Sunday, 24 October 2010

BANGLADESH: Police tortured a man to death in custody and authorities cover it up as suicide to provide impunity to perpetrators

CUSTODIAL DEATHS

View HERE

Housing plots for the cricketers: Public land should not be available for private gifts

BLHouse Collection
The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while according a reception to the victorious Bangladesh Cricketers at her official residence the other day announced the gift of a housing plot in the capital and a car to every player of 20-member team.

Cheques for Taka one lakh each presented by Exim Bank Ltd. and South East Bank Ltd. were handed over to members of the team. The premier also handed over the key of a car given to acting captain of the team Sakib Al Hasan by the Exim Bank.

The reception followed the triumphant 4-0 victory of the Tigers in the one-day series against the New Zealand cricket team which they whitewashed.

Senior lawyers on oath to two judges : New CJ not involved in consultation or controversy

New Nation Report

A new question being raised by some senior lawyers of the Supreme Court is whether the new Chief Justice is under constitutional obligation to administer oath as he was not party to the constitution process with the President in respect of the two judges appointment earlier and against whom objections were voiced by the Supreme Court Bar Association.

What kind of consultation took place between the President and the now retired Chief Justice Mr. Mohammad Fazlul Karim and why he did not administer oath to those two judges are not matters known to the new Chief Justice Mr. A.B.M. Khairul Haque.

ACC corruption cases will continue

UNB, Dhaka
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on October 24 passed separate orders clearing the way for the trial courts to resume proceedings of the corruption cases against ex-adviser to a caretaker government Justice M Fazlul Huq and former ministers Sheikh Fazlul Karim Salim MP of Awami League and Mirza Abbas of BNP.

A 3-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque, passed the orders upon petitions filed by Anti Corruption Commissions (ACC), overruling the High Court orders that had halted the proceedings of the cases.

Rule on Govt for imposing tax on varsities

BLHouse Report
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the government to explain why imposing 15 percent income tax on private universities and medical and dental colleges should not be declared illegal.
The rule is returnable within two weeks.

The court also stayed a notice, for two months, issued by National Board of Revenue (NBR) upon the North South University (NSU) to pay 15 percent tax in advance from its yearly income.

8th amendment challenge to be revived

Eighth Amendment

BLHouse Report
The concerned lawyers didn't mention the Writ petition, filed 22 years ago challenging legality of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution that included 'Islam' as state religion, with High Court for not getting suitable bench.

Advocate Subrato Chowdhury, one of lawyers in the Writ petition said, "We are observing the situation and will mention the Writ petition with the HC after consulting with our lawyers."