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Directive given for quick disposal of Abrar murder case, PM tells his family
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14 Oct 2019, 00:00
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she has directed the Law Minister to look for a way for the quick disposal of the Abrar Fahad murder case.
"I’ve already asked the Law Minister to find out a way for the quick disposal of the case (Abrar Fahad killing)," she said.
The Prime Minister said this while the family members of Abrar Fahad met her at her official residence Ganabhaban.
PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
Abrar's Father Barkat Ullah and mother Rokeya Khatun expressed their profound gratitude to the Prime Minister as she is dealing with the matter from the position of a mother.
They said they do not have any word to express their gratitude for playing the role from the position of a mother.
They also expressed their gratitude to the administration, police and the people of the country for their all-out support and cooperation.
After the incident, Hasina said, they did not see who belong to which party. "I don't want to see who belongs to which party. To me, killers are just killers, criminals are just criminals," she said.
The Prime Minister said she does not have the words to console them as what they have lost. "Please look at me, I’ve lost everything in just one night, I understand the pain of losing close ones."
Hasina said the killers are not human being. "How they could kill a person with whom they were sitting and studying [every day]!" she said.
After the incident, the Prime Minister said, police personnel were directed to collect the CCTV footage. "But it’s not clear to me why some of the Buet students created obstacles towards collection of the footage," she said.
PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim said that on arrival of the Prime Minister at the meeting room, Abrar's mother embraced her and burst into tears. The Prime Minister held her with great affection for some time and sat down beside her instead of her designated chair.
Abrar Fahad's brother Abrar Faiz, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Kusthia Sadar upazila AL general secretary and upazila chairman Ataur Rahman were, among others, at the meeting.
Abrar, a second-year student of Buet’s electrical and electronic engineering department, was beaten to death by a group of BCL men at the university’s Sher-e-Bangla Hall on October 7.
Later, his father filed a murder case against 19 Buet students, mostly BCL leaders of the Buet unit, and several other unnamed accused with Chawkbazar Police Station.
Source: UNB
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LPG Cylinder Price to be Fixed Today
The new consumer price of private liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for November will be fixed on Tuesday (November 5). Today it will be known whether the price of LPG is increasing or decreasing.
This information is based on a circular issued by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday (November 4).
It is said that according to the Saudi CP announced by Saudi Aramco for November (2024), the instructions of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the price adjustment of private LPG at the consumer level for this month will be announced on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Earlier, the price of a 12 kg cylinder was increased by Tk44 to Tk1,421 for the month of September and by Tk35 to Tk1,456 for the month of October.
In 2023, the prices of LPG and Autogas decreased 5 times and increased 7 times. The prices of LPG and Autogas decreased in January, March, April, June, and July last year. Prices increased in February, May, August, September, October, November and December.
12Kg LPG Cylinder Price Slashed by Tk1
After four times of consecutive price hikes, the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has finally been reduced at the consumer level.
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal Ahmed announced the new price of LPG in a press conference on Tuesday (November 5) afternoon.
According to the new announcement, the price of each 12 kg LPG cylinder has been reduced by Tk1 to Tk 1,455 from Tk1456.
Earlier, the price of a 12 kg cylinder was increased by Tk44 to Tk1,421 for the month of September and by Tk35 to Tk1,456 for the month of October.
BNP and Allies Propose 17 Candidates for New Election Commission
In the process of forming a new Election Commission (EC), 17 parties and alliances, including the BNP, have submitted names of their preferred candidates to the Cabinet Division. For the position of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the BNP has proposed former secretaries AMM Nasir Uddin and Shafiqul Islam.
Thursday, November 7, was the final day for political parties to submit their candidate names for the EC. An interim government-formed search committee had requested political parties and alliances to submit their nominations to the Cabinet Secretary. However, the committee excluded the Awami League, which was ousted through the July Revolution, along with the 14-Party Alliance and the Jatiya Party, from this list.
