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Saturday, January 19, 2008

[ALOCHONA] Are these Universities of D.(Dhaka) and R.( Rajshah)i or Universities of Destruction and Rogues?

 
 
Subject: Are these Universities of D.(Dhaka) and R.( Rajshahi) or Universities of Destruction and Rogues?

Dear Bangladeshi and all,
 
We used to consider our university campuses were prestigious and place of learning but now those have turned into center of D.(Destruction) and R. (Rogues). Teachers and Students of those institutions think: they are special and above law! Please read the --"All are equal before the law"  - Article 7 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights of United Nations and extracts from the newspaper related to the case from Dhaka and make your knowledgeable and fair judgment.
 
Regards.
Yours sincerely
Golam F. Akhter
Bangladesh-USA Human Rights Coalition
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Article 7.

    All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

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Points to Ponder from news:
  1. Dhaka University (DU) teachers and 15 students (Arrested) for violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) at TSC
  2. He (Investigating Officer) recorded statements of eyewitnesses and obtained two video tapes of private TV channel ntv's coverage and a video CD of ATN Bangla's coverage. He also collected treatment certificates of policemen who were injured during the violence, he said.
  3. Prof Anwar broke down in tears as he denied any involvement in any movement against the government. He said that he and his colleagues were found at the place of occurrence while they were trying to help the students injured during a scuffle between an army man and a student at the DU playground ( not at TSC) on August 20 last year (Last year he did some good so it excuses his alleged violation of law now)


THE DAILY STAR
 
January 19, 2008
 
Published On: 2008-01-18
Front Page
DU Violence
Verdict in case against teachers, students Jan 21
Court Correspondent

The verdict of the case against four Dhaka University (DU) teachers and 15 students for violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) at TSC, Institute of Fine Arts and Nilkhet Police Camp in August last year will be pronounced on January 21.Meanwhile, the hearing on arguments of the second case against the same accused for breaching the EPR on the DU campus will be held the same day. The prosecution appealed to the courts for delivering verdict of the cases quickly considering those as of state importance. After completion of arguments from both the prosecution and the defence, Metropolitan Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui set the date for delivering verdict of the case. During the arguments, defence lawyers of the four detained DU teachers and a student told the court that the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against their clients in the first information report (FIR), the charge sheet and statements of the witnesses.

The court had recorded statements of 16 prosecution witnesses including the complainant and investigation officer (IO) of the case. The defence lawyers said although the names of their clients were not included in the FIR, the IO included their names in the charge sheet to harass them.  Moreover, the witnesses who had given statements during trial could not identify any of the detained four teachers and the student. The lawyers said the prosecution did not produce any independent witnesses and the witnesses who appeared before the court were influenced by the law enforcement agencies.  On the other hand, the prosecution told the court that the charges brought against the accused were proved beyond doubt.

The accused are Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) President Prof Sadrul Amin, General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain, Science Faculty Dean Prof Harun-ar-Rashid, Applied Physics Department Chairman Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik and a student Moniruzzaman Sardar. Meanwhile, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Golam Rabbani fixed January 21 for the hearing on arguments from the prosecution and the defence of another case against the same accused. Earlier, the court had recorded statements of 12 prosecution witnesses including complainant and the IO of the case. The cases were filed against 5,000 to 6,000 unnamed DU students and teachers along with outsiders. However, the police pressed charges against only four DU teachers and 15 students on September 9.  Advocate Syed Rezaur Rahman, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Abdul Mannan Khan, Shafiul Basar Bhandari and Mosleuddin Jasim defended the accused in both the cases.
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January 19, 2008
Published On: 2008-01-15
Front Page
DU violence probing officer says teachers' link proven
Court Correspondent

An investigation officer (IO) of a case, filed in connection with the August violence on Dhaka University (DU) campus, told a Dhaka court yesterday that he submitted the charge sheet against four DU teachers and 15 students as the charges brought against them were primarily proved during investigation. Sub-inspector (SI) Babul Bhuiyan of Shahbagh Police Station, the IO, gave his statement in the case filed in connection with violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) in August. Metropolitan Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui recorded the witness's statement and set today for the next hearing. Defence lawyers will cross-examine Babul today. Four teachers and a student are now in jail custody in this connection. In his statement, Babul said he went to the spot, made a sketch map and obtained pieces of evidence from there.

He was put in charge of the investigation on August 23 after the case was filed against DU teachers and students. Following the filing of the case, two teachers and several students were arrested, Babul added in his statement. He recorded statements of eyewitnesses and obtained two video tapes of private TV channel ntv's coverage and a video CD of ATN Bangla's coverage. He also collected treatment certificates of policemen who were injured during the violence, he said.

