Ex-Rab official held for robbery

The former commanding officer of Rab-7 was arrested at Moghbazar in the capital on May 03 for his alleged link with a Tk 2.07 crore robbery from a Chittagong shrine in November last year. Arrestee Lieutenant Colonel (sacked) Zulfiqar Ali Majumder was the commanding officer of Rab-7 when 20 to 30 people, including the Rab men in plain-clothes, looted a shrine at Talsara village of Anwara upazila in Chittagong on November 4 last year. Later, a robbery case was filed with Anwara Police Station against dozens of people including 10 Rab men following the incident. On April 30, Zulfiqar was sacked for his alleged involvement with the robbery.-The Daily Star online edition May 03 2012.

HC questions hartal legality

The High Court on May 2 issued a rule on the government, the leader of the opposition in parliament, general secretary of the ruling Awami League and secretary general of the opposition BNP to explain within three weeks why enforcing hartal during public examinations should not be declared illegal. It also asked the political leaders to explain why they should not be directed to refrain from doing so. The HC came up with the rule following a writ petition filed by Md Younus Ali Akond, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, challenging the legality of enforcing hartal during public examinations. The HC bench comprising Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim also requested 15 eminent lawyers to give their opinions as amicus curiae (friend of court) during the hearing of the rule.- The Daily Star May 3 2012.

HC summons Rajuk, BTCL bosses

The High Court (HC) on May 2 summoned the Rajuk chairman and the BTCL managing director to be present at the court on Mayl4 for not removing all the illegal structures on Gulshan Lake in the capital as per its earlier directive. Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha chairman and managing director of Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd would have to give their reasons before the court for failing to free the lake completely from encroach-

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