Among the two former secretaries nominated by the BNP for the CEC position, AMM Nasir Uddin previously served as Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Health, retiring in January 2009. The other former secretary, Shafiqul Islam, retired long ago and is currently 76 years old.
Some parties allied with the BNP’s joint movement have also proposed former secretary Shafiqul Islam for the CEC role. Each of the six parties in the Ganatantra Mancha Alliance has individually submitted their nominations to the Cabinet Division, with the names of former secretary Shafiqul Islam and Mohibul Haque reportedly appearing in each submission. Additionally, the Revolutionary Workers Party proposed former secretary Abu Alam Shahid Khan.
The BNP has also proposed eight names for the four Election Commissioner positions, nominating two candidates per position. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed and Joint Convener Shahid Uddin Chowdhury (Annie) met with Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid on Wednesday to submit their party’s proposed list.
Similarly, Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted eight names for the positions of Chief Election Commissioner and four Election Commissioners. Bangladesh Islami Andolan, Islami Oikya Jote, and LDP have also submitted their nominations separately to the Cabinet Division.
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) proposed five names for the five positions in the EC, submitting its list to the Cabinet Division on Thursday.
For the new EC, the Gono Odhikar Parishad, led by former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque, proposed six names, including three university professors. The party nominated Dhaka University International Relations professor Ruhul Amin, Mass Communication and Journalism professor Robayet Ferdous, and former Jahangirnagar University professor Abdul Latif Masum.
Additionally, the 12-party alliance involved in the joint movement has proposed five names for the five EC positions, including the CEC. The nationalist alliance with similar ideologies also submitted its list to the Cabinet Division.
Want to Build A Beautiful Country With All Religions: Army Chief
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has expressed the hope of building a beautiful country with people of all religions.
He stated this on Friday (November 8) afternoon at the capital's International Buddhist Monastery of Merul Badda on the occasion of 'Kothin Chibor Dan and Buddhist Great Convention.'
Army Chief said, " We want to build a country of harmony. This is the main motto of Buddhism. We want to build a beautiful country with people of all religions.
He also said, "Many people have come here from the hilly areas. We want the day to be celebrated like this every year. We will provide all kinds of assistance for this."
Waker-Uz-Zaman said, "The hill region is a great asset of our country. So I will do whatever is necessary for the peace of the hill region."
It should be noted that according to Buddhist scriptures, this religious ritual was introduced during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha about two and a half thousand years ago. It is termed 'Kothin Chibor Dan' as it is done within 24 hours from spinning the thread to weaving, sewing, and dyeing the cloth and giving it to the Buddhist monks.
Interim Government cannot be questioned, draft ordinance finalized
A new ordinance is about to be issued soon regarding the legitimacy of the interim government and all its activities. The final draft of this ordinance has already been prepared by the current interim government, which mentions that its tenure will last until the formation of the next parliament.
Once the ordinance is issued, if there are any faults in the formation of the interim government or the appointment of the Chief Advisor or any other advisors, their work cannot be deemed illegal just for this reason. No court will be able to raise any questions about this, nor can any case be filed.
The draft of the Interim Government Ordinance 2024 was approved in the meeting of the Advisory Council on September 19, but it has not yet been issued in the form of an ordinance. Now that the final draft is prepared, the matter is moving to the next stage.
However, lawyers have raised concerns about the delay in issuing this ordinance, which has led to many questions. After the removal of Sheikh Hasina from power and her departure from the country on the following day of the people's uprising led by the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5, the President dissolved the 12th National Parliament. On August 8, the interim government took the oath under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus. However, there has been no clear statement on the duration of this government or the election timeline from the beginning.
Now, the legitimacy of the interim government is being defined in the "Interim Government Ordinance 2024," the final draft of which has been sent to the President. The ordinance states that the tenure of the interim government is not fixed. The interim government will hold power until the 13th parliament is formed and a new Prime Minister is appointed. The Supreme Court or any other court will not be able to raise questions about the legality of any activity of this government, nor can it declare it illegal. No case or legal process can be initiated regarding this.
