deliberate income, then the court shall presume that the convicted person is penalized with the offence; If the convicted person can not rebut the conviction; and the penalty only proceeded to it shall not be illegitimate.”
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- The Daily Naya Diganta , 12 March l ,2008 ( www.dailynayadiganta.com )
- The Prothom Alo , 12 March ,2008 ( www.prothom-alo.com )
- The Daily Amader Shomoy ,26 February ,2007 ( www.amadershomoy.com )
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Name of the Defendants : Lutfuzzaman Babur
Profession : Business and Politics.
Political Identity : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) member and former MP of Netrokona-4 (Modon-Mohongonj-Khaliajhuri). In the year 2001 he secured 88,651 votes under the banner of 4-parties-BNP and won the seat, however, he lost the seat in the 7 th National Parliamentarian Election - 1996 from the same constituent and securing 54,736 votes he placed in the second position. Awami League candidate Dr. Abdul Momen lagged behind him by securing 70,362 votes . In the last term, lead by BNP, he acted upon as the Home Minster of Bangladesh.
Present location of the defendant : He stays now in the Jail .
Conviction : The verdict of the wise Judge Mr. Lutfuzzaman Babur shall have to enjoy 17 years of rigorous imprisonment for the possession of the illegal arms.
Legal proceeding in brief : The members of the Joint Force searched for the house of Mr. Babbur on 28 may 2007 . On the eve of searching, before the presence of two witnesses, they discovered one Revolver and 25 ammunitions of the 22 bores rifle .Besides these, another three arms were recovered from his house, those include: A Revolver, One shot gun, one pistol. Apart from these, the Joint force discovered 51 cartoose , 230 and 205 ammunitions of 22 bore and 32 bore rifle respectively . Although his wife was able to produce valid license of three arms and ammunitions. However she could not demonstrate the valid lice of 25 ammunitions of 22 bore pistols and a revolver. The Deputy Inspector of Gulshan Police Station lodged a law suit against him on 3 June 2007. Having conducted the inquiry, the Deputy Inspector Mr. Khabir Ahmed submitted the Charge sheet against him on 21 June .The complain against him was arranged on 25 July 2007.
Ruling : The Judge Mr Syed Jahed Mansur of Dhaka Metropolitan Special Tribunal -7 , took down this verdict at a quarter to one where he said Lutfuzzaman Babar possessed illegal arms though he was a Home Minister and the law maker . He further mentioned that he made a punishable offence complying with section 19(A) and 19(F) of the Arms Act,1878 . He also mentioned in the verdict that 14 witnesses were presented before the court . Denial of any comment from the convict , on the other hand, the lawyers of Babur was disappointed with the rule and said that no neutral witnesses were involved with the proceeding and no arms were recovered before the presence of the witnesses .Hence , they would appeal to the High Court for the decision of the lower court .
The Arms Act, 1878: section 19(A) (F)
“ Section : 19(A) :: Disregarding the regulation of the section 5, if any person produces arms, ammunition or military stockpile , disfigures , stocks for selling or offers to possess or demonstrate;
Section: 19(F) :: Disregarding the section 14 and 15 , if any person possesses arms, ammunition or military stockpile ;
In that case, the person shall be convicted for rigorous imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment by any terms which shall be no less than seven years.”
Source:
- The Prothom Alo ,31 October ,2007 ( www.prothom-alo.com )
Name of the Defendant: Barrister Aminul Haque
Profession: Pleading and Politics.
Political Identity: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
In the Parliamentary election held in 2001 he contested from Rajshahi-1 (Tanor Godagari) under the banner of 4-parties-BNP from where he secured 1, 30,631 votes lagging behind Md.Omar Faruk Chowdhury of Awami League from where he secured 84,185 votes .
Present location of the defendant: Absconded.
Conviction: Aiding the Jongi or Warrior in Rajshahi region.
Punishment : 31 years of imprisonment and 25 thousand taka fine.
Legal proceeding in brief : Upon lodging the law suit on 30 th March -2008 by the tortured farmer Fazlur Rahman of the Hassanpur Village under Bagmara Upazilla by the members of the Warrior organization Jamaitul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) in 2004 , the Investigation officer of the case Deputy- Inspector of the Police Station Baghmara submitted the charge sheet on 23 rd April 2007 against 27 offender including Aminul Haque . While the offenders mentioned in the charge sheet were called on the appearance at the court, they denied the court and remained absconded. In this circumstance, the court had commenced to accumulate the depositions since 30 th May, 2008. Furthermore, the cross interrogation had commenced its journey and after taking the testimony of 15 persons within 12 working days, the Court finally delivered the final verdict on 26 th July,2008 .
Ruling : Ruling was read by the Honorable Judge Rezaul Islam on the noon on 26 th July 2007.He ruled that JBM not only carried the law and order in the hand , they disregarded the laws of Bangladesh . In the name of punishing Sharbohara , whatever they did was could not be supported. There was no demarcation between them, as both of the parties were involved in lynching and endowment. The Judge ruled by the section 143/342/326/ 307/387 of the Penal Code in sentencing 31 years of jail to Barrister Aminul Islam.
Reaction of the defendants: The convicted defendant Lutfur Rahman shouted against the rule.Lawyers relate to the law suit : The PP of the Government preceded the case was Ekramul Haque and Additional PP Nurul Islam. The pleaders of the defendants were Advocate Angkur Sen, Hamidul Haque, Murad Hossein and Abul kalam.
The reaction of the Defendant's lawyer (to journalist) : It was true that the plaintiff might have been tortured and hanging with the true; however, it was not true that it were the defendants who had really committed the crime .
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Name of the Defendants : Md. Nasim and his wife Lila Arjumand Banu .
Profession: Politics.
Political Identity: Central leader of Bangladesh Awami League (AL). In the Parliamentary election held in 2001, he contested from Sirajgong-1 (Kazi Pur) under the banner of Awami League (AL) from where he secured 1, 01,981 votes lagging behind Md. Abdul Mojid Minu of 4 parties –BNP from where he secured 38202 votes. Besides, he contested from the constituencies Sirajgonj-2 (SADAR/Proper) under the banner Awami League (AL) from where secured 1, 09,529 defeated by Iqbal Hassan Mahmud Tuku, the candidate of 4 parties –BNP who secured 1, 38,940 votes in the 8 th Parliamentary election. In addition, he was defeated in the constituency Sirajgong-3 (Raygonj- Tarash) by the 4 parties –BNP candidate Abdul Mannan Talukder who obtained 127780 votes and Md. Nasim secured second position by securing 1, 09,529 under the banner of Awami League . Formerly he was the Minister of Telecommunication (1995-2001) . At his term he was blamed by the concerned quarter that he helped Grameen Phone a chance to conduct monopoly business.
Present location of the defendant: Md. Nasim is in the Jail; however, his wife another convict Laila Arjumand Banu is absconded.
Conviction: Procuring wealth illegally against Md. Nasim and his wife Lia Arjumand Banu for aiding his husband. Md. Nasim was ordered for 13 years of rigorous imprisonment and 10 lacs taka fine. Otherwise paid the fine he shall have to enjoy one year of imprisonment.
His wife Lila Arjumand Banu was charged for looking after the wealth procured in a suspicious manner. She was charged for guarding the property since the most of the property was name by her. The court ordered to confiscate the property worth of one crore and sixty lacs of taka.
Legal proceeding in brief: The Anti Corruption Commission lodged case against him on 21 st March 2007 in connection to trouncing actual value of the property thought to be estimated to one crore sixteen lacs taka . Later in the charge-sheet he was charged for providing forged statement as claimed he undervalued at about one crore 63 lac and seventy seven lac taka.
Ruling: The Judge Feroz Alam ruled it and in his ruling he mentioned that the state had been successful in proving the calim .He further mentioned that the defendant was a parliamentarian and a Minster .He was also a central leader of Awami League. The Judge mentioned that he could not provide satisfactory answer about the source of the property he held which had prepared the even- level he ought to get highest level of punishment.
The court ruled by the section 26(2) and 27(2) of the Anti –Corruption Commission Act -2004. Since there was no way to punish by different Act, he was punished by the single Act; by the section 26(2) he was imprisoned by three years and by the 27(2) he was ordered for additional ten years of rigorous imprisonment and 10 lacs of fine and another one year of imprisonment otherwise the fined paid.
“ ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT-2004
(Act no. V of 2004)
Section- 26: Declarations of the possessions- (1) If the Commission is satisfied upon receipt any information and deliberation after conducting the inquiry by the Commission or any officer of the Commission that a person is the owner or the occupant to the property either by own or by other's name inconsistent with his/her legal income; then the Commission, by written order, shall order to submit the details of the liabilities or any submission to any other information by the rules of the Commission affixed thereof .
(2) If any person –
(a) Failed to submit the written statement or the information accordingly after receipt the order mentioned in the Sub-section (1) or provide any forge written statement , presumed to be falsified in many reason, or
(b) Provided books, accounts, records, declaration, return or any documents mentioned in Sub-section (1) presumed to be falsified in many reason.
Then the person shall be penalized by imprisonment up to 03 (Three) or fine or the both ;
27. POSSESSION TO THE PROPERTY OUT OF DELIBERATE INCOME :
(1) Any person enjoying the movable or immovable property in his / her name or under any other person's name which was presumably earned unfair means and inconsistent to his deliberate income and failed to provide the satisfactory explanation to the court at the proceeding , then the person shall be punishable by not more than 10(ten) years of imprisonment and not less than 03(three) years of imprisonment by any term and besides it, the fine shall also be applied and the property aforesaid shall be apprehended .
(2) When the proceeding of the court regards to the offences mentioned in Sub-section (1) is prolonged and proved that the convicted person by his name, another person in lieu of his name available of movable and immovable property inconsistent to deliberate income, then the court shall presume that the convicted person is penalized with the offence; If the convicted person can not rebut the conviction; and the penalty only proceeded to it shall not be illegitimate.”
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Name of the Defendant: Dr. Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir
Profession: Former Secretary of the Bangladesh Secretariat .
Political identity: Awami League Leader and former Minister.
Date of arrest by the Joint Force: 4 th February, 2007
Spot of arrest: Resident, Banani Residential Area, Dhaka .
Conviction: Closure of the income before the Anti - Corruption Commission.
Punishment:
Thirteen (13) years of imprisonment and fine one million taka; Issuance of order to convulsion of the property worth of taka three core thirty lacs and six hundred and seven only on the state behalf on 26 July, 2007 was ordered by the wise court.
