Law Week
Destiny Group chairman granted bail
A Dhaka court on May 17 granted bail to three persons, including Destiny-2000 Ltd Chairman and Boishakhi Media Ltd Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, in connection with a fraud case. The two others accused are Irfan Ahmed Sunny and Sayed Sajjad Hossain, two directors of Boishakhi Media, a concern of Destiny Group. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Saifur Rahman granted the bail upon a bond of Tk 10,000 with two guarantors after the trio surrendered before the court seeking bail. On May 14, MNH Bulu, chairman of BNS Group of Companies, filed the fraud case for not returning shares of Boishakhi Television to him. -The Daily Star May 18 2012.
Shafik Rehman faces court May 22
The High Court on May 16 summoned journalist Shafik Rehman to appear before it on May 22 for receiving a plot on the proposed 60-feet-wide road under Begunbari-Hatirjheel project in the capital “illegally and improperly.” During hearing on a suo moto rule, the court asked former BNP state ministers--Ziaul Haque Zia and Kamrul Islam--to submit separate reports before it by May 22 mentioning their and their family members' total number of plots in Dhaka and the way of getting the plots.The HC also asked deputy secretary (development) of the Public Works Department (PWD) to submit a list of plot holders at the project to it by May 22. Ziaul Haque and his son Joy and Kamrul Islam will have to appear in the court on the day. -The Daily Star May 17 2012.
HC for probe into 'land grab'
The High Court on May 16 ordered the cabinet secretary to set up a high-powered committee to investigate the allegation of grabbing land of Govt Bangla College against Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque. The two-member probe body headed by director general of Department of Land Record and Surveys has been asked to conduct the inquiry and submit a report to the court by June 15. National daily Bangladesh Pratidin on May 5 reported that Aslamul, lawmaker from Dhaka-14 constituency, was in possession of four bighas of land of Govt Bangla College in the capital's Mirpur. -The Daily Star May 17 2012.
Opposition top shots in jail
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 32 other high-profile opposition leaders ended up in jail after a Dhaka court on May 16 rejected their bail prayers in connection with an arson case. BNP standing committee members Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, MK Anwar, ASM Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah, Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwar Chandra and former DCC mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka were among the leaders sent to jail. They had surrendered to the court and sought bail. Earlier, on April 29, police filed a case under the Explosive Substances Act with Shahbagh Police Station and an arson case with Tejgaon Police Station against the opposition leaders after crackers went off inside the Bangladesh Secretariat and a bus was torched near the Prime Minister's Office during hartal hours. -The Daily Star May 17 2012.
Power supply officials face contempt rule
The High Court (HC) on May 15 issued a contempt of court rule against the managing director of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) and its two directors for not ensuring uninterrupted power supply at Dhaka District Judge's Court premises. The court also summoned the managing director and two directors (operation and engineering) of DPDC before it on May 22 to explain why they have not complied with the order. In the rule, the court also asked the trio why they should not be punished for the contempt of court. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim issued the rule after Manzill Murshid moved the petition on behalf of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB). -The Daily Star May 16 2012.
HC for action against errant 3-wheelers
The High Court (HC) on May14 asked the government to explain in three weeks why it should not be directed to take action against “private” CNG-run three-wheelers illegally operating on a commercial basis in and around the capital. Issuing a suo moto rule, the HC asked the concerned authorities to explain why they should not be directed to cancel their registrations. The court also asked the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to explain why he should not be directed to run a mobile court to identify such anomalies and enforce the relevant laws. The HC bench of Justice Mohammad Bazlur Rahman and Justice Md Habibul Gani came up with the rule following a report published in The Daily Star on May 13, titled “Private yet up for hiring”. -The Daily Star May 15 2012.
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