[🇧🇩] The fate of big guns/beneficiaries of Awami League after the student revolution

[Bilal9]

My point is simple.

If a country like China is powerless against a smaller country like India where the Dalai Lama is concerned.

If a country like India is powerless against a smaller country like Pakistan where Dawood and Hafeez are concerned.

What chance do you think Bangladesh has?

The time for these kinds of boasts has sailed.

Bangladesh has plenty of leverage against India - mostly trade leverage but also geo-political leverage.

$45 Billion a year in trade, all told. And suspension of all existing bilateral agreements and MOUs as well.

Bangladesh is firmly outside the sphere of Hasina and India.

If India can deal with that - then all good.

You underestimate the anger against Hasina owing to what she did as an Indian plant.

And you also underestimate our resolve.

Dalai Lama, Dawood, Hafeez are not good analogs to compare.

 

[Vsdoc]

The time for these kinds of boasts has sailed.

Bangladesh has plenty of leverage against India - mostly trade leverage but also geo-political leverage.

$45 Billion a year in trade, all told. And suspension of all existing bilateral agreements and MOUs as well.

Bangladesh is firmly outside the sphere of Hasina and India.

If India can deal with that - then all good.

You underestimate the anger against Hasina owing to what she did as an Indian plant.

And you also underestimate our resolve.

Dalai Lama, Dawood, Hafeez are not good analogs to compare.

You forget your geography.

Maybe opening a school atlas would help.

 

[Bilal9]

You forget your geography.

Maybe opening a school atlas would help.

Condescending attitude noted.

Geography can go both ways - maybe you should remind yourself of the chicken's neck.

Just try something - and heed Rajnath Singh's paper tiger advice. Try and see.

Bangladesh is not Maldives or even Nepal. Bullying will not work with Bangladesh.

Lahore was saved by, among others, the East Bengal Regiment in 1965 - Major Zia won gallantry awards at that time.

Indo-Pak War 1965

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Indo-Pak War that formally began on September 6 in 1965 and ended with a ceasefire 17 days later on September 22.

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As of yesterday - Chinese troops have made incursions 60 KM into Arunachal Pradesh past the border.

Your FM and Home Minister are mum about that - cat got their tongue?

All their bravado is limited to dissing smaller neighbors like Bangladesh. Emphasis on "limited".

 

[Bilal9]

We will provide refuge to Anup Chetia then.

When Lutfuzzaman Babar was minister - Indians would start shaking their knees at the very mention of his name.

ULFA, Kamtapur Liberation Army and dozens of other secessionist organizations in NE India are still ready to go.

India's strategy about dealing with Bangladesh is always less than smart. Sooner or later - they will lose the seven sisters.

Regrettable.

 

[Bilal9]

Some eye-opening analysis by Bobby Hajjaz, some of his thoughts do have merit. Why Hasina was a BJP sponsored implant in Bangladesh.

 

[Saif]

Hasina can appoint foreign lawyers if she wants

The newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tajul Islam has stated that defendants, including Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to appoint foreign lawyers to argue their cases when they go on trial

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Hasina can appoint foreign lawyers if she wants
Says chief prosecutor of ICT

Tajul Islam. Star File Photo.

The newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tajul Islam has stated that defendants, including Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to appoint foreign lawyers to argue their cases when they go on trial.

He assured that the prosecution team would not raise objections on this point. In the interest of fairness and justice, the prosecution team will do whatever is necessary.

He made these remarks on Monday (September 9) while responding to questions from journalists at the Prosecutor's Office of the International Crimes Tribunal.

Tajul Islam mentioned, "The prosecution team has inspected several hospitals and is collecting information. Data has also been requested from hospital administrators. Additional hospital inspections will be conducted today."

He further informed that letters are being sent to deputy commissioners of districts, media outlets, hospitals, and various institutions requesting videos and photos for the sake of the investigation.

"The initiative aims to conduct the investigation with transparency so that there are no doubts about the judicial process. The victims are eagerly awaiting justice for the genocide, and the witnesses are also keen. Efforts are ongoing to begin the trial process while evidence remains fresh," said Tajul Islam.

He also emphasized that the government has no political agenda in this trial. The goal is solely to bring justice for the atrocities committed against the students and the public, with no political ambitions involved.​

 

[Saif]

When Lutfuzzaman Babar was minister - Indians would start shaking their knees at the very mention of his name.

ULFA, Kamtapur Liberation Army and dozens of other secessionist organizations in NE India are still ready to go.

India's strategy about dealing with Bangladesh is always less than smart. Sooner or later - they will lose the seven sisters.

Regrettable.