Court: Special Judge Court at the National Parliament premise.
Judge: Judge of the Special Judge Court no -3 Mr. Shahed Nur Uddin .
Legal proceeding in brief:
Anti corruption Commission issued an order to submit the details of the assets to Dr. Mohiuddin Khan Almagir within 72 hours. In response to the notice Dr. Alamgir submitted the details of the assets on 22 nd February, 2007. However, the investigation of the Anti Corruption Commission reveled that he did not disclose the information of having six (6) fixed deposits in the IFIC bank at Kawran Bazaar branch by the amount of taka one crore and seventeen lacs (1, 1700000). In that circumstance, the Deputy Director of Anti Corruption Commission Jibon Krishno Roy being a plaintiff lodged the suit against Dr. Mohiuddin at Tejgaon Police Station. The charge sheet was lodged on 29 th April 2007. Testimony was recorded from 36 persons where included specially Former Adviser of the Caretaker Government Dr. Akbar Ali Khan,Dr.ABul Barakat and USA citizen and the former Chairman of the American Chamber Forest Cookson .
Reaction of the defendant's lawyer:
The lawyers of the defendant demanded that he was illegally punished. Although the law suggested allowing seven days for the submission of the statement of the assets, in fact, he was allowed seventy two hours subject to enjoying the imprisonment. The lawyers may move to the higher court for the appeal against the verdict of the lower court .
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Name of the Defendant: Md. Ruhul Kudddus Talukdar Dulu
Political Identity : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader and former MP Constituency: Natore -2 (Sadar) . Seats obtained in the 8 th parliamentary lection held in the year 2001 as the candidate of 4 - Party Alliance lead by BNP. The seats he obtained: 1,09,1 84.
Conviction: Following the killing of the nephew Sabbir Ahmed Gama of Dulu on 7 th February, 2004, he along with his allies attacked the house of Asaduzzaman, the resident of Ramshakazipur village where his nephew was killed.
Punishment: He was ordered to eight years of imprisonment.
Court: Natore District Magistrate Court
Judge: Additional District Magistrate Rownak Mahmud.
Judicial proceeding in brief: The law suit was filed against him on 25 th February, 2007 including other 104 person in connection with setting fire to the house of the plaintiff Asaduzzaman, a resident of the village Rashakazipur. The complain suggested that it was Dulu who first set fire in plaintiff's house .Later other defendants join in looting and setting fire. Being offended by the incident the plaintiff lodged the suit against Dulu and allies on 25 th February,2007 at Noldanga police station .Cognizing the complain the then Officer in Charge of the Police Station Arman Hossein submitted the charge sheet against 94 persons . Depositions of twenty six persons were recorded.
Reaction of the plaintiff: The Plaintiff Asaduzzanman said “I was so impressed that I could not even think that I would be awarded such a trail.”
Reaction of the defendant: Md. Ruhul Kudddus Talukdar Dulu reacted in saying to the court, “It was a conspiracy. Although it was right to the incident of setting fire, I myself was not involved in setting fire to anybody's house.”
Reaction of the defendant's lawyers: They would appeal to the higher court against the verdict of the lower court.
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Name of the Defendant: Monowar Hossein Dipjol
Occupation: Business, Actor in Dhaka 's Cinema.
Political Identity: BNP supported Ward Commissioner of Mirpur ,Dhaka.
Judge : Justice Nuruzzaman
Conviction: There were 14 cases in connection with murder and endowment filed against him. In addition, by the drive of the operation of the combined force on 15 th January 2007 one rile (Fire arm), one magazine and 317 bullets were recovered from his Gabtoli resident under Mirpur Constituency with the hlp of his wife while he was absconded.
Tribunal: Dhaka Metropolitan 7 no Special Tribunal.
Punishment: He was sentenced 17 years of imprisonment by the verdict of the Special Tribunal on 26 th July; 2007.The judge argued that since he had the opportunity to participate while to ensued the trail , he ignored and remained absent which clearly indicated that the charge brought against him was absolutely right , assisted to face punishment 10 years imprisonment by the Section 19 (A) The Arms Act,1878 ( XI no Act of 1878) and seven years of imprisonment by the regulation of section 19(F) of the same Act. Noted the charge sheet against him was submitted on 26 th march before the court.
The Arms Act, 1878: section 19(A) (F)
“ Section : 19(A) :: Disregarding the regulation of the section 5, if any person produces arms, ammunition or military stockpile , disfigures , stocks for selling or offers to possess or demonstrate;
Section: 19(F) :: Disregarding the section 14 and 15 , if any person possesses arms, ammunition or military stockpile ;
In that case, the person shall be convicted for rigorous imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment by any terms which shall be no less than seven years.”
Source : The Dailies of Bangladesh
To be continued .....
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We are waiting for the great disaster ,Where ? Look below
BM investigation , 12th January ,2008
There is a widely used proverb in English literature: prevention is better than cure. When the body is infected with disease, we are advised by the physician that it could have been avoided if we could prevent bla bla ! Similarly there is a disease supposed to infecting is nothing but clearly ignorance and hypocrisy, in other word, corruption with mutual understanding aimed to pile the interest of the greedy, traitor and reckless ‘pressure group' or ‘interest group' avoiding the interest of the mass . By the excuse of laissez faire , the nasty capitalist society drained in the blood of Bangladesh the watch dog of Bangladesh, in other word the ruler, has loosened the control over the different syndicate do unfair and act of conspiracy with the interest of the country and mass making allies the beaurocracy – is it not possible to save the mass from their heinous plots. Two instances are as follows:
RANGS Building at Bijoy Sarani: Like the insulted women!!
The building is hanging like an insulted woman raped by a drunkard lapping valuable lives of the inherent of Adam. Apart from the disaster by making hole in the centre of the building to collapse the building like the former WTC that had already happen is now stayed atop which may be a cause of great disaster by leaning on the roads may kill hundreds of lives while to cross by car, bus etc on the way towards Farm gate ,Mohakhali, Sangsad Bhaban etc. What is the mystery that the concerned RAJUK and other public authority is not taking any action to collapse the establishment or to reconstruct the structure .Since the tons of concretes are tilted by the iron pipes, we are skeptical that something more tragedy coming ahead .Is it the effort to save the other establishments built with the consent of the concerned authorities. Since they are guilty – is it the effort to save their liabilities .Unfortunately mass do not want to crookedness of the Beaurocracy! They want to go along the strait path or Siratul Mustakim.
WASA pump house at the foot of BIRDEM building:
Once it was the WASA who stopped in piling deep tube well in Dhaka city applying the argument that the water level of Dhaka was plunging tremendously which may collapse the level of the under-ground. In the one hand, they were prohibiting the installation of the tube wells, on the other hand, they were piling deep pump house to dig up the water from the under ground. Whereas source of river, water reservoir of the surrounding areas are completely ignored and the roof top WASA's mammoth tanks had been abandoned with their conspiracy to make the water business lucrative on their behalf. Consequently for their ignorance all those water reservoirs had been seized by the local musclemen for the establishment of slums. Particularly a WASA pump house is recetly isnsatlled by the authority adjacent to BIRDEM's high raise building .Since in the hot season the levl of water in Dhaka city goes down, and in this situation , if WASA pull water from the under ground , shall there be no effect to collapse the billions taka building . Who is the planner and promoter in doing so ? Please find these fifth columns if you really want to establish the right of people. May Allah help to find the fact.
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MAYOR KHOKA's heaps of property!!!!!!!
Is this the reason for Dhaka dwellers are pinched of?
BM DESK, 9 December, 2007:
W hy do the mosquitoes bite? What is the reason for the dwellers have to pay extra money to local private waste disposal van despite the paid reserve cleaners of Dhaka City Corportion ? Why does the building developer deny the building Construction Acts as DCC also responsible to come the act in to force? Why are the Commissioners of Dhaka city absconded after the joint forced had commended their operations? Why are the street light posts of Dhaka dim? Why the Dhaka 's terrorists are absconded with the help of the Commissioners? Why do the heritage buildings of Dhaka perish gradually? Why the animal Slaughtering houses are not carefully monitored? Why do the health inspectors are seen accidentally? Why has the glory of football been lost from Bangladesh ? Why did the youth and sports Ministry slept under blanket?
The answer is laid on the property statement of the Mayor Sadek Hossein Khoka. Possession of property worth of nearly 9 crore from the 1975 to 2007 is not a normal matter while there are lots of discrepancy between his commitment and the practical situation .In response to the notice of Anti -Corruption Commission Sadek Hussein Khoka hatched the egg!
Not only Sadek Hussein Khoka other suspected 11 so called VIPs had to drop the statements .They are :
Awami League's Presidium Member and Former Minister Tofael Ahmed , Former Minister and Awami League leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury , Former Parliamentary Member AKM Rahmot Ullah , Former Minister Kamrul Islam , Former Secretary Syed Rezaul Haiat etc . Unfortunately the rest of the person's statements did not publish; even most conversed Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury's statement has been pathetically missed!
SADEK HUSSAIN KHOKA: PARTY: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
The property statement of the Mayor Sadek Hussein Khoka includes:
1. 5 high raise buildings including one building
2. 6 flats.
3. 8 plots
4. 28.16 acres of land at Gazipur.
5. 5 Crore 25 lacs of taka invested in Share market.
6. FDR valued by 40 lacs of taka.
7. Gold worth of 2.5 lacs of taka.
8. Two cars.
9. Two fire arms.
10. 13 bank accounts under his wife and daughter's name.
Source: The Daily Amardesh ( www.amardeshbd.com )
The news paper also provided that Sadek Hussein Khoka earned such amount of money between 1975 to 2007. The total value of the movable and immovable property are 8 Crore 58 lac 76 thousand taka, the newspaper source provided.
Apart from this Mammoth Mayor Khoka, other leaders, Secretary, Officers did not go a shot length; rather they crossed the boundary as well!!
TOFEAL AHMED PARTY: Awami League(AL)
The Presidium Members of Awami League and former Minister Tofeal Ahmed earned 1 crore 20 lac taka which include:
1. One house at Banaini
2. One car;
3. FDR
4. Under his wife's name 4 plots, ao acres of land
*****( His 21 storied Commercial Complex at Kalshi, Pallabi; near Journalist Residential might have been excluded!)
MAJOR KAMRUL ISLAM
Estimated values of the assets of Major(RETD) Kamrul Islam and his wife is about 7 crore 50lacs of taka.
