A constable was held hostage at the Hathazari madrasa to force the authorities to release the bodies of four people, killed during the March 26 mayhem, without autopsies, according to a case document. The document also described the tension between Hefazat-e-Islam and the administration at Hathazari upazila as violence flared up during the protest against the visit of Indian
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Published: 07 May 2021 02:11 PM BdST
Updated: 07 May 2021 02:11 PM BdST
Zakaria Noman Foyezi, the former publicity secretary of Hifazat’s recently dissolved committee, has been accused in a rape case filed by a woman in Chattogram. );
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The case was filed on Thursday night with Hathazari Police Station, said Abdullah Al Masum, Chattogram’s assistant superintendent of police (special branch).
Noman stands accused of having a sexual relationship with the woman since 2019 after luring her with promises of marriage.
“The woman filed the case against him after he did not marry her,” the police offer said.
According to Bangladesh’s Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children Act, rape is defined as a case where a man engages in a sexual relationship with a woman under the age of 16 with or without her consent, or as a case where a man engages in nonconsensual sex with a woman over the age of 16 he is not married to, or obta
Two cases filed against Junayed Babunagari over Ctg violence
Junayed Babunagari. File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Police in Chattogram on Thursday filed two cases against Hefajat-e-Islam s Chief and current Convener of the new committee Junayed Babunagari in connection with the recent violence in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram during the recent visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.
Police filed the cases accusing Babunagari and other top Hefajat, BNP and Jamaat leaders at the Hathazari Police Station according to police sources, reports our Chattogram correspondent.
The news of the cases became public today.
When asked about the delay in filing of the cases, Chattogram Superintendent of Police SM Rashidul Haque told The Daily Star, Police have taken time to verify the identity and addresses of the accused and later filed the cases.
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Published: 27 Apr 2021 12:35 AM BdST
Updated: 27 Apr 2021 12:35 AM BdST
Hifazat-e Islam leader Junaid Babubunagari has been named in two cases over violence during protests in Chattogram against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. );
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The police filed three cases over the incident, including the two against Babunagari, last Thursday but revealed the news on Monday after the organisation dissolved its central committee, of which Babunagari was the chief.
BNP leader Mir Helal Uddin was accused in the other case, said Zakir Hossain Khan, an additional deputy inspector general of police.
The police will follow the legal course in the cases, he said when asked what action the Hifazat and BNP leaders will face now.Chattogram Superintendent of Police SM Rashidul Haque also confirmed the filing of the cases, but officials at Hathazari Police Station remained mum.