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Hasina Moves to Get Back Magh 29, 1420 Rabius Saani 10, 1435 Regd. No. DA 6238 Vol 1 No 318 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 www.dhakatribune.com SECOND EDITION 20 pages plus 16-page TMag tabloid | Price: Tk10 TMAG | ROSESANDEVERYTHINGNICE 3 | MANZOORMURDERCASE 9 | NEPALELECTSNEWPM 13 | BCCICHIEF’SRELATIVEINBETTING Hasina moves to WELCOME TO FARMGATE! Urs authorities occupy city roads get back GSP Tofail says 13 of 16 conditions set by US have been met to regain the facility n Mohosinul Karim Service] aspirants, as there would not be any problems appointing them in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has is- those class-I posts.” sued directives to expedite the ful ll- On June 27 last year, the US govern- ment of the remaining conditions, set ment suspended its GSP bene ts for by the US, to regain the generalised sys- Bangladesh, in response to the condi- tem of preferences (GSP). tions in Bangladesh’s garment factories. She also asked the labour and em- However, Commerce Minister Tofail ployment ministry to strengthen the Ahmed yesterday said 13 of the 16 condi- newly formed Directorate of Factories tions set out by the US to regain the GSP and Institutes, by appointing inspec- facilities had been ful lled, adding the re- tors immediately. maining three conditions will be ful lled by April. B1 MORE STORIES The remaining conditions are ap- pointing 200 more re inspectors, The prime minister issued the direc- allowing trade unions at the RMG fac- tives at the regular cabinet meeting tories located in EPZ areas, and giving yesterday. clari cation on the allegations of tor- Hasina asked the state minister for ture of workers at some factories. labour and other ministry o cials to Bangladesh wants to raise the is- complete the appointment of 200 fac- sue of regaining GSP facilities at the tory inspectors, in accordance with the meeting of the Trade and Investment conditions, a minister told the Dhaka Cooperation Forum Agreement (Tic- Tribune, seeking anonymity. fa), likely to be held in Dhaka on April The minister, who attended the cab- 7; but the matter would depend on the inet meeting, said: “The Prime Minister willingness of the US authorities, com- expressed her wish to ful l the posts merce ministry o cials have said. Authorities of Kutubbagh Darbar Sharif occupy roads near Manik Mia Avenue and set up a cattle shed. Like the previous years, the Darbar has already occupied the Anwar Park in with quali ed BCS [Bangladesh Civil PAGE 2 COLUMN 2 Farmgate for its upcoming Urs. Story on Page 5 NASHIRUL ISLAM Mufti Izhar, his son charged for Retired cops, OCs abet criminals Khaleda bashes Dhaka madrasa blast n Mohammad Jamil Khan ringleaders of these gangs,” he said. for Tk2,000 from di erent shops. Asked about the number of fake Posing as the members of intelli- city leaders for failure n Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong Criminals in the guise of law enforcers police o cers operating as criminals, gence agencies or as RAB members, are committing murders, extortions, he said it would be double the original criminals riding on microbus or mo- n Mohammad Al-Masum Molla She also observed that other asso- Police yesterday submitted charge abductions and muggings in the capi- number of DB members. “We are yet to torcycles go to the target person’s res- ciate and front organisations had also sheet against nine persons including tal, and elsewhere in the country, rais- know details, but we are working to get idence or intercept them on the way. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been also inactive. After the formation radical Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti ing concern amongst the people. more accurate information from these They handcu their prey, take them to slammed the party’s city unit leaders of the city committee, those bodies Izharul Islam Chowdhury and his son Most of these criminals work in gangs,” he added. their dens, and either rob or kill them. for their “failure” during the street would be reformed too. Mufti Harun in one of the three cases close association with the OCs (o cers- Such incidents have been taking movement to resist the January 5 poll “Khaleda Zia said ‘you never took led over bomb blasts at the leader’s in-charge) of local police stations, and place across the country, including in and threatened to form a new commit- the street. When I was evicted from my madrasa in Chittagong city’s Lalkhan often retired police o cers work as Fake police o cers the capital, for quite some time. tee dissolving the existing one. cantonment residence, none opened Bazar on October 7 last year. gang leaders. The criminals also share a heading gangs, A DMP o cial