AKM RAHMATULLAH:
Sum of the property of AKM Rahmatullah is 21 crore 20 lack taka.
KAZI MUHAMMAD AMIR KHASRU:
Property statement that Building Inspector of RAJUK Kazi Muhammad Amir Khasru has submitted in the Commission valued by 1 crore 20 lac taka
SYED REAZAUL HAYAT:
Property statement that Former Secretary Syed Reazaul Hayat has submitted in the Commission valued by 2 crore 20 lac taka.
SYEDA SAJEDA CHOWDHURY: PARTY: Awami League (AL)
The property statement of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was not mysteriously published in the Daily Amader Shomay , Amar Desh etc . Even details of the rest of the suspected persons were not provided too. < ????????????????????????????>
Source : The Daily Amerdesh ( www.amardeshbd.com )
Noted that the Daily Naya Diganta , The Daily Destiny etc also lead the news .
<<Proceedings of the Anti Corruption Commission>>
The jurisdiction of the Commission shall be preceded by the Anti Corruption Commission Act-2004. Section 26 of the Act describs :
“ SECTION: 26 DECLARATIONS OF THE POSSESSIONS: (1) If the Commission is satisfied upon receipt any information and deliberation after conducting the inquiry by the Commission or any officer of the Commission that a person is the owner or the occupant to the property either by own or by other's name inconsistent with his/her legal income; then the Commission, by written order, shall order to submit the details of the liabilities or any submission to any other information by the rules of the Commission affixed thereof .
(2) If any person –
(a) Failed to submit the written statement or the information accordingly after receipt the order mentioned in the Sub-section (1) or provide any forge written statement , presumed to be falsified in many reason, or
(b) Provided books, accounts, records, declaration, return or any documents mentioned in Sub-section (1) presumed to be falsified in many reason.
Then the person shall be penalized by imprisonment up to 03 (Three) years or fine or the both;”
In the case of submission to the forged statement, they are punishable, similarly, they are also punishable if they have earned the possessions by unfair means :
The Section 27 of the Act includes:
“ SECTION: 27 POSSESSION TO THE PROPERTY OUT OF DELIBERATE INCOME (1) Any person enjoying the movable or immovable property in his / her name or under any other person's name which was presumably earned unfair means and inconsistent to his deliberate income and failed to provide the satisfactory explanation to the court at the proceeding , then the person shall be punishable by not more than 10(ten) years of imprisonment and not less than 03(three) years of imprisonment by any term and besides it, the fine shall also be applied and the property aforesaid shall be apprehended .
(2) When the proceeding of the court regards to the offences mentioned in Sub-section (1) is prolonged and proved that the convicted person by his name, another person in lieu of his name available of movable and immovable property inconsistent to deliberate income, then the court shall presume that the convicted person is penalized with the offence; If the convicted person can not rebut the conviction; and the penalty only proceeded to it shall not be illegitimate.”
To sum:
The Commoners have been pleased with the effort of the Government against the corrupted politicians, Beaurocrats , Technocrats , Businessmen and any other persons have been involved in corruption. Issuance of notice to 12 so called VIPs is one of the part of the Commission's drive the Commoner expecting a fruitful outcome of justice.
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BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CHEAT: A Sample is attached
BM Investigation , 30th November ,2007
A lot of international cheats all around the world are involved in cheating with the peoples by submitting the letter as follows. Reading the letter you would find that you have been chosen for the partnership or other cases, may be nominee etc. In one stage they WOULD ASK YOU BANK CARD NUMBER OR ASK FOR PROCESSING FEE .Ultimately it is nothing but a flop .We are passing in a very critical moment .Our economy has already been fragile for the natural digester ,we should not allow such a notorious syndicate to pick our pockets. We request to our National Intelligence force to be active whether any members of the syndicate are active based in Bangladesh . Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2002 is very applicable to convict and punish them .Before hand, please find the conclusive evidence. Many have already reported in getting such provocative email -message. The sample is attached as follows:
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To: milton_abd@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:24:31 +0700
Subject: I will appreciate your reply
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Address: Chiang Rai hospital
31-12 Chiang Rai - Lampoon Rd ,
,Chiang Rai Thailand
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After the death of my husband , We inherited some money which my late husband deposited with a Security Company in Thailand for safety .The doctor has advised me that I may not live long, so I nowdecided to contact you to assist my two sons to claim this money from where it was deposited and guide them for investment as they do not have Idea or experience in business issue
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Stampede to death, Gulistan -Motijheel hawkers & our Politics
BM Investigation ,29th September,2007 :
A.
Dhaka is the pivotal point of the politics of Bangladesh .And Paltan, Gulistan and Motijheel are pivotal points within Dhaka other than Dhaka University . In order to make success the gathering in the are ultimately influence the politics of so called ‘democracy' .Once the war staged in open field with groups represented by a tribe or state. In present times, for the sake of democracy the political activists concentrate their powers in the areas mentioned. During Pakistan era the present Mukto moncho, north side of GPO, maintained by RAJUK was allocated for the public meeting. Now Islamic political groups shifted their programs to North gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, some leftists remain in Mukto moncho or National Shaheed Minar near Dhaka Medical College , BNP used to arrange their programs at Naya paltan ,AL used to arrange program at Bangabondhu Avenue ,later shifted to Dhanmondi and Sukrabad , near the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . The leaders who want to get media attention choice these spots .For the cause of Taslima Nasrin, a lady-writer charged for blasphemy, Manik Mia Avenue was used as the ground for assembly in demand to her hanging. Later during Sheikh Hasina era the road was divided with lofty trees and since then none had arranged any assembly there. On the other hand, bank business man Dr. Mohammad Yonuis arranged ‘anti fatwa' movement arranging lots of women, gathering them at the open compound near Grameen Bank at Mirpur-2 and later they were gathered at old air port compound during Hasina era. Before that Suwarwardi Park near Shahbagh once, race course, used as aground for assembly by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his 7 th November, 1970. Within last years Gulistan areas became the hub of politics.
B.
Recent incident in Dhaka University expanded all over Bangladesh , even it extended to Gulistan area too. The so called ‘anger' of students was supported by a group in Gulistan and the public property was destroyed by the habitats of Gulistan, Motijheel area.
Who are the driving force of politics in Gulistan, Paltan and Motijheel? The present government paid less attention to it. Few weeks ago the Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque highlighted an application drawn by a group of people who demanded that the hawkers of Paltan, Gulistan should be removed and they should be rehabilitated in different areas. The request of Khatib was partially allowed by the respective Police station.
Why was the request ignored?
C.
The request was ignored because notorious groups control the whole area and act as the broker to show down political, economical events those influence the National politics . Besides the area is the income source of various notorious groups. In order to pacify their interest of the vested groups the logical request are naturally be ignored.
How many touts group are operative in the area?
D.
Gulistan, Motijjheel and Paltan are divided by two police stations: Paltan and Motijheel .Under these two police stations, hundreds of crimes are committed by groups of criminals mainly operative in crowded areas, those include:
- Foot path rent.
- Harboring pick pockets of the passengers.
- Political workers supply.
- Women trade & wine and gambling in Residential hotels and match in fakir pool.
- Car parts burglar in Motijheel areas.
- Illegal Dollar seller.
- Hundi and usury trade and smuggling.
- Illegal establishment rents.
- Endowment in bus station and hawkers markets.
- Adam trade based in Naya paltan office.
- Brokers of public organization.
- Fakirapool based Illegal trade under the banner of printing press and news paper.
What is the basic problem with the foot path in Gulistan and Motijheel?
E.
Recently the incident of Dhaka University clarified that some thing unusual practice is prevailed in some group. The intensity of the problem went to such a peak, GOB had to impose curfew in six districts. Before the incident I wanted to focus the incident of Gulistan hawker stampede and the incident aftermath .later I was stopped .Now I am convinced to say that if the that incident was focused ,there shall no longer be the incident of Dhaka university . It is known to us that following the stampede to death of two hawkers in Gulistan in 22 June 2007, 23 June was like the ‘Palashi day' in the news paper. I am far amazed about the incident why there had been no investigation to find out the real culprit, caused incident killing the hawkers. If this could have been done, GOB might be released from such a risk in Dhaka University and other parts of Bangladesh . The Guslitan-Motijheel & Paltan hawkers are used as the political tools in the procession in order to success the program. Since the hawkers are the ‘dolls of the authority and political leaders ‘they are convinced to participate. Mainly Noakhali district belong needy hawkers gather, they have been also the source of income of the mass of fakir-a- pool. Although hawkers are selling cheap, a lot of pick pockets are engaged in those spots to finish the pockets of the buyers gather in the spot. Once the spot was exclusively controlled by the Bongram, Old Dhaka based non-Bengali, trained in different notorious activities like pick pocket, now it is controlled by these group. In Gulistan are lots of hawkers markets are built, but have not yet been started. Motivated by criminal intention, the Gulistan and Motihjeel footpath remain in same problem burden. It is ultimately a ‘security threat zone' since their patrons are in the jail and they will retaliate whenever they would get the chance. Are the eyes of the GOB really fixed on there?
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'Riot' ,curfew and our social force
BM desk :
Following the chaotic incident on 20 th August between DU students and a military personnel, the government instantly responded by seizing the military camp, setting up a commission aimed to investigation and repentance of the government were undoubtedly good decisions. However, discounting the pragmatic role of the government the so called students and teachers played such roles none but the countrymen assumed how far they could be like a demon or monster.
When half of the country was inundated by flood, peoples were desperately need help, these demons, instead of help, started to destroy the public and private property indiscriminately. It was most fascinating that the riot was passed all over the country on 22nd August which showed a bad sign and made it clear that there was something destructive far off the pragmatic political approach.
Yet I shall be looking for ward to hear the investigation .In part of it there has been set up a commission that might reveal the truth. It was so frustrating that at new market and Gulistan the hawkers and different rented ‘tokai' and minor boys became escape goat. Since Government is committed to restore peace, stability of the country, it had been imposed curfew on 23 rd August 2007 in part of the retaliation. Finally the GOB became successful to control the situation of the major six divisions. In Such AN POLSITIVR we are amazed by the comment of Amnesty International's Irin khan regards to the claim against the law and order force as she claimed that they have ‘over reacted' .As a citizen of Bangladesh we deny the claim since unfortunately a richakshw puller was died by the attack , and no students were fired to death . By the law of America to be assembled for the purpose of riot is a crime and the common law suggests to compel fine or imprisonment. Bangladeshi law enforcing agency followed the step and nothing else and so it was not inappropriate to check the mob misguided to blunt the future of the country when the flood was successfully tackled by the military, in such anarchy, may repeat the famine and life loss. Allah is great and he saved us from a monstrous plot!!