The four teachers and a student, who are in jail custody now, were produced before the court yesterday. The magistrate, ignoring the usual procedure, allowed them to sit down during the hearing.  The accused teachers are Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) President Prof Sadrul Amin, General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain, Science Faculty Dean Prof Harun-ar-Rashid, and Applied Physics Department Chairman Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik.

Meanwhile, defence lawyers yesterday continued cross-examining the IO Sirajul Islam of another case filed against the same accused.  The cases were filed against 5,000 to 6,000 unnamed students and teachers of Dhaka University and outsiders on August 22 in connection with violating the EPR, vandalising public and private properties, obstructing police performing their duty and assaulting law enforcers on the campus and its adjoining areas. The police pressed charges against only four teachers and 15 students on September 9 in connection with instigating the violence on campus and in Shahbagh area on August 21 and 22. Advocates Syed Rezaur Rahman, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Abdul Mannan Khan and Mosleuddin Jasim defended the accused.  Former Duta leader AAMS Arefin Siddique and several teachers and relatives of the detained teachers were present at the court during yesterday's hearing.
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January 19, 2008
 
Published On: 2008-01-17
Front Page
EPR Breaking Case
DU teachers, student plead not guilty
Court correspondent

Detained Dhaka University (DU) teachers and a student pleaded not guilty before a Dhaka court yesterday and said that charges brought against them for breaking Emergency Power Rules (EPR) on DU campus were false, fabricated and concocted.  Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Golam Rabbani read out the charges extracted from the statements of 12 prosecution witnesses taken during the trial of the case. Meanwhile, in a second case brought against the same, also for breaking EPR in a second place of occurrence, another court completed recording statements of 16 witnesses including the investigating officer (IO) of the case.  The accused are Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) President Prof Sadrul Amin, General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain, Science Faculty Dean Prof Harun-ar-Rashid, Applied Physics Department Chairman Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik and a student Moniruzzaman Sardar.

In the first case, after completion of self-defence of the accused, the magistrate fixed today as the date for hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and the defence.  Reading out from his 10-page written statement, Prof Anwar broke down in tears as he denied any involvement in any movement against the government. He said that he and his colleagues were found at the place of occurrence while they were trying to help the students injured during a scuffle between an army man and a student at the DU playground on August 20 last year.  Prof Harun in his statement said that no proof had been found against him or his colleagues from the witnesses' statements before the court taken on different dates in connection with the case. Prof Amin, Prof Neem and Monir also pleaded not guilty and demanded justice from the court.

In the second case in another court, defence lawyers completed cross-examining the IO of the case, Sub-inspector (SI) Babul Bhuiyan. The court also recorded statements of 15 prosecution witnesses including the complainant of the case.  The Metropolitan Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui then fixed today for recording the testimony of the accused in custody. The cases were filed against 5,000 to 6,000 unnamed students and teachers of Dhaka University and outsiders. The police pressed charges against only four teachers and 15 students on September 9. Of them four teachers and a student are in jail custody now. Advocates Syed Rezaur Rahman, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Abdul Mannan Khan, Shafiul Basar Bhandari and Mosleuddin Jasim defended the accused in both cases.
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January 19, 2008
 
Published On: 2008-01-16
Front Page
DU violence
Court completes taking statement of witnesses in one case
Court Correspondent

A Dhaka court yesterday finished recording the depositions of witnesses in one of the two cases filed against four teachers and 15 students of Dhaka University (DU) in connection with violating Emergency Power Rules (EPR) on August last year. After the defence lawyers completed cross-examining investigation officer (IO) of the case Sub-inspector (SI) Sirajul Islam, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Golam Rabbani fixed today for recording the testimony of the accused, five of whom are now in jail. The court also set today for the closing arguments of the case. Earlier, the court recorded statements of 15 prosecution witnesses including the complainant of the case.  Another Dhaka court fixed today for the cross-examination of IO Babul Bhuiyan in another case filed against the same accused. The accused four teachers and a student were produced before the court yesterday for the hearing. The magistrate allowed them to sit down during the proceedings.  The accused teachers are Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) President Prof Sadrul Amin, General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain, Science Faculty Dean Prof Harun-ar-Rashid, and Applied Physics Department Chairman Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik. The cases were filed against 5,000 to 6,000 unnamed students and teachers of Dhaka University and outsiders on August 22 in connection with violating the EPR, vandalising public and private properties, obstructing police performing their duties and assaulting law enforcers on the campus and its adjoining areas. The police pressed charges against only four teachers and 15 students on September 9 in connection with instigating the violence on campus and in Shahbagh area on August 21 and 22. Advocates Syed Rezaur Rahman, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Abdul Mannan Khan and Mosleuddin Jasim defended the accused.
 

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