said some 40 shops Party insiders said in the closed- re and at that time, you were not seen The other accused in the explo- part of the loot with the police. at Polwel Supermarket in Nayapaltan door meeting held for over an hour, on the streets. You have failed,’” a sen- sives case are the madrasa’s Dinning Information about such criminal leading crime sprees and Ibrahimpur Kachukhet Market are the leaders described why they had not ior leader said seeking anonymity. Superintendent Munir Hossain; teach- rings has been revealed by the mem- allowed to sell police equipment only been able to play their due role during Admitting their failure, the city lead- ers Tafsir Ahmed and Abdul Mannan; bers of intelligence agencies, after in- According to a source at a state-run to the law enforcers. the non-stop agitation that began after ers said they had not been courageous and students Habibur Rahman, Abdul terrogating some criminals arrested re- intelligence agency, there are around However, the shop owners for high- the Election Commission announced enough to face the law enforcers who Hye alias Salman, Md Ishaq and Md cently, including 20 who were arrested 22 criminal gangs having around 12- er pro ts sell those to everyone, in- poll schedule on November 25. “opened re” on them. Abdus Salam, Junayed. in Mohammadpur area on Sunday. 16 members each, who often disguise cluding the criminal gangs. The retired “This [Dhaka] committee has utter- member secretary of the unit, urged Harun is in jail while his father, He- Monirul Islam, joint commissioner themselves as fake police o cers and police o cials help the criminals col- ly failed to carry out their duties. They Khaleda to pardon them and form the fazat’s senior nayeb-e-ameer, has been of the Detective Branch of Police, commit crimes. lect these instruments. even failed to form ward and thana new committee from all the leaders. on the run since the incident. Mufti told the Dhaka Tribune that they had It was learnt in an investigation Talking with this reporter, a gang committees within two years. Some This made Khaleda fuming who Izhar is the also ameer of a faction of arrested a gang in the last couple of that imposters can easily bribe law member said they usually give a share pocket committees were formed and then said: “[How dare] you dictate me! the Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ), an ally of days which was headed by a retired enforcers and get a uniform for only of the loot to the local police station of- they were not on the streets. So I will Do I have to ask you who I will keep in the BNPJamaat-led 19-party alliance. police o cial. “Retired police or Tk2,500, a pistol holster for Tk1,200, cers to continue their activities. declare a new committee soon,” said a the committee? Shut up!” PAGE 2 COLUMN 3 intelligence o cials mainly work as handcu s Tk1,500 and a wireless set PAGE 2 COLUMN 2 city leader quoting Khaleda. PAGE 2 COLUMN 5 INSIDE SAGARRUNI MURDER Business B1 If the United States does not want, talks on regaining the Generalised RAB reluctant to follow System of Preferences will not be possible at the rst meeting of Ticfa likely to be held in Dhaka on April 7. DB in ‘admitting failure’ News n Kailash Sarkar constant failure of the government’s 4 Prices of common medicines have investigating agencies in resolving the increased by 1015% in the last six Elite force Rapid Action Battalion sensational case. months and those including foreign (RAB) is now in an embracing situation It is the only case in which a law medicines. as it has apparently failed, like the De- enforcement or investigating agency tective Branch of police, to unearth the surrendered before the court admitting Nation mysterious killings of journalist couple failure to unearth the mystery. 6 All of the 33 brick kilns are running Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi oc- The journalist couple was found illegally on the croplands in Lalmonirhat, curred two years back. dead at their rented house in the cap- violating rules of Department of According to sources, the crime ital’s West Rajabazar in the morning of Environment (DoE). busters intend to express its failure but February 11, 2012. the o cials are not ready to face the Following the murder, Sher-e-Ban- Op-Ed embarrassing situation. gla Nagar police started investigation 11 Valentine’s Day is the unavoidable in a case led over the incident. Later anniversary, a reminder that never fails the case was shifted to the DB, but the to annoy with its constantly increasing ‘The time is yet to come court in an order shifted the case to the demands year-over-year. to admit the failure of RAB for investigation as the DB had ex- pressed its inability.
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