In addition, we have to say that social force was not appropriate to clash with the students although it was imminent that it was a conspiracy. Strong law and enforcing agency and their sincerity can lessen the gravity of the crisis. During the English rule law and enforcing agency was made inactive and the mob was allowed to be spared their own lives.
We must learn that there is no alternative to a strong law enforcing agency no matter that would be aided by the Military as it would check the ‘anomic insurgence' like the incident of the Dhaka and other educational institutions . Unfortunately, socially we are less strongly organized as to check such an incident. For instance, if we visit the national Mosque Baitul Mukarram , the caretaker is instructed to vacate the man on the way to the stairs . Unfortunately they are indifferent and peoples are violating the instruction. In the same picture to the other mosques, on the day of jumma, kids are making hue and cry and the caretaker are helpless and indifferent to check the behavior of them. If the caretaker and management could play such role those make hue and cry must learn that they should have to be loyal and respect the law. School life is some how controllable, but when students are in the college level they are inspired and made them boastful that they have conquered the peak and so they are uncontrollable. We call to point up this also.
Lastly, a good government should analyze in advance the danger from the angry mob and to check it intelligently.
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POLICE JOB for need alleviation?
BM Desk, 2 September, 2007
A.
It was 17 th July 2007. A woman lawyer named Saima Khana (42) Address: 135/ A, Elephant Road , Prince Tower was brutally murdered in her apartment. This horrific incident appalled the city dwellers, even the whole countrymen. Initially, the police arrested two housemaid and two security guards in connection to the murder. Police seized one blood stained knife from the place of the incident. After 6 days of police investigation, one wing of Police RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) -2 arrested the alleged killer of the lawyer Faijul Islam, an Assistant Accountants of Department of Public Works. As per the confession delivered by Faijul Islam he told the journalist at the office of RAB-2 at Moghbazar that for the money worth of 12 lacs , as the assassinated lawyer allured him for the post of SI and Sergeant , and lastly failed to fulfilled the demand but to delay the back of the money received as bribe worth of twelve lacs of taka , he killed her with the knife although he allowed her as motherly position .Since the lawyer had the close tie with the former Home Minister Lutfuzzaman Babar and assured to realize the attainment of the SI post . The statement of the self declared killer suggested that he did not go to kill her, rather to recover the money along with the companion of three friends. Incidentally, the lawyer refused to pay the money and he murdered being frustrated .He also told the press that he had been tempted and chased for the money for last 4 years since the money was taken in between 2001 to 2005 in different term. The self declared killer also said that he was frustrated since he could not arrange proper treatment to his pregnant wife and his father was suffering from disease at his bed. He accused Advocate Saima and Lutfuzzaman Babar for the allurement to this murder.
B.
It is very interesting while the self declared assassin argued that he was suffered for the monitory problem. It is really unexpected to a government employee, having hold the Assistant Accountant of Department of Public works, had been driven to shift his carrier to SI of Police . Can not a government employee akin to him held be enough to fulfillment of his life expectancy? How many Assistant Accountants have been tempted to pay 12 lacs to a third party lawyer like Saima for the post? Had he confirmed that she had the close affinity to Babar? It is unexpected to hold 12 lacs of taka of Faizul Islam but it was unknown how could he manage 12 lacs of taka since he was a service holder and belonged to a ‘middle class' family? Why was he tempted for the post of SI, Police? Was it profitable than his previous post Assistant Accounts Officer? Recently, I was talking with a man confessed that he brought three lacs of taka to Falu, the former MP of Tejgaon for the Police job. This is the reality of the high profile crime since the corruption was wide spread in the country. But in the case of Advocate Saima the involvement of Babar is not proved with conclusive evidence .I know one of a lawyer and the leader of Kazi professional resides in the same apartment ( Prince Tower ), has a office at Dainik Bangla, misuse women, journalist, political leaders for the lobby with the Government. Frankly it is called broker or dalali and earned huge money. Question: are they not the production of the ‘middle classes' whose father is ill and wife is sick and infected with over greed? In addition, the allurement for the post of Police is frustrating. The deterioration of the law and order the Police's close link is proven, although the policy responsible attributed instructed from the up bottom, nearly 900 police for one person in Bangladesh . The number of Police is squeezed since the criminal syndicate is handled by a handful of Police officers, directly affirmation of the respective Ministry. The bribe, taken from the Sobhan of Basundara group, by the former Prime Minster and Home Minster Babar to save his son , proves that the ‘Up-Bottom policy' is solely responsible to make the Police job a lucrative ladder to be VIP and to disrupt the service to the common citizen of Bangladesh . We expect the Present Government would make the Police Officer difficult to hard to earn the black money and expect the punishment of the killer of Faijul Islam and to check the ‘beautiful' that are still busy enough to make lobby.
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Cause of public fury and trouble in politics
BM Desk , 2 nd September ,2007 :
I n the modern state the citizens are extended some services by the state .Since the citizens pay taxes they are served through different public organizations operated by the taxes of the people. And so those who are engaged in service get secured payment, with that they maintain their everyday lives. On the other hand the commoners are unsecured and depend on the service like electricity, gas, water, transportation, public health, roads and other public works, telecommunications etc. If these services are frequently delivered, public lives are normal and they can, at least, maintain their occupations, through that they may secure their basic needs. This is the general phenomenon in the public service and the sound relations between the state and citizens depend on the frequent and smooth interaction with service. When the coherence loses its ground, public fury is inevitable. Unfortunately, in different times public fury skinned our normal lives. Public fury for gas, water, electricity all were a common picture even years back. So we propose to pay attention to the sectors where the public fury is rampant, even a day ago.
Secenrio: 1
Journey to savar from Mirpur by bus :
It was a journey from Mirpur to Savar on 3 rd September, 2007. I got on a bus from Purobi bus stand and the bus no.9 stopped at Mirpur 1, it charged 3 taka and the bus was so narrow and less height that my back bone was nearly to be bended and the total body was tightly packed up. The seats were filled up and public started to use slang to the helpers and buses with some interval while between the stations the helpers and drivers shouted for more passengers since there is no room in the bus. This public shouts ended while dropped at Mirpur-1.
Then I crossed with the foot over bridge from the Prince Market to opposite side by crossing more unscientific foot over-bridge. On the opposite, I rode on a tempo bound to Gabtoli. The tempo was shouting nearly ten to twelve minutes for the passengers since it would not move without filling all the seats. After fifteen minutes it started towards Gabtoli and charged 5taka. That means, for 3 kilometers of journey it took 15 minutes and charge 5 taka and I enjoyed public slang with some interval to the drivers and helpers. After arriving at Gabtoli I rode another ‘direct bus' for Savar. While I got on that bus it some how started to leave fast but after crossing the Amin bazaar bridge it started to break the promise and pulled the passengers on top of the bus , noted by this way, no traffic police was seen . The bus then moved towards Savar and charged 10 taka and took 25 minutes, although public was calm but when certain station is touched by the bus and become hurry to move ahead the passengers shouted ‘ Hi , mia , haven't I paid money ? why are you so hurry'. Unfortunately, while public were getting off bus was not at the specific bus stoppage. Lastly, I reached at Savar and after half an hour I was back towards Mirpur and same drama was enjoyed and I reached at Pallabi at 9 o'clock .Journey started at 5.35 PM ended at 9 P.M. For 28 kilometers of way plus half hour rest Savar journey hijacked my 4 hours and (3+5+10+10+5+3)=36 taka had to paid . So it is easily understandable why does the public use slang .To save the public from this Syndicate how shall come, general public, administration, who? It is the responsibility to the government to arrange new roads with Savar, interrupted bus service, cheap fair. This is not only for Savar, but all the routes in Dhaka, and different bus service all around Bangladesh . The commoners become angry all the time with this service. Their morning started with the feud with the helpers and drivers of the buses. Could you please the GOB pay attention to cease the tension?
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Most probably it was 18 th August, 2007.We were on the Volvo bus bound to Motijheel. My party was waiting at there, we had a rush. All on a sudden when we reached close to Kazi para, just opposite to Hatil Complex, the DCC roller and a truck loaded with road repairing materials, barricade the road the development work was going on! It was a slight repair and could be done at night, but these reckless responsibilities did a big loss to the people and that is on the picture – a huge jam! In this time if the mob engaged with this irresponsible DCC ass, who is to be blamed? This is not a single incident, such an irresponsible response, is seen different parts of the country and public some times harshly reacts.
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Picture : It is Shera para under Mirpur where few accidents occured while to cross the road . when accidents occured public burn the vehicle , wheras , it is not asked while public illegally cross the road under the foot over bridge .IS there any law enforcing agency to look after the cause whe is crossing the road likewise (right)
It is Shewrapara bus stand .In different times many spared their lives by accident .With the batter of bus the deaths recorded and when the accident is committed the mob burns the buses in rampant and huge amount of money is smoked. Whereas the foot over bridge is not so public friendly that they would be encouraged to use, even they cross the road breaking the barrier, however no authority is yet to meet could solve the problem. This idleness leads the mob to do such horrific anarchy. Same idleness is seen different parts of the country. Public sentiment is not a toy should play with day and night.
To sum,
The administration should forecast the problem of the public beforehand through survey, intelligence work and interviews etc. and be prepared to minimize the problem in such a way that would be free from reckless and irresponsible manner. To establish good governance there is no alternative to ‘ anger conciliation program' .
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From left: 1. Alampana Bangladesh ,Segun bagicha , no plan approval no. on the bill borad .2. Navana's alpenrose did the same mistake , building materils in front . 3. Bengal group's project in front of daink bangla repeats the same. 4. Project at box culvert road did not respect the law regards to the safety of the labourers .
