SC confirms death for Kamaruzzaman
The Supreme Court’s final verdict in war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman’s appeal case has come as an overwhelming decision for the victims and justice seekers of the 1971 Liberation War as the apex court yesterday upheld a war tribunal’s death sentence to the key organiser of infamous killing squad al-Badr.
Blackout probe committee to visit Bheramara sub-station today
The investigation committee charged with determining the factors that caused Saturday’s countrywide power failure will visit Bheramara HVDC grid sub-station today, sources said. Some officials believe the site is crucial to explaining the unexpected grid failure.
For the war criminal, being a journalist was a privilege
Sixty two-year old war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman enjoyed a journalist’s status for more than three decades including a membership of the National Press Club.
With yesterday’s verdict, Kamaruzzaman became the second Jamaat-e-Islami leader whose death penalty got final confirmation from the Supreme Court, following his party colleague Quader Molla, who was executed in December last year.
Sohagpur widows now want to see execution
“I could not have died before I saw my husband and son’s killers hanged. Today, the death sentence for Kamaruzzaman removed a heavy burden from my heart,” said Jatiran Bewa, wife of martyr Khejur Ali, who was killed in the infamous Sohagpur genocide.
In 1971, eight members of Jaritan’s family, including her husband and son, were gunned down.
Confusion remains over scope of review
Debate surfaces again whether there is any scope for filing a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict that yesterday upheld the war crimes tribunal’s death sentence handed down to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Kamaruzzaman.
After the verdict was delivered, the defence said it would file a review petition after getting the full copy of the judgement. On the other hand, Law Minister Anisul Huq said there was no scope of review since the petition for filing a review had been cancelled in the case of executed war criminal Quader Molla.
Huji-B getting military training from LeT
Members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul Jihad Al-Islami Bangladesh (Huji-B) are receiving special military training from Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the police have learned.
“At least seven members of Huji-B have returned to Bangladesh after getting military training from Lashkar-e-Taiba over the last two years. They also had plans to send other members to undergo training and join the so-called jihad,” said Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of police.
Report: Hefazat sets Tk5 lakh bounty on Latif Siddique’s head
Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi and his close associates have put a Tk5 lakh bounty on the head of former telecom minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his derogatory remarks on hajj and Tabligh Jamaat, according to an intelligence report.
The report was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office late last month and officials there forwarded it to the police headquarters via the Home Ministry, said police sources.
Hasina: Khaleda’s curse becomes blessing for Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s curse works as a blessing for Bangladesh and also for the Awami League.
“When Khaleda Zia curses Bangladesh it works as a blessing for Bangladesh. She finds everything illegal as her party was once illegally formed by assuming power through illegal means,” Hasina said yesterday while addressing a rally at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan to mark the Jail Killing Day.
Militants take terrorism to cyberspace
A Bangladeshi terrorist group has taken to the cyberspace, claiming responsibility for murdering a university student and posting on its Facebook page a hit list of 15 bloggers it intends to murder, police investigators said.
“The newly formed extremist group announced its presence and intentions through social media and said its prime objective is to hunt down the noted bloggers of the country,” a high official of the Detective Branch of Police told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday.
Ashraf: Jail killings carried out at the behest of Zia
On 39th Jail Killing Day yesterday, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League named BNP founder Ziaur Rahman as the orchestrator of the killings-in-custody of four national leaders in 1975.
AL General Secretary and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said yesterday that the four national leaders were killed inside Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975 at the directive of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda makes Chicago crossings
US tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has successfully completed back-to-back high-wire walks above the city of Chicago, watched by thousands of people.
The 35-year-old achieved the two skyscraper crossings without a safety net or a harness.