I hope the interim government releases Babar ASAP. He is the man who can give nightmares to the Indians.

 

[Saif]

You forget your geography.

Maybe opening a school atlas would help.

India's territorial integrity depends on the mercy of Bangladesh. Bangladesh can bring India to its knees if she decides to use chicken neck against them. Please stop giving Bangladeshis lessons on Geography.

 

[Saif]

July Massacre: Trial of Sheikh Hasina to be broadcast live: Chief prosecutor

The interim government has decided to broadcast live the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the July massacre, the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal said on Monday. Advocate Tazul Islam said the decision was made during a high-level meeting. “The government

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July Massacre: Trial of Sheikh Hasina to be broadcast live: Chief prosecutor
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Sep 09, 2024 21:42
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Sep 09, 2024 21:42

The interim government has decided to broadcast live the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the July massacre, the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal said on Monday.

Advocate Tazul Islam said the decision was made during a high-level meeting.

“The government will do everything to ensure the transparency of the trial,” he added.​

 

[Saif]

Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi held

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested from the capital’s Gulshan area last night.

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Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi held

Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury. File photo

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested from the capital's Gulshan area last night.

A team of detectives arrested him around 9:45pm, Rezaul Karim Mallik, additional commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of DMP, told The Daily Star.

He stands accused in many cases filed after August 5, when the Awami League government was toppled in the face of a student-led uprising.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi, who was appointed Hasina's energy adviser in 2009, served in the position till August 5. After the fall of the AL government, many cases were filed against government high-ups, including former prime minister, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, and Anisul Huq, and top police officials.

Meanwhile, Jhenaidah police arrested Supreme Court lawyer and former additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury and Gazipur city AL advisory council member Riaz Mahmud when they were attempting to flee the country, said a press release of Police Headquarters yesterday.

Mehedi and Riaz are accused in cases filed with Adabor Police Station in Dhaka and Bason Police Station in Gazipur respectively, it added​

 

[Saif]

Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides

Five more cases — one on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, three on murder charges and one on attempt to murder charge — have been filed against...

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Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Staff Correspondent 10 September, 2024, 18:12

Sheikh Hasina | Collected photo

Five more cases — one on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, three on murder charges and one on attempt to murder charge — have been filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides.

The new cases took to at least 110 the number of case filed against Hasina since August 5, when she resigned and fled to India in the face of student-people uprising.

The new genocide and crimes against humanity case was filed on Tuesday against Hasina and 53 of her associates, including former her cabinet and party colleagues and police officials for the killing of Dhaka Residential College student Farhanul Islam Bhuiyan in police firing at Dhanmondi on July 18.

The case was filed by Farhanul’s father, Shahidul Islam Bhuiyan, with the International Crimes Tribunal.

This is the 13th ICT case filed against Hasina and her associates.

In addition to Hasina, the accused include former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Hasanul Haq Inu, Rashed Khan Menon, Matia Chowdhury, Abdur Razzaque, AKM Mozammel Haque, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Junaid Ahmed Polak, Mohammad Ali Arafat, former Dhaka South City mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his brother and Jubo League president Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash.

Top police officers named in the case include former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former Detective Branch chief Harun-Or-Rashid, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, former Rapid Action Battalion Director General Harun-Or-Rashid, and former DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar, along with DMP deputy commissioner for Mohammadpur HM Azimul Haq and additional deputy commissioner for Mohammadpur Rawshanul Haq Saikat.

The victim’s father alleged that the killing of Farhanul was premeditated and carried out by on-duty police officers and local ruling party leaders under direct orders from Hasina, her cabinet members, and senior police officials.

The second case was filed against Hasina and 134 others on Tuesday over the death of Riazul Talukder, an activist of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on August 4.

The victim’s brother Rubel Talukder filed the case with the court of Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Md Saddam Hossain.

Later, the magistrate directed the officer-in-charge of the Jatrabari police station to register the case.

Former Asaduzzaman Khan, Obaidul Quader, former water resources deputy minister Enamul Haque Shamim, former AL lawmakers Moshiur Rahman Mollah, Iqbal Hossain Apu and Nahim Razzak were also named in the case.

In his complaint, the complainant said his brother took part in the student movement against discrimination at Jatrabari crossing at about 5:00pm on August 4 when Riazul was shot dead.

The Third and the fourth cases were filed with the Mohammadpur police station against Hasina and others for the killing of youth Rony on July 19and attempted murder of auto-rickshaw driver Mehedi and August 4.

Rony’s mother filed the case against Hasina and 33 others on Monday.

Victim Mehedi filed the attempted murder case on September 8 agaisnt Hasina and eight others.