Real Estate Developer's egotism should be checked
BM investigation , 3 July 2007 :
According to the statistics of REHAB, housing development business is a fast growing business in Bangladesh . Approximately turnover of the business is Tk.12.50 billion. Occupying 198 members of the estimation of the year 2005 nearly 1.5 million skilled and unskilled labors, 14000 management officers, 10000 nos. graduate and Diploma engineers are glorified the association . However, the check and balance from the authority, responsive body in order to safeguard the interests of the commoners, was rarely seen in practical. The notorious activities in the real estate sector of BASHUNDHARA, JAMUNA, and PARTEX are focused recently by the TFI (Task Force Interrogation) but dark shadow of this sector is far longer than known. Recently a report of the joint force in the Daily Ittefaq (3 July 2007 www.ittefaq.com ) suggests that out of hundreds of developers only 40 developers are legal as per the guidelines of the GOB (Government of Bangladesh). Not only this but the report provides that 100 projects out of 111 projects of real estate developers are forge and there is no legal ground. Unfortunately, RAJUK assisted to realize the crime of the interest group of the housing developers. The task force discovered that 590 square mile around Dhaka city among hundreds of private housing project only three was genuine. Rests of them are illegal. The employee of RAJUK took inducement crore of taka and buried the fact. The reviewer's survey to the site of the developers revealed the following violation of the law. 1. The billboard that is hang in front of the project must provide the plan approval no. of RAJUK , but visiting different site at Segun Bagicha, Dhanmondi, Mirpur,Pallabi, Mohammadpur and rest of the PS in Dhaka the billboard provide no plan approval number. It is the clear sign of the violation of the law (Building Construction act, 2005) and justifies the report of the Task Force. 2. The Occupational safety and personnel division of the project must provide the necessary action to ensure the safety equipment for the laborer, but our investigation showed that there was no safety vest, head gear , shoe even no first aid box available there . Two accidents was known from the source happened in the project adjacent to Box culvert road at Fakirapool near water tank , but no action was taken by any public agencies. 3. Occupying the foot pat/side walk with building materials are one of the crime, however, no action is taken and so almost every project this picture is common. 4. Building the flat occupying the whole plot is clear violation of the law. Whereas most of the projects are doing so. These are the signs of violation of law –see in the naked eye while to cross the project .If it is caught in the naked eye of the commoners, then, why has it not been seen with the eyes of the RAJUK, DCC,Bank : other financer, and related ministerial bodies? Then: Shall the commoners be chained by the egotism of the house building developers?
From far left : Building materials like sand is scattered in front of the building compound ,even on the street .It pollutes air , cause eye -disease . Picture from Pallabi PS.Right: The painters work without using any safety measures .Picture from shedunbaghicha .Every day a huge number of casulaities are hospitalized in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. On 21st September ,2007 a pathetic accident occured in 8th no. Road , Block# B, Section# 12 ,no admnstrative action yet been taken as safety measures were not followed .
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From left : 1. Petrol pamp at fakirapool moor in front of Aligarh house under Motijheel PS grabed the side walk 2. In the same way foot path is a public toilet , no body to check . Pictures from Motijheel . The situation is almost the same all over Dhaka
Right of passer -by is taken away
BM desk , 2 July 2007 :
Just think: who is the most helpless road user in any part of Bangladesh even in the world? Obviously, the answer shall be the passers-by. Because they have no expensive vehicles. Unfortunately, the rights of this part of the road users are ignored and the respective authorities in Bangladesh often overlook for the attainment of the self-interest. Recently we are hearing different heinous stories about the VIPs in Bangladesh . To create so called VIPs road system is responsible for that. While in the mosque the place of VIP is zero, she/he has taken position in the street to make suffer the common road users. The VIPs have grabbed the road with the help of authorities, for instance in Dhaka , RAJUK and DCC. They have inspectors to supervise whether the VIPs have grabbed the roads marked in the master plan. From the observation, it is found that footpaths have made narrow in order to expand the area of their respective property. Moreover, the hawkers often establish their temporary shops by paying money to Police and DCC is a regular picture. The Municipality reserves the right to clear the footpath, but the inspectors do not visit the spot and go to contact so that they can earn sitting the purchased seats of authorities. Recently, arresting different officials of RAJUK and DCC in charging illegal approval of the house building plan – justifies that they had done nothing for the restoration of the rights of the passers-by. It is called that democracy restores the right of the people, not the group .But we, the commoners got nothing from the so-called democracy. In our religion Islam: it is encouraged by our Prophets to remove the disturbing elements from the path , even from another hadith, it is known that while a Muslim crosses the road he must care about the pointed edge of a thing might cause harm to any body . (a) 4.8.1 (Footpath arrangement) of the building construction act, 2005 suggests that For new linkage roads there must be foot path as per the description of sub –section 4.8. What is the implementation of the law? It is very frustrating. Recently the footpaths those were evacuated few months back is vigorously occupied by the help of respective Police Station .In Motijheel PS the occupation is rampant. We request to the patriotic revolutionist authority to implement the law for the betterment of the common peoples in Bangladesh .
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From left: 1.Bijoynagar wasa tank, under the tank residential complex is built illegally .Recently it is evacuated . 2.Pump house compound at Mirpur Block #A ,Section #12 ,P.S Pallabi , very close to PS. The housing compund was built and rented , recently evacuated . 3. At Pallabi Residential area ,near MDC model scholl , housing compund was erected and recently evacuated . 4. At the same place to run the pump or house(?) an expensive generator was built . All these were built to blunt the large mounted water reservior.Those are the few examples of the total WASA service in Dhaka.
WASA's policy driven corruption: mounted tank is empty !!!!
BM investigation , 2nd July ,2007 :
How our policy makers have made us ‘goat' – the history of tank will tell that. Lots of Bangladeshi are living abroad. If we ask them about the water distribution system what about their answer .Have, we tried to get the answer. Most probably not, may be this important question lost in the mist of foul talking. Any way we shall try now. In that question time, I request to ask whether they have seen underground reserve or rooftop water tank in their apartments. I guess they would reply negative. So how can they get water even up to six, seven storied building? We- living in Bangladesh we have not storm our brain why these mammoth large reservoir in fakira pool, Motijheel, Lalmatia, Pallabi and different parts of Bangladesh . These tanks were built to distribute water even high raise of building. According to the law of water, it always want to keep the same lave whatever the media it is flown .By this theory the tank full of water shall try to keep the same level through the pide and consequently the water shall be supplied to resident even five to six storied building with out interruption. Unfortunately, the investigation revealed that these tanks have been unused, instead, there are quarters built by the WASA staffs, and are rent illegally .The electricity bills allotment for running the pump is not used. On the other hand, many local pump houses are built up using the underground water that was once declared that in this way land could be slide in Dhaka.In part of that campaign hand pressed deep tube well were banned. Banning those, WASA, DCC and related administration- technocrats, beaurocrats and local People's representative made us foolish. Presently the water pump houses are organizing the caretakers of the houses to collect the illegal donations from the tenants. In our last eighth issue the investigation of the Pallabi, Section#12, Block #B water house corruption was submitted. No action yet been taken. Instead, they are becoming more organized to grab illegal collection. In addition, different WASA pump house sells truckload of water when they are able to make the crisis of water. It is quietly a system driven corruption. A source further added that the rooftop water tank businesspersons like the proprietor of GAZI, MADINA were highly ambitious persons. These may have contacted with WASA officials to formulate the policy .Furthermore, the water pump importers may have been involved .If the combined force, Anti Corruption Commission investigate this sector - there is a possibility to dig up a big snake rather a worm .
From Left : extra expansive pump was said to be decrease the level of water in Dhaka!! 2. The pipe is illegally supplied tothe public , picture from the comissioner office at Dha Block ,Pallabi , Section #12
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Cigarettes are sold to the illegal shop
BM investigation , 2nd July ,2007 :
Cigarette is becoming more and more hatred element in Bangladesh as well as in the globe. Except its medicinal use in some cases, its vast use as the addictive substance to cut the pocket is making legal barrier in different parts of the world. Even in Bangladesh , smoking in the public place Government had passed a law by fifty-taka fine, unless paying three days of imprisonment. Some organization has banned cigarettes in their premises. Scientifically it is proven that smoking causes cancers in the lungs, mouth, and other diseases also. Financially it is a waste. To a poor family it brings poverty. Although it brings many troubles, some argues that it created many jobs in the world. We should not be pleased with the trade that kills, rather it is better give alms to those dependent on it. Furthermore, lots of food items in the world can be cultured which can be the alternative to this trade. Those who take cigarettes are not encouraged by our religion Islam .It is makru when any body produce bad smelling .In this sense smoking is prohibited by our perfect direction of life – Islam. To-day I want to draw the attention of the authority about the cigar shops along the roads in the country. These shops have no trade license and so they are illegal and these shops sell cigarettes illegally to the public places that push the mass to violate the existing smoking related law. Last of all , we request to the government so that the anti-smoking law should be in force effectively .
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Independence of Judiciary , corruption and internet
BM Desk,6 June ,2007:
Once I was charged a false law suit by the police. Later I won by the court and asked to my lawyer, “Can't I get any penalty from the Police department who harassed me and bound me to spend money?” The lawyer' answered, “You can not war with the police, and they may bind you by filing another false case against you.” I was temporarily pacified with the answer but frustrated in the long run. Can't they (lawyer) fight against the Police's performance? Answer is very complex. Who is responsible for the law and order in the country? Some says judiciary; executive and legislative are all responsible for the deterioration of the situation. We all felt relief with the crossfire, however, we had to wait may be we have to be preyed in the similar way. All the three branches' just, accurate role can bring peace in the state. One of my friend told me that there was a picture of cow in the chamber of Barrister Roknudaullah ,the candidate of Awami League which showed that two people were dragging the cow grasping the head and and tail .And another guy was milking in the middle . My friend asked : "Who is milking ?' Answer: that was lawyer. If this is the situation of the judiciary and the principal of the judiciary ,then how can the people get the justice?
Separation of the judiciary is discussed recently and even in different times . But our constitution separated the judiciary from the very begining of the constitution. Article 22 of the constitution says, “The state shall ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the state.” So why do we make hue and cry for that? In the judiciary the ugly politics is so rampant that the so called prominent Barrister burnt the car just few months back. In this situation, the political cases are being tempered. But who are tempering for the general cases where the poor one has to be poorest for the running of the case. The English destroyed our judiciary, history is the witness. Although perilous, yet during the time of Nabab, they tried to follow the Islamic law .Al- Quaran , Sunna and Qias were the source of law and Hid, Kisas and Tajil were three ways to be executed the punishment. As a result the total society was in peace. Later Waren Hestings introduced law in 1772 and Cornwallis code. ‘Justice delayed justice denied' became the key aspect of the judiciary .The people of the Bengal area had to go for the justice to Calcutta selling the last piece of possession. The law and order became deteriorated day by day. The dacoit, burglar became legitimate part of jaminder. Today's ‘Cadreism' is the legacy of Cornowalis who introduced the Roman law in 1772 where the criminals were sheltered . The repetition in the history of Bangladesh is seen in 1972 after 200 years where the initiator dragged our constitution in to the path of devil ignoring the entity of Allah .
