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7 Long Form 8 International 14 Sport The curse of S Sudan sends more Five-star Bayern the two-thirds troops to retake win Club World ashpoint town Cup Poush 9, 1420 Safar 19, 1435 Regd. No. DA 6238 Vol 1 No 269 MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 www.dhakatribune.com SECOND EDITION 20 pages | Price: Tk10 More buses start rolling Army, joint forces providing support to vehicular movement n Mohammad Jamil Khan and safer, hearing that the police are giving Abu Hayat Mahmud security and the army are patrolling the streets.” The ow of vehicles on highways and A nine-member monitoring cell has the capital’s streets returned to almost been formed to ensure smooth bus normal yesterday, the second day of transit under Deputy Inspector General the opposition’s 83-hour blockade pro- of Highway Police Asaduzzaman. The gramme. team will instruct local administrations An increased number of intercity accordingly in case of any emergency. and intra-city passenger buses were Private bus services and that seen operating on the streets and high- of the Bangladesh Road Transport ways under police protection. Corporation will start operating from Army was also seen providing secu- today across the country except a rity and guidance for smooth vehicular few districts such as Bogra, Rajshahi movement in some places, including and Sirajganj. BRTC Chairman Jashim Jatrabari in the capital and Mirersarai Uddin Khan told the Dhaka Tribune that in Chittagong. the corporation had made the decision Transport workers, however, at a meeting of the communication said the presence of passengers had ministry. been thin. Asaduzzaman, the DIG of highway police, told the Dhaka Tribune that Bangladesh Army vehicles escort goods-laden transports on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway yesterday DHAKA TRIBUNE P2 BNP MULLS NONCOOPERATION they were ready to provide foolproof security to buses that left the capital. 22 ex-ministers Visiting three major bus terminals in From Gabtoli terminal, a few buses Pickets set two men on re in Sirajganj the capital, a handful of buses were left for Manikganj, Paturia and Aricha. still enjoying found leaving the capital. But few Around 200 buses left the Mohakhali n Mohammad Jamil Khan truck helper, with 70% and 90% burn steer out of control into the roadside. long-route buses left the capital and Sayedabad bus terminals. Hazi Mo- injuries respectively. Both are now Ataur was hurt, but managed to take housing facility because of the absence of passengers hammad Ali, president of Sayedabad Cruelty by pro-blockade pickets undergoing treatment at the burn and shelter in a local residence; but both and support. Many passengers were intercity bus-terminal workers’ associ- reached a new level on Saturday, when plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical Shahin and Majedul were chased down n Mohosinul Karim apprehensive about boarding a bus ation, said over 150 buses had left the miscreants poured petrol on two peo- College Hospital (DMCH). by the pickets and beaten up before the despite their urgency. terminal yesterday and the number ple and set them on re in Sirajganj. Shahin and Majedul were on a culprits poured petrol on their bodies Most of the 14-party ministers and ABM Kausar, manager of a garment would double at night. Although recent hartals and block- Comilla-bound vegetable-laden truck, and torched them. state ministers who are not in the polls- factory, said he needed to go to Comilla “The presence of passengers is low, ades had seen vehicles being torched, when it was attacked by pickets with Shahin – the only earning member of time cabinet are still enjoying govern- as his father was ill, and “I was afraid but if the law enforcers support us, we the latest act of brutality left Moham- crude bombs near the Baingati area of his family – described the incidents in a ment accommodation facility even af- of taking the bus as it might come think it will go up,” he said. mad Shahin, a 30-year-old truck driver, Sirajganj at around 10pm on Saturday; whispered voice. ter their tenure is over. under an arson attack. But I feel a little PAGE 2 COLUMN 6 and Mohammad Majedul, a 25-year-old causing truck driver Ataur Rahman to PAGE 2 COLUMN 1 As per the Ministers and State Min- isters Privileges Act ministers and state ministers are not entitled to housing fa- cility one month into their resignation Fanatics suspected in ‘pir’ murder When lawmakers are or dismissal. The resignation papers of the outgo- n Kailash Sarkar disciples might have links with the “My father had also been vocal ing minister were accepted on Novem- murder including those kept as hostag- against the Islamist fundamentalist found guilty of perjury... ber 20. Both the intelligence and the family es during the killings which took place leaders like Delawar Hossain Sayedee, Only ve ministers and state minis- members of self-proclaimed pir Lutfor around 5:30pm. former