Tag: jail
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Trump saved from jail by hush money conviction days before inauguration
“I am completely innocent, I did nothing wrong,” said Trump, who did not testify during the six-week trial last year. Now that he has been sentenced, he is free to appeal, a process that could take several years and continue until he completes his four-year term as president. Trump scrambled to avoid the spectacle of…
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BNP leader Ishraq Hussain sent to jail in sabotage case. Breaking News
Ishraq's lawyer Tauhidul Islam confirmed the news to Prothom Alo. Ishraq Hussain surrendered in court and appealed for bail in 12 cases, including the Paltan police station case, lawyer Tauhidul Islam told Prothom Alo. The court rejected his bail plea in the Paltan police station case and ordered him to be sent to jail. In…
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Ruling clique is becoming more extreme: Fakhrul
A court on Thursday sent a BNP leader to jail for his involvement in a demolition case in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj. Mirza Fakhrul Islam in his statement said that BNP, other pro-democracy parties and dissidents are facing brutal atrocities under the current government. The ruling party is trying to maintain its illegal hold on…
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BNP leaders and workers indirectly imprisoned: Mirza Abbas Breaking News
This BNP leader was released from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on February 19 after spending three and a half months in jail. Police arrested Mirza Abbas on October 31, ahead of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) elections. Describing his experience in jail, Mirza Abbas said, “We were worried about the medical treatment. We…
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Rubel of Faridpur gets 10 years imprisonment in arms case
Expelled Faridpur Press Club president Imtiaz Hasan Rubel and his brother Sajad Hussain Barkat, expelled general secretary of Faridpur City Awami League, came into limelight for their involvement in controversial political activities. He is considered very close to former Local Government Minister and Faridpur-3 constituency MP Khandakar Mosharraf Hussain. The two brothers were arrested in…
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BNP leaders including Fakhrul and Khasru get 3-12 months jail: Latest updates
Many leaders of BNP and its affiliated bodies have been sentenced. They are fugitives. They include joint general secretary Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohail, information affairs secretary Azizul Bari Helal, volunteer affairs secretary Mir Sarafat Ali, former Jubo Dal president Sultan Salauddin and former general secretary Khandekar Inamul Haq, current organizing secretary Ishaq Sarkar, former…
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Mirza Fakhrul spent his birthday in jail
Mirza Fakhrul, who was then joint general secretary, became the acting general secretary of the BNP in March 2011 after the demise of the then general secretary Khondkar Delwar Hossain. He was elected General Secretary of the party in 2016. Mirza Fakhrul has been in jail since October 29, when police arrested him a day…
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BNP’s immediate objective is to free its leaders and workers
BNP leaders say that the movement will continue until the government which ‘regained power through unilateral and imaginary elections’ is not removed. However, he will have to wait for some more time to launch new programs to restore confidence among workers and supporters. Meanwhile, senior party leaders, including Action Chairman Tariq Rehman, have started holding…
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Dr. Yunus urges support for democracy and human rights in Bangladesh. Latest Statements and Decision Updates
“I will continue to serve the people of Bangladesh and the social business movement to the best of my ability,” he said in the statement. As my lawyers have convincingly argued in court, this decision against me flies in the face of all legal precedent and logic. I call on the Bangladeshi people to speak…
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Foreign Secretary: Yunus decision unlikely to affect US relations
The statement of case said that the Workers Profit Participation Fund (WPPF) and Welfare Fund were not constituted, also 5 per cent of the profit of the organization has not been deposited in the fund constituted as per the Workers Welfare Foundation Act. Responding to the allegations, the four defendants, including Dr Yunus, told the…
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BNP Vice President Altaf, Hafiz sentenced in case registered 12 years ago
BNP Vice President Altaf, Hafiz sentenced in case registered 12 years ago
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Mirza Fakhrul’s bail hearing in the case of attack on Chief Justice’s residence will be held on Thursday.
Mirza Fakhrul filed a bail petition in the High Court on Sunday. The petition was placed at serial number 792 of the cause list of the high court and senior advocate Zainul Abedin along with advocate Sagir Hussain raised the issue in the court. Sagir Hussain Leone informed Prothom Alo that after the presentation of…
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Innocent student arrested on suspicion as relatives were not informed: A case of abuse of power?
Then why was an innocent student considered a vagrant and arrested? In response to this question, acting in-charge of Lalbagh police station Khandaker Helal Uddin told Prothom Alo that Helal has been arrested on the basis of suspicion. Later, if the allegations were not proved, an appeal was made to acquit him of the case.…
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10 BNP people sentenced in blast case
According to the statement of the case, people from BNP gathered in front of Prasad Trade Center on Kamal Atatürk Avenue on September 19, 2018 under the pretext of organizing a human chain. They spread terror in the area, vandalized vehicles passing by and detonated crude bombs. On receiving the information, the police went to…
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Relatives of ‘missing’ people are searching in jails after their arrest
Relatives of ‘missing’ people are searching in jails after their arrest