In addition I want to mention that National Information and Communication Technology Policy was declared as the thrust sector by the former Prime Minster where it was declared for the enhancement of the capacity of the judiciary - Supreme Court, District court and Tribunal shall be circled by the Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Networking (LAN) to develop a Computer based Management Information System (CMIS). (Source: Bangladesh Economic Statistics-2005, pp. 144,see -www.gobfinance.org). If this could be developed by this time the bad-touts in the judiciary who are dealing in ‘ bail business' giving fake report could no longer exist. For the greed of 100 crore taka, a Prime Minster saved a son of a Business man, there it is less expected. Yet, we should expect for the commencement of Tawba as Hafezzi Huzur started in the first of 80s to set up a effective judiciary.
To sum, we request to the policymaker to ensure the justice through the way Allah suggested . He is giving the bounty without any prejudice, in the same way, His law can no longer push the commoners in trouble. Judiciary is an important part to establsh peace and prosperity .
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Clear vilotaion of law: Some proposal
BM Desk, 6th June 2007 :
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Law makes balance among the citizens so that no certain group can snatch other's right to live, instead can live safely and peacefully. Implementing law is more responsive than the formation of law. In Bangladesh many sacrificed lives for Islamic law .But interestingly some existing law ensures the norms of Islamic principalities. For instance, Abu Huraira (RA) described. Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) said, ‘ There are more than seventy or more than sixty branches of Iman .Among them the best is to utter La Ilaha Illah la ,and general branch is that to remove the material which breeds pain or produces trouble on the street. Shame is one of the branches. (Bukhari and Muslim).
Here Islam disliked producing pain in the street by piling the materials. C,D of Section 3.1.3, of Dhaka City Building Construction Act,2005 reflects the echo of the hadith . But its enforcement is not strongly seen in the street by the respective authority. Then question: if the above mention Act is labeled as Islamic law and not be implemented, then shall not the peoples be frustrated? Here in Bangladesh law enforcement is purchased and sale by money.
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Section 3.1.3 of Dhaka City Building Construction Act, 2005
C) If the construction work makes blockade, trouble and hindrance to the public in the road or place, and then the applicant has to ensure safety to the public being constructed temporary fence, shield and alternative passage for them.
D) It can not be made barrier to the public being piled building materials and goods on the way to the public movement or footpath.
Whereas:
For the lack of enforcement of the law the building developer violating the law .Topkhana is just opposite the Secretariat. Have a look there a building just after Crescent building piling building materials on the street and making trouble to the passers-by and no authority is ever showed their responsibility to look after. Then is there any underhand secrecy there? The same picture is seen almost every PS to Dhaka .
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Some proposals:
Concrete mixing spot must be far away from Dhaka city. Some licensed companies would provide the mixed concrete and near to the company there should be quarters for the workers and the re-rolling industries may maintain a section adjacent to the factor where they would cut and measure the iron bars and the readymade rods can be supplied to the site at the end. The workers who work at the street would work in the industry. The structural engineer may supply the drawing through email. In this way the problem may be eliminated and Dhaka would be environmental friendly, safe to the passers-by, even comfortable to the building developer and others.
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DV visa : Cheat in someways:
BM investigation ,29 May 2007:
The investigation suggested that the DV visa winners are cheated in the following ways:
- The dispatch unit of the postal service located at ICD kamlampur , the officers and staffs coordinately grab the letters of the winners and contact with the winners so that they may get by paying huge amount of money to them . This syndicate contacts with different firms deals in immigration viz. Mogbazar, Hatirpool , Malibagh Moor and different locations in and around Dhaka , even out side Dhaka .
- The illiterate and soft hearted winners are cheated by the different expert in DV VISA processing with the offer that they would contact with the USA embassy staffs being signing contact for three lacs of taka so that they may easily get the visa just fulfilling the steps whereas the so called expert snatch the money with sweet words proves in the long run.
- Some expert prepares fake experience certificate in lieu of money. Many peoples are cheated as those are easily traceable.
- Some groups may go to individual's house and fill the form and lastly when the reply is back to the address they call the winner and demand huge amount of money is roughly called blackmailing .
All these are the various forms of cheat. If you are dropped in any tricks mentioned above you should call to combined force because they are very organized, terror and cheat. Most interestingly politically backed.
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Volvo should be taken care
T he Volvo brand double- decker buses had been operating their service for last six years in Mirpur-Motijheel and Motijheel –Tongi route .However; many buses are operating with different mechanical problems, excessive sound, puncture and seat problems. So far it is known after the inception of state of emergency there are some changes in the upper posts and hope to get better service. Unfortunately, the problems are the same. In the case of service, it is unquestionably troubled at Farmgate .In front of Ananda Cinema hall all the Volvo buses stop to pick up the passengers and the number of Pallabi bound passengers is excessive in comparison to other station. While the buses come from Motijheel, the huge numbers of passengers rush to get on bus. After sun fall the situation worsens when the whole area becomes dark. In that situation, the pick pockets snatch mobile phone, umbrella, money bags and other valuables .This is a daily picture in that area. The authority should pacify the suffering with its own intellect .Unfortunately, there have been no steps yet been taken. We suggest to the BRTC authority to stock some Volvo buses at farmgate so that they can carry passengers from Farmgate to Pallabi peacefully. The ticketing system can be upgraded by introducing the weekly pass easily obtainable from the local dealer like the mobile phone dealer. This might eliminate the pressure to obtain the tickets. We have the right to get international service since our peoples have successfully adjusted .
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Picture : Khudrat-e-kuda road adjacent illegal establsihment (left ) the illegally extension balcony of 5-no.ward comissioner Nannu's house (middle ) Mirpur B (section #12 ,Mirpur) block ,Road#2 adjacent illegally establised slum where narcotics , prostitution , illegal arms piling and other illegal utility facilities were enjoyed ,recently evacuated .
EVACUATION for the rule of law
BM desk,3 May,2007:
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Just think about a country : where the people are free and they do whatever they like. When one like to enter to some one's room to pass the whole day to watch the world cup ,on the contrary, you liked to watch the match lonely .You kicked that guy to go out and that guy kicked you to stay there .None came to save you as everybody is free and whatever one like ,will do. In the same way one managed some people to control the pond so that none could come to take the water and the rest of the people did not try to take the water and died by thirst .Just think about a society.
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The Bangladeshi society is some where like the society sketched in the column A. The home builders did not respect the law and they built the establishment for the attainment of their self interest. The Building Construction Act, 1952 ensured a safer, modern, environmental friendly city, whereas, some violated and disrespected the law and made the city dusty, polluted and risky.
During the time of caretaker the demolition is conducted by RAJUK, DCC and the similar body to other metropolis. Question is: why are those establishments built up during the period of democratically elected government? The democracy that we are enjoying in Bangladesh is the rule of some ‘interest group' or ‘pressure group'. Those who can purchase the law maker can be won over the mass, the law which was passed for the safeguard of the mass.
I investigated in different parts of the area about the reason why the terrorist Commissioner are elected. My investigation revealed that a group of house owners who violate the above mentioned law and tenancy law support the terrorist Commissioner so that the tenant and the conscious section of the people can no longer be assembled .In my area (section #12, Block #B, Road #8, House # 48, Mirpur) so far I pretend he followed the building code and in front of that building a new developer is developing a flat and that developer piles bricks and other building materials in front of the house .Once he protested for the accumulation of the materials in that way, that guy was threatened by the developer . I was informed that developer regularly pays money to the terror of the area harbored by the commissioner Ismail and the other section of the administration.
In the same way, this is one of the areas where law is nakedly purchased and sold.
Few days back we heard that the illegally built RANGS building would be demolished, later, that decision went in to mystery. Kudrat -e-Khuda (Elephant road) area, Dainik Bangla, Old Dhaka and Al Helal Heart hospital at Senpara Mirpur had not been demolished mysteriously.
So if the law is sold and purchased in this way, a livable Bangladesh can no longer be expected .Hope the decision maker shall understand the norms of the piece of writing.
Related law:
1. The Building Construction Act,1952(EB Act II of 1953)
2. The Town Improvement Act 1953 (EB Act II of 1953)
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Left.B block WASA pump in charge Sharif . middle : illegal establishment adjacent to pump house. Right : Right hand to local Ismail Comissioner who supervise the illegal water selling.
WASA- SERVICE: CASE STUDY :MIRPUR
Water pump in MIRPUR12/B: control by terror:
BM investigation ,3 May 2007 :
Mirpur section 12, B block is significant in the sense that in the last year the movement for demand of electricity started from here. Just opposite to the Purobi bus stand, the office of the electricity distribution misbehaved with the people who demanded to supply electricity properly which made a public fury that staged in the street and as result the electricity minister had to resign from the post.
As a result I have investigated the area and revealed some facts which is very frustrating.
To investigate the crisis of water I talked with one officer in charge of B-block WASA pump house, Sharif .I asked why the area dwellers do not get water properly .In reply he excused that due to power failure the pump could no longer be operated properly and so the dwellers could not get water properly. Again I asked why as the corner of road no. 4 (blockB, section-12) a illegal reservoir of water from where the allay of local Commissioner Ismail was selling water illegally .In reply he could not find the location. Investigation revealed that from the reservoir the local terrorist is selling water to wash the public bus and earned nearly 20000 taka which is shared by that Sharif. Investigation also revealed that this pump house sold electricity to the adjacent slum and deprived area dwellers for getting the water. Even there was a illegal reservoir is revealed near the B block mosque where water was sold to the slum dwellers .All those establishments are demolished after the present CG government had taken the power. Another pump house operator Saju of Dha –block of Section 12 is involved in connection pipe line to supply water to the house illegally and the payers do not get supply .Even he was seen making contact with the caretakers of the house to give him money for the relentless supply of water. So the water supply is tempered by the will of authority and no action is taken.
The pump house picture was seen badly in just corner to the bus stand of Asad gate. There was a large establishment was erected in the WASA are and was taken rents from there which was evacuated after the inception of CG government. In front of WASA quarter in Shegunbagicha openly operated street side shop of old furniture was also closed after the inception of the CG government.