Islami Oikya Jote leader Mufti n Muhammad Zahidul Islam Party, who was elected from Barisal-6 ters handed over their o cial residenc- Rahman Faruk blame fanatic Islamists Abdullah, who is a bank o cial, Fazlul Huq Amini, Charmonai Pir Faz- constituency, said he had a college de- es until yesterday to the Department of for the murder of six people includ- told the Dhaka Tribune that his father, lul Karim and Shaikh-ul Hadis for their Political integrity of a section of law- gree. Public Accommodation (DPA). ing the religious leader at his Ramakr- brother Sarwarul Islam Monir and four anti-state activities and corruption.” makers has been called into question Md Aslamul Hoque, already elect- The ministers who are yet to hand ishna Mission Road house on Saturday disciples might have been killed for the He also suspects some disciples of following their fraudulent and contra- ed from Dhaka-14 constituency unop- over their o cial residences are Rajiud- afternoon. religious practices and views. his father. dictory statements on their education- posed on Awami League ticket, in his din Ahmed Raju, Shahara Khatun, Mu- Lutfor’s younger son Abdullah Al Lutfor claimed himself to be the When asked, Abdullah said he was al quali cations. hiuddin Khan Alamgir, Rezaul Karim Faruk in the case statement hinted commander-in-chief of the forces of out for a walk at the time of the incident. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister P3 AL REQUEST TO EC Hira, Abul Kalam Azad, Enamul Hoque the involvement of Islamist militants Imam Mahdi since 1997. Lutfor’s wife Salma claimed that ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, contesting Mustafa Shaheed, Muhammad Faruk by mentioning about several previous Pointing ngers at the militants, Ab- although a lot of money was looted from Patuakhali-1 constituency for the a davit in the ninth parliamentary Khan, AFM Ruhal Haque, Dipu Moni attacks on his father, brother and their dullah said: “The killings could be the from the house, the motive was some- 10th parliament, in his a davit submit- election said he had passed only Class and Mostafa Faruque Mohammed. house. He led the case with Wari po- continuation of previous attacks carried thing else. “The killers also wanted to ted to the Election Commission (EC) VIII while this time he claimed he is The state ministers who are still en- lice station accusing 10-11 unknown out by cadres. Later we were informed be disciples. But all on a sudden, they said he was doing his MBA. pursuing BBA programme. joying the government accommoda- killers. that those were followers of [detained swooped on us with sharp weapons.” However, in 2008, Howlader, also And in the biography of MP tion facility are AB Tajul Islam, Yeafesh Police suspect that some of Lutfor’s Huji chief] Mufti Abdul Hannan. PAGE 2 COLUMN 1 secretary general of Ershad-led Jatiya PAGE 2 COLUMN 1 PAGE 2 COLUMN 6 INSIDE Business Charge sheet at last in B1 The government has planned to defer the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2014 by 10 days due to the the Tazreen re case political turmoil and violence. n Md Sanaul Islam Tipu Among the 13 accused, six, includ- News ing the owners, are currently on the 3 Yet another arson victim died The Criminal Investigation Department run. One is in custody and the others yesterday from his injuries. of Police yesterday pressed charges in are out on bail. Three others who were the Tazreen factory re case against 13, found guilty in primary investigation, Nation including the absconding owner, more were relieved of the charges. 6 Despite many reports published in than a year after the disaster that killed The absconding six are: Delwar, di erent media, including the Dhaka over a hundred. Mahmuda, Razzaq, quality manag- Tribune on December 12, a group of Owner Delwar Hossain, his wife er Shahiduzzaman Dulal, engineer M land grabbers have been continuing Mahmuda Akhter, and 11 others were Mahabubul Morshed and production construction of a kitchen market charged with culpable homicide and manager Mobarak Hossain Manju. on a canal in Nathullabad area in unplanned construction of the building Barisal city. under the penal code. The charge sheet accused CID Inspector AKM Mohosinudzam- the owners of erecting Entertainment an Khan led the charges with the the factory building in 12 Young Bangladeshi lmmaker Kamar court of Washim Sheikh, senior chief an unplanned way that Ahmad Simon has won The Asian Pitch judicial magistrate of Dhaka. If proven eventually led to the disaster held in Singapore last week. guilty, the accused may get maximum of 10 years in jail. The other seven accused are: admin Inspector Khan led a charge sheet o cer Dulal, security in-charge Anisur once before on December 2, but the Rahman, security supervisor Al-Amin, general recording o cer of the court did store in-charges Hamidul Islam Lavlu not produce the charge sheet before the and Al-Amin, loader Shamim Mia and magistrate without citing any cause.