Mohammadpur police officer-in-charge Iftekar Hasan confirmed the filing of the cases on Tuesday.

The fifth case was filed against 40 people, including Hasina, Anisul Huq and Obaidul Quader for the killing Md Shakil.

The victim’s mother Helena filed the case with the Jatrabari police station on Monday.

Confirming the matter, Jatrabari police inspector Md Mohsin Hossain told New Age on Tuesday that 200–300 AL leaders and activists, and 80–100 police members were also made accused in the case.​

 

[Bilal9]

Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi held

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested from the capital’s Gulshan area last night.

www.thedailystar.net

Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi held

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Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury. File photo

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was arrested from the capital's Gulshan area last night.

A team of detectives arrested him around 9:45pm, Rezaul Karim Mallik, additional commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of DMP, told The Daily Star.

He stands accused in many cases filed after August 5, when the Awami League government was toppled in the face of a student-led uprising.

Tawfiq-e-Elahi, who was appointed Hasina's energy adviser in 2009, served in the position till August 5. After the fall of the AL government, many cases were filed against government high-ups, including former prime minister, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, and Anisul Huq, and top police officials.

Meanwhile, Jhenaidah police arrested Supreme Court lawyer and former additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury and Gazipur city AL advisory council member Riaz Mahmud when they were attempting to flee the country, said a press release of Police Headquarters yesterday.

Mehedi and Riaz are accused in cases filed with Adabor Police Station in Dhaka and Bason Police Station in Gazipur respectively, it added​

Many thousands of crores were embezzled by Hasina and team in the energy sector, rife with corruption. Probably the largest sector for embezzlements.

Get this guy on remand and he'll be singing like a canary.

 

[Bilal9]

Hasina can appoint foreign lawyers if she wants

The newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tajul Islam has stated that defendants, including Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to appoint foreign lawyers to argue their cases when they go on trial

www.thedailystar.net

Hasina can appoint foreign lawyers if she wants
Says chief prosecutor of ICT

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Tajul Islam. Star File Photo.

The newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tajul Islam has stated that defendants, including Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to appoint foreign lawyers to argue their cases when they go on trial.

He assured that the prosecution team would not raise objections on this point. In the interest of fairness and justice, the prosecution team will do whatever is necessary.

He made these remarks on Monday (September 9) while responding to questions from journalists at the Prosecutor's Office of the International Crimes Tribunal.

Tajul Islam mentioned, "The prosecution team has inspected several hospitals and is collecting information. Data has also been requested from hospital administrators. Additional hospital inspections will be conducted today."

He further informed that letters are being sent to deputy commissioners of districts, media outlets, hospitals, and various institutions requesting videos and photos for the sake of the investigation.

"The initiative aims to conduct the investigation with transparency so that there are no doubts about the judicial process. The victims are eagerly awaiting justice for the genocide, and the witnesses are also keen. Efforts are ongoing to begin the trial process while evidence remains fresh," said Tajul Islam.

He also emphasized that the government has no political agenda in this trial. The goal is solely to bring justice for the atrocities committed against the students and the public, with no political ambitions involved.​

Somehow - I don't believe Hasina would ever give us the pleasure of standing trial in Bangladesh.

She is 88 and will die a lonely death in India, visited occasionally by chaiwallah, her only admirer.

A fate so rightfully deserved...

 

[Saif]

Rab arrests ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman

Rapid Action Battalion last night arrested the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia at Mohakhali in the capital.

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Rab arrests ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman

Photo: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion last night arrested the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia at Mohakhali in the capital.

Lt Col Munim Ferdous, director of the legal and media wing of Rab Headquarters, told The Daily Star, "Based on specific information, we conducted a drive near Mohakhali flyover and made the arrest at 11:00pm [Wednesday]. Asaduzzaman was wanted in a case filed with the Khilgaon Police Station," he said.

Munim said they would hand over the arrestee to the detective branch of DMP.

On September 3, a case was filed against 13 incumbent and former police officers, including Asaduzzaman, in connection with the death of Nuruzzaman Jony, former general secretary of the Khilgaon Thana unit Chhatra Dal, in police custody in 2015.

Jony's father Yakub Ali filed the case.

Asaduzzaman recently hogged the headlines over corruption allegations. The Anti-Corruption Commission also started an investigation into his wealth.​

 

[Saif]

Somehow - I don't believe Hasina would ever give us the pleasure of standing trial in Bangladesh.

She is 88 and will die a lonely death in India, visited occasionally by chaiwallah, her only admirer.

A fate so rightfully deserved...

She is 78 not 88