We request to the CG government, Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the site to discover the real culprit.
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Left: Pump house in Asad gate . Right : Illegally used Mirpur B block wasa pump property .
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RAJUK VS REHAB : Why does the conflict ?
BM DESK, 2 May 2007:
Recently the body of building developer REHAB (Real Estate & Housing Association of Bangladesh met with the press to claim the irresponsible and slow process of passing the plan of RAJUK ( rajdhani Unnayan Katripakha) , the government body to inspect the plan and approve whether the plan matches with the section The Town Improvement Act 1953 (E.B.Act XII of 1953 ) implemented under SRO.No. …Law/2005,of the section 18 of The Building Construction Act,1953(E.B Act II of 1953) .
While I read the act I was really pleased with the details of law .This law ensured a model town. It focused:
• To make an environmental friendly green Dhaka .
• To make a city having building with proper parking space, accessibility to the handicapped people, proper water supply, arrangement for the electricity and other utility.
• It ensured to make Dhaka free from flood and resistant to any kind of possible natural calamities. In regards to it inspected the structural plan and material facts.
To formulate the act Dhaka Metropolitan Development plan, 1995-2015 is going on with joint funding from the Government of Bangladesh and the UNDP/UNCHS (HABITAT).
In this situation why the Private and public sector made a collision resulting to meet the press. REHAB claimed that the RAJUK was not approving the plan with due time and so they are commercially loosing. On the other hand, RAJUK claimed for the adequacy of man power to inspect and to approve the plan. While I was talking with an architect student in BUET, he informed that the strict implementation of FAR (floor area ration) made slow the approval of the plan.
This is one of the pitiful pictures of the Government Service; it is clearly understandable that if the job increases, the manpower can be automatically increased for the better service of the RAJUK either by contact basis or any other legitimate way. However, if the total development is halted by means of stupid excuse than we must term that body as the enemy of the country. FAR should be strictly implemented from the inception .Than was it not implemented earlier?
Did the REHAB pay money before to overlook the provision? Recently, when lots of buildings are needed to be broken the illegal establishment then the answer automatically comes that to temper the progressive plan both RAJUK and REHAB were involved.
The massive corruption in RAJUK and DCC are recovered by the massive operation by the joint force justified my claim. The above mention act was really helpful plan to make a clean and environmental friendly Dhaka as Shaista Khan made Dhaka during his life time.
Unfortunately, tempering the provision of law, some BAUBUL or IQBAL or some defaulter Building Owners' Association under the banner of local mosque may be incepted ,however, those can no longer be welcome by those section of the countrymen who really like progressive ,environmental friendly Dhaka as it was built before the enter of English. We want to live in an environmental friendly Bangladesh and there should be no compromise. If the law shall not be properly implemented then the Anti-Corruption Commission should rush to stop that enemy of the country.
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Caption: That engineer thinks these human beings are as like as the slaves . So he along with others' (like minded) greed can no longer be pacified without severe punishment.
Eng. M.Mojaffor Uddin neither loved country nor Allah
MS Akhter ,16th April 2007
Nearly one year back I used to live at Fakir Pool ( Hussein Mansion ) match with some security guards of RAJUK and one shop keeper adjacent to the RAJUK building at Dilkhusa in Dhaka .The Security guards and the shop keeper belonged to Tangail and Madaripur respectively. The shop keeper was the manager of the room and he used to maintain the accounts of the match room we used to live. Since I was service holder and had regular income they joined me to their room. I watched that the shopkeeper always favored the RAJUK security guards with the advance ‘meal charge' taken from me . I followed that they purchased vegetables and rice with my payment and they added a little bit, to sum, the payment for food from my side. That shop keeper favored as they helped to run his shop with out any disturbance. They used to say, ‘What type of job do you do? You shall have no fortune like the officer of RAJUK as they earn heaps of bundle everyday!” Really I was stunned and undermined with his word but did not take mind.
Today when I stared at the picture in the ‘Daily Karatoa' about the arrest of one Rajuk engineer M. Mojaffor Uddin at the time of taking bribe of 5 lacs of taka from the Manager Techno haven to pass a plan .The report of the news paper informed that the RAJUK engineer M. Mojaffor Uddin kept the file since 2005 and asked bribe 7 lac, and at the time of incident he was caught red handed with 5 lacs of taka by the RAB- 2 team. The RAB arrested the bribe payer, the manager Mahfuzur Rahman of Techno heaven also.How much money shall be required a man? Does that engineer know that on average a Bangladeshi lives by only US$445.00 /year? Doesn't he watch the ugly and pale face living under sky in front of RAJUK building in the Palton filed? Does he not think about that his irresponsibility might lead the Dhaka city a disaster zone?He did not think since he did not love the man, country and Allah. No creation of Allah betray whatever it had been assigned to do .Recently Professor Dr. Emajuddin Ahmed cited a quotation of Franka Bookman in his article: “There is enough in the world for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed.”
So to check the greed of RAJUK engineer M. Mojaffor Uddin it is required to have severe punishment, if existing law is not enough required harsh law. It is our expectation to the Bangladesh Government those who are really working hard to pick the train in to the right track.
Legal allegation:
First of all violation of the following constitutional law:
“21(2) every person in the service of the Republic has a duty to strive at all times to serve the people.”
Secondly: Criminial Procedure Code
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Dhaka's public bus is the source of all evil
BM research:
For the massive economic development the role of transportation system is more significant than any other sector. Realizing the truth Bangladesh Government has allocated 1294 crore taka for the Ministry Communications (except railway).With the aid of the Government the road was increased of road from 16070 KM in the year 1995 to 22378 KM in the year 2004 .Between nine years the increase of road is 6308 KM .This made a huge impact on the lives of the peoples in the rural and remote areas. The peoples of the remote areas are coming to Dhaka . Unfortunately, the huge rush of the people in Dhaka made negative impact. Last few years there were no massive roads increased since the peoples in Dhaka are more economically active in Bangladesh . The public transportation –public bus and BRTC bus, Taxi cab and CNG autos are the main vehicles for the Dhaka dwellers. In regulating the sector Bangladesh Road Transport Authority was formed in 1988. This authority issues vehicle registration, fitness certificate and regulates whether the vehicles are operating according to the laws.
For the safety in the road the Government took the Natural Road Safety Action Plan, 2002 -2204 and in 2005-2007 implemented rough action plan which is under implementation. To check the pollution of the black smoke of the vehicles only two (2) pollution detective vehicle .The frustrating picture of the BRTA collected revenues 110 crore taka against the target 261 crore taka the rate of collection remained 42.15%, frustrating figure than previous 2003 year, the rate of collection was 102.08%, in figure it was 245 crore taka out of target 240.The performance of BRTA plunged after 2004 and onward which suffered the public vehicles users in the long run.
Recently former Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda was arrested in connection with the corruption.
Anyway we shall present some phenomenon in the public transportation castor.Case study:
Mirpur –Motijheel/Gulistan/Keraniganj / Saidabad-Jatrabari bus service
Bus stoppage for the public sector:
The buses of the said routes have no bus stoppage .All the buses stay near Mirpur -12 bus stoppage along the street. It is easily assumed who can get the donation as there is no bus stoppage .The Government agency has the power to disclose the fact.
BRTC buses deport in Mirpur -12 .Volvo bus service from Mirpur –Motijheel are kept in the deport.
Even there is no specific bus stoppage enywhere from Mirpur 12- Gulistan.
Bus stuffs union:
Since the buses are not driven by robot. The staffs require to operate .They have the union office at Mirpur-12, Purobi, Mirpur-11.The local word commissioner have the share with it. The Government agency has the responsibility to discover it. From Mirpur 10 to Mirpur- 12 Traffic police is seen only at Mirpur-11 in the Kushtia Seed House. In Purobi the relative of a traffic police is nourished by the allays of Ismail commissioner and have given a tea stall in the adjacent to Ismail's plot near the Purobi bus stand. Mirpur -11 is controlled by Nanuu and Hasan Commissioner.
The level of service:
Since the police or RTA authority is not presence in the areas .The peoples are quite helpless .It is a daily picture to have feud between the passengers and bus staffs. The bus makes delay in a station and tries to fill the bus like the fried rice. As a result passengers become furious. If the situation is out of control the bus driver brings him near Mirpur -11/Purobi and beat the passengers mercilessly. In this way the mass start their daily life with quarrel makes impact on their daily life. The only good service provides Volvo. But in some times they make delay. A source said that the Private bus owners pay the Volvo supervisor to make delay in the pick hour. In that gap the people have to get on their bus .Another source said that , they can manage the huge passengers in farm gate in front of Ananda Cinema hall stationing bus in farm gate .But they do not ,as the pick pocket and other snatchers keep under hand relation with the BRTC staffs . The Government intelligence department is to carry out the investigation since journalist have risk.Another source said that the BRTC staffs issuing some tickets are provided from the out side prints .The officers and staffs are involved in the act.
Clumsy bus fare
The rent of bus varies from 10-14 taka from Mirpur –Motijheel, 17-34 taka from Mirpur –Saidabad. So for the up and down a person has to pay 28-70 taka, the whole day income of some people to the bus rent. The same up ward trend of the rent is seen all over Dhaka city .The corruption doubling since the cost of the public utility, like transportation sector, is increasing.
Proposal:
Existing law:
Vehicle control law
Section -97
• Beyond the limitation of the passengers mentioned in the the certificate, no additional passengers can not be carried in the public service vehicle or in the running or in the bumper or on the roof.
• In this case the Government approved officer not under the post of sub inspector or the inspector of the motor vehicles can off load the passengers immediately or can stop the car till the passengers get off the bus or if any passenger pay the fare can be returned in this situation
Section-98
The driver of any motor vehicle shall not allow any passengers to stand or sit or put the belongings so that he faces troubles to control the vehicle.
More picture :
Caption : Shahbag and Motijheel Area
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Picture(left) :street light at palashi road ,red marking
lights are out of order .So what is the benefit with the lamp-post?