Supreme Court lawyer Shishir Monir commented that the legal legitimacy of the people's uprising could have been better established by issuing a Presidential Order at the beginning. Instead, the path of the interim government has been chosen, which has led to various questions.
Meanwhile, government sources indicate that, in the current situation, it is necessary to give the interim government the powers required to address the constitutional crisis and carry out the executive functions of the state. Hence, this ordinance is being enacted, and the President will issue it.
However, the draft of the ordinance does not specify the number of advisors in the interim government. It states that the interim government will be formed with a Chief Advisor and as many advisors as the Chief Advisor appoints. The President will appoint a reputable and acceptable person as the Chief Advisor. Other advisors will be appointed according to the advice of the Chief Advisor, as mentioned in the draft.
The draft also notes that a person will not be eligible to hold the position of Chief Advisor or other advisors if they do not agree not to stand as a candidate in the 13th National Parliament election or any local government election.
Regarding the executive power of the Republic, the draft states that the Election Commission will be assisted to conduct free, fair, and impartial parliamentary elections and fulfill duties specified by the Constitution or any other law.
According to the final draft of the Interim Government Ordinance 2024, notwithstanding any provisions in the Constitution or any other law currently in force, all powers, ordinances, rules, regulations, proclamations, orders, activities, and measures taken by the interim government between the formation of the interim government and the day the new Prime Minister assumes office shall be deemed to have been lawfully exercised. The Supreme Court or any other court or authority cannot question or declare these actions illegal or invalid.
3 Out of 5 New Advisors Sworn in Today
Three more advisors were added to the advisory council of the interim government.
They are Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor Mahfuz Alam, Film director, producer, screenwriter Mostafa Sarwar Farooki and businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin.
President Sahabuddin administered the oath to the new advisers on Sunday (November 10) at 7:30 pm at Bangabhaban.
Earlier, while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Sunday (November 10) evening Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid said that the Advisory Council of the Interim Government expands.
It is to be noted that Sheikh Hasina fled to India after resigning from the post of Prime Minister in the mass uprising of students on August 5. The cabinet was dissolved that day. The next day on August 6, the President dissolved the 12th National Parliament. Then the interim government was sworn in on August 8. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus took oath as the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government. 16 advisors were appointed at that time. The three advisors could not take oath that day as they were out of Dhaka and the country. They later took the oath. Four more advisors joined the interim government later.
Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway Reopens As RMG Workers Remove Blockade
Workers of TNZ Apparels factory finally called off their protest after 52 hours.
They started protests from Saturday demanding unpaid wages for two months. Finally, they removed blockade in the Maleker Bari area of Gazipur and allowed vehicles on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to go to their destinations.
The workers left the street at around 2 pm today (11 November) after Labour and Employment Secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman assured them that they would get one month's salary next Sunday.
This was confirmed by Gazipur Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Nazir Ahmed.
He said that Shafiquzzaman talked to the workers over the phone after 1 pm and said the government will take responsibility and donate Tk6 crore by next Sunday to help pay their dues.
Gazipur Sadar upazila nirbahi officer, army officials, and officials of Gazipur metropolitan and industrial police were present with protesting workers.
Shafiquzzaman invited a team of workers' representatives to Dhaka to sit with the authorities and hold discussions to reach an agreement on how and when their dues would be paid and their demands would be met.
The workers being displeased started gathering in front of the factory from 8:00 am on Saturday (November 9). They started demonstrating by blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway from 8:45 am that day. Vehicular movement on the highway stopped after that.
Long-route buses, private vehicles, and different types of cargo vehicles were left stranded for more than 52 hours.
Yesterday, at least 30 other factories were shut down to prevent further unrest. Due to the protest, at least 20 garment factories in the surrounding areas declared a holiday today to avert trouble.
The protesting workers, many of whom stayed on the road the whole day and overnight in shifts, had refused to withdraw the blockade until they were paid two months' arrears. TNZ Apparels Limited Group operates six apparel factories in the city's Maleker Bari area.
