Mannan Bhuiyan passes away.
Former BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan died of lung cancer at about 12:01 am Wednesday at city's Square Hospital. He was 67.
Bhuiyan had been suffering from lung cancer. He was in the intensive care unit of the hospital since he was brought back from Singapore on July 7. The former LGRD and Cooperatives Minister was on life-support system at the hospital.
He was brought back home by an air ambulance from Singapore National University Hospital, where he was under treatment from June 18.
He had been given life support at the Singapore hospital.
Bhuiyan served as BNP secretary general for 11 years. The party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia expelled him before she was arrested during the tenure of the last caretaker government in September 2007.
Holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of forgiveness and fortune, was observed by the Muslims across the country on Tuesday seeking divine blessings for the wellbeing of mankind. Shab-e-Barat is one of the three most sacred nights and Muslims believe that on this night Almighty Allah writes the fate of all human beings fixing their 'rizq' (livelihood) for the coming year. The devotees passed the night offering special prayers, recitation from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr, and other religious rituals to mark the occasion. They also visited the graveyards of their relatives and Muslim saints and distributed sweets and homemade foods among the poor, their neighbours, friends and relatives.On the occasion, the Islamic Foundation and other religious and socio-cultural organisations held Qurankhwani, milad mahfil and discussions. Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private TV channels aired special programmes, while newspapers published articles highlighting the significance of the night, also called Lailatul Barat.
The full text of the Appellate Division judgement on the 5th amendment of the Constitution was released Tuesday evening. The Supreme Court authorities released the copy of the judgement after the five judges of the apex court signed the verdict. The 5th amendment had endorsed the takeover of the state powers by Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, Abu Sadaat Mohammad Sayem and Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman and their actions. The High Court in a verdict on August 29, 2005 declared the 5th amendment illegal and unconstitutional. The Appellate Division of the SC on February 2 this year upheld the HC verdict with some observations and modifications. The verdict has been released on the SC website: www. supremecourt.gov.bd
The International Crimes Tribunal Tuesday issued arrest warrants against already detained four Jamaat-e-Islami leaders Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid and senior assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity and peace during the Liberation War. The tribunal directed to send copies of the arrest warrants to the detainees' addresses and also to their place of detention. A notice was issued to the Dhaka metropolitan Police commissioner from the Tribunal to implement the order. The Tribunal also directed to serve a copy of allegations available in the petition of the prosecution to the four Jamaat leaders at the time of execution of arrest warrants and fixed August 2 for submitting the execution report. This would be the first ever arrest in the country's history for committing offences under the section 3(2) of the International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973, which is non-bailable as per the law.
The High Court on Tuesday summarily rejected a writ petition challenging the validity of the appointment of two
incumbent High Court judges as chairman and member of the international crimes tribunal trying the perpetrators of crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971. A division bench comprising Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Syeda Afsar Jahan delivered the judgment upon a writ petition filed by Jamat-e-Islami lawyer Nawab Ali and its supporter AFM Solaiman Chowdhury, a former secretary. The bench in its judgment termed constitutional the appointments of the two incumbent HC judges, saying that the actions did not hit the basic structure of the Constitution, independence of the Judiciary and principle of separation of power. The court order further said the appointments were made in consultation with the Supreme Court to ensure fair trial. On March 25, the government appointed a 3-member international crimes tribunal with incumbent High Court judge M Nizamul Huq as chairman and Justice ATM Fazle Kabir as one of the members.n |