Picture (right): burgled control panel at Banani
Darkness at the street: crimes in the gap
BM investigation:
A source added that at least one million street -light posts are available in Dhaka city .Unfortunately most of them are out of order and illuminate poorly. As a result most of the streets in Dhaka city traps in to darkness when the night falls .The consequences of the dark ness made a trap for the passersby to be theft for their valuables, for instance, mobile telephones, money bag, watch and other things . Most of the snatchers in the streets are called ‘hirunchi' (heroin addicts). They are the field workers, behind god fathers list is very big. In the centre Gulistan area, they are random seen in the crowded bus stoppage, usually rest in the pal tan ground near Baitul national stadium. Even some college and versity students are engaged in diffrent spots ,for insatnce ,Katabon,Farmgate ,Paribag and Karail area. The Volvo stand in the farmgate is the heaven for the snachers near Ananda Cinema hall at farmagate .Investgation revealed that some staffs of the Volvo Bus stand is involved since the Bus make a delay and when the bus comes passengers rush to the bus and loose their valuables.
Since the street lights are dim, they conduct their operation very easily.
In the farm gate area there is big group, usually lives at Muhammdpur camp, Agargaon slums pick pockets while the huge people rush for the home. It is a random scenario that peoples are losing their mobile phones. Prostitutes are seen near the Foreign Ministry building in front of press club at Topkhana. Prostitutes are also seen in the farm gate in the darkness near the grameen phone service centre,HR Bhaban at Karail . All around Dhaka area, Mogbazar , New market, Shisu polli station , Intercity bus terminals all are controlled by the same group.
Unfortunately the electricity department of DCC is helper to this heinous activities .Their workers are busy enough to cut of the lines which proved from the investigation .Lots of street light control panels are seen abandoned and no more replacement.
The misuse of Government property and aiding to the terrorists section in the society can be charged against them.
The photos are taken from: Lamatia area, Press clum, Farmgate, Dhanmondi, Banani, Kawran bazaar .The photograph collection campaign is continuing and we hope the Corruption Stop Committee would take action against the devils are involved in the activities .
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Business in the footpath: empirical overview
BM research, Dhaka, 7 February, 2007:
Since gambling, lotteries are socially forbidden in Bangladesh , peoples are eager to do business to run their livelihood. A country nearly 14 billion peoples occupied the country. It is hard to imagine about a country, nearly 14 billion peoples occupied, how they can survive ,while, according to the statistics provided by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics that nearly 5 billion peoples are unemployed. Despite their unemployment the peoples in Bangladesh maintain family life and under the family- umbrella many peoples are some how fed. In contrast to the western society, it is hard to think about, yet we are keeping our lives.
Now I want to turn back to the point. The Home Ministry issued a Notification on 25 th January, 2007 which is called ‘Compulsory Power Ordinance, 2007' occupied the provision:
“17. Enactment the power for the evacuation: During the period of emergency the Government can, in the time of necessity, order the law enforcing agency to evacuate the person or organization occupied on the government owned land, building, road, marine route ,street ,open space ,playing ground, industries or any other establishment or any other movable or immovable properties.”
According to the law the combined force has evacuated the street side hawkers from the metropolis around the country. After the operation, the intellectuals are sharing their views with the law in force. They are arguing whether the poor hawkers may lead in the death for shortage of food, cloth and shelter. In the Ajker kagoj at its 6 th February issue published the column of Mr. Badruddin Omar, prominent leftist intellectual, usually deals with the issue of the have nots. In his column he wrote; “It is said earlier that main causes for the hawkers to be self -employed workers in surplus number since 80s and 90s are the lack of opportunity for the employment. So the problem deserves only the permanent solution through the reformation of the agricultural and industrial sector .Until the action being taken, it should be allowed the hawkers to sit on the government land.”
Although the same ordinance (5) provided that any ‘provocative' news, editorial, Sub editorial, article, feature, satire, cartoon, talk show can not be circulated. Now it is very hard to proof which is ‘provocative'. Is this article provocative? May be may be not. Any way, during the civil rule in the last era, or previous if the evacuation process continues, and then the whole country is shaken by the interest groups, opposition parties to save the hawkers.
I argue with the suggestion of Mr. Badruddin Omar. If the hawkers are allowed, al though the existing law does not permit the hawkers sitting on the street, then why are the hawkers supported?If we support for the prostitution for the cause of poverty, then how can you resist the women who are engaged in hotel -prostitution fashionably? So it is better to find out the alternative source of income avoiding the street side nasty business .
My observation suggests that most of the Dhaka 's foot path hawkers belong to the Noakhali districts. Whereas the most poverty stricken districts of the north Bengal are little seen in the street for the it. So the root causes of the problem are placed in the following manner:
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Since the shop owners in the established markets have to pay extra rent, they get less net profit than the hawkers. If the business can be run in the street by paying 50 -70 taka giving donations to Police station and political party than it becomes much profitable. Because the cheap goods sale much. So it is required to ensure whether the advance peposit and rent are more than municipality, Rajuk approved rate or not? My observation suggests that there is a gap between the law and enforcement of the law.
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DCC officials, Police, political parties and different interest groups are sharing the income collected from the street – are lucrative, can no longer be missed!
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Since the facilities of the public transportation is very hursh , the urban poor have to be live in the certain areas, because for the centralized urbanization more people have to gather in New market, Gulistan, Malibagh, Farmgate , Mohakhali in order to buy various types of goods . Regards to solve the problem the transportation facilities with the neighboring districts should be strengthened.
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Developing systematic marketing channel like Agora, Mena bazaar or following the private cosmetics company's marketing channel if ‘the garments and vegetables items ', the most available goods sold in the street in Dhaka and other metropolis , can be marketed , the foot path problems can be solved .
Mr. Omar suggested that until taking the reform, hawkers should be allowed . I am not agreed with the suggesation since the problems can no longer be solved untill the law in force . One batch after one batch from the 5 crore people would come and earn from the footpath since the process is very flexible. Rather it is better to evacuate the road and then they would be directed to other means of living mentioned aforesaid .
Existing law favorable to safeguard the interest of the passers-by ,should be nourished and should not be terminated . Because these hawkers have little or more capital, my investigation suggest that the rich Noakhali men invest the money through cooperative ways which other districts belong people can not get any chance . I request to the authority to arrange the hawkers' group investments be directed in a constructive manner through banking channel . The hawkers are poor, and we are thinking about them, but what about the poorer peoples of Gaibandha or any other down trodden districts?
Moving along the roads freely is the right to the people for easy and early going to the houses are the fundamental rights and keeping it alive rehabilitation can be continued. Kolkata , Malaysia ,Singapore have maintained the rule of law and they have successfully overcome the problem, we can overcome the problem in the similar fashion,inshallah.
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IS SB SP SHAH ALAM PLOTTING FOR THE PUBLIC UNREST LIKE THE POWER SECTOR?
Reviewed by Muhammad Shamim Akhter , 1st December ,2006:
There is no scope to weigh it lightly since the matter is related to the public interest .It is known to every conscious citizen that how the general people became furious reversely how did the situation be made artificially to be furious in the question of electricity supply that the 4 –party alliance government was closer to be faced in trouble by the vested group, later, who unmasked his face forming new political party.
On 17 Noveber, 2006 Lebanon bound 31 women including 5 employees of Manpower and Employment beauro and Biman Bangladesh were arrested- The Daily Prothom Alo reported. However, in the night only the women were shown in the electronic media and still pictures in the printing media in the following morning.
The same daily reported on 19 November that those women did not carry the NOCs of the Ministry of Overseas Employment although they possessed the valid pass ports and visas.
It is known to all that the Government appointed recruiting agency who act on behalf of the overseas employees-neither was arrested nor it was facedin the mass media for the public awareness. Even at the moment, when, there was nothing revealed the Daily Inqilab published a report of Some Ibne Size Uddin under the banner ‘Women trade around the world' on 25 November 2006 tried to mention them as prostitutes – effort to be dishonored them socially required to be legal investigation. If they are not proven documentarily, then why they are to be speculated for such occupation. House -maid are legally sent to Saudi Arabia and what ever they are doing afterwards the concern of that country.If Bangladesh Government decides that house- maid are not to be exported then declare openly that no women should pay to the agency.But it is not good to bring them airport and make them prostitue. Everyday lots of Bangladeshi males are going abroad. Is there any responsibilty to the authority whatever they would do, if they collect the paper required by the government. It is the concern of the destinated country.Some informed me that in different countries some male act as male prostitute .I oppose them who are engaged in different anti social activities , but the drama in the Zia International airport should be investigated in different angle; because the reality is afar.
Different sources confirmed that it was part of a a conspiracy to dismantle the labor market in the overseas as the enormous number of Bangladesh workers contribute to the national economy. According to Bangladesh Economic Survey -2005, up to the year 2004-05 (April) 209000 Bangladeshis working abroad sent 19550 crore taka to Bangladesh , are being harassed often in the air port and they are shown like the criminal in the mass media. Unfortunately the committed media worker is misguided by the High official of the concerned authority.
At the night, when the women were arrested, SB SP Shah Alam was interviewed by a journalist from ATN channel confirmed me that he credited for the arrest.
It is vogue that only the ministers are charged for the failure regards to the question of transparency and corruption free ruling, however the bureaucracy, and the BCS cadre like SB SP SHAH ALAM who threatened the passengers to hang with the ceiling of airport and threw in to the detention coiling the rope at one's tummy. This Shah Alam arrested one passenger bound for Sydney, Pass port number: N0363947 on 2 nd June 2003 (GD against the Sydney bound passenger was 604, 17/05/02, Section -54 and SB serial No. 2781/1(1)/222-78 SCO Date 3/6/03) and some Thailand bound workers of Jessore. After loosing financially, mentally and socially but winning in the court , at last, received a telephone from SB office pacified his sentiment but that branch and resposible SB SP did not arrange to give back the monetary and metal lose of the passenger and still doing the same thing in the department- the recent incident proved that.
When the same officer stays, consequently, it is evident that conspiracy with the interest of the people has not been stopped.
Those who sell impure food was charged and fined, but no customer eating at the restaurant was arrested and such type of administrative treatment was welcomed by the general people and Magistrate Rokonuduala became hero to the common people and that is logical.
On the other hand this SB SP Shah Alam did the opposite task and make the common people against the state mechanism.
In this situation, it is needed to be thoroughly investigated whether this officer's involvement to act against the interest of the country. Amazingly no news of arresting of 1 lac 30 thousand foreign workers in Bangladesh who have no work permit by the same Officer and the department as well.
Before taking any unwanted occurrence in the manpower exporting sector, the Government should take action against the ghost in the mustard seed to make the Government unpopular as the electricity sector showed previously.
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