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Police last night pressed charges of aiding abetting militants of Jama’atul Mujahidin, Bangladesh against former post and telecommunication minister Barrister Aminul Haque, ex-deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar Dulu, former lawmaker Nadim Mostafa in two cases.

Other 54 persons were also accused of torture and extortion in the charge sheets that were submitted at the third court of first class magistrate in Rajshahi. The court will record the charges later.

SI Mukhtar Hossain accused 27 persons including Aminul, Rajshahi district BNP general secretary Shis Mohammad in the case lodged by torture victim Fazlur Rahman with Bagmara police station (PS) on March 30. In this case, police dropped name of Bangla Bhai, as he was hanged.

Sub inspector (SI) Shakil Hossain accused 30 persons including Aminul, Dulu, and Nadim in another case filed by torture victim Ayub Ali Pramanik with same PS on April 1.

“As the charges are pressed, arrest of the former BNP stalwarts became matter of time”, said a senior police officials adding that police is now waiting for ‘green signal’ of government high ups. However, Dulu was taken on jail custody on February 20.

Police mentioned in both the charges that allegations in the cases were found to be true in investigation.

Fazlur Rahman, a poor farmer of Hasanpur village in Bagmara alleged that he was kidnapped, tortured and forced to pay ransom for getting release from the militants in April 2004.

He said in the case that the militants beat him hanging upside down with a tree.

He alleged, Barrister Aminul and Shis Mohammad held meetings with JMJB leaders before tortures.

Another plaintiff Ayub alleged that he was waylaid on way to crop-field in the morning of April 7 in 2004. Armed militants led by killer Mostak’s father Abdul Jalil Amin asked him for toll of Tk 1 lakh.

Ayub quoted Abdul Jalil Amin as telling him during torture, “Police are not sufficient to curb outlaws. We are set to eliminate the terrorists. We need money to function. Our leaders identified you as rich man. So, you will have to pay us toll”.

Jalil named Aminul, Dulu and Nadim as their leaders and talked to the ministers and lawmakers on phone for convincing him to pay, he alleged.

He was tortured until he was agreed to pay toll and provided Tk 80,000 after his release.

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070423/48574.htm

Agra to host Bangladesh, Pakistan, India peoples’ meet

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 04:00 PM IST

An organisation working towards ‘unification of the subcontinent’ and bringing the peoples of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan closer will meet in Agra in August to take forward the movement.
The Bangladesh-Pakistan-Bharat Peoples’ Forum, a leftist outfit, had held its last conference in November in Lucknow. It believes that the partition of the subcontinent was a ‘grave blunder’ and that there can be no peace in the subcontinent unless there is unification.
Forum national president Ram Kishore said Sunday evening that the ‘momentum for unification has to be maintained, rather stepped up to ensure peace and progress in the region which has seen many conflagrations in the past 60 years that have only helped the imperialist powers to entrench their tentacles’.
The Agra meet will be attended by members from the parallel organisations in the other two neighbouring countries.
Ram Kishore said the Lucknow declaration had demanded easing of the visa norms between the three countries, promotion of cultural and trade ties, opening up of communication facilities through reduction in tariff, academic collaboration and to significantly reduce budgetary allocations on defence.
‘Of late there have been some welcome shifts in perspectives and approaches of the various political parties in the subcontinent. This process of better understanding should be accelerated. Trade can be a major leveller, therefore business interests should be promoted,’ he said.
The forum wants the share markets of the three countries opened for cross border investors. It has also decided to jointly hold functions to mark the 250th year celebrations of the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757) along with the 1857 mutiny celebrations this year, Ram Kishore told IANS.
He warned of the increasing inroads corporate imperialism was making in all the three countries that were also facing grim challenges from fundamentalists. ‘Democracy and free society alone can address the twin problems of extremism and socio economic backwardness,’ he added.

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070423/48574.htm

Agra to host Bangladesh, Pakistan, India peoples’ meet

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 04:00 PM IST

An organisation working towards ‘unification of the subcontinent’ and bringing the peoples of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan closer will meet in Agra in August to take forward the movement.
The Bangladesh-Pakistan-Bharat Peoples’ Forum, a leftist outfit, had held its last conference in November in Lucknow. It believes that the partition of the subcontinent was a ‘grave blunder’ and that there can be no peace in the subcontinent unless there is unification.
Forum national president Ram Kishore said Sunday evening that the ‘momentum for unification has to be maintained, rather stepped up to ensure peace and progress in the region which has seen many conflagrations in the past 60 years that have only helped the imperialist powers to entrench their tentacles’.
The Agra meet will be attended by members from the parallel organisations in the other two neighbouring countries.
Ram Kishore said the Lucknow declaration had demanded easing of the visa norms between the three countries, promotion of cultural and trade ties, opening up of communication facilities through reduction in tariff, academic collaboration and to significantly reduce budgetary allocations on defence.
‘Of late there have been some welcome shifts in perspectives and approaches of the various political parties in the subcontinent. This process of better understanding should be accelerated. Trade can be a major leveller, therefore business interests should be promoted,’ he said.
The forum wants the share markets of the three countries opened for cross border investors. It has also decided to jointly hold functions to mark the 250th year celebrations of the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757) along with the 1857 mutiny celebrations this year, Ram Kishore told IANS.
He warned of the increasing inroads corporate imperialism was making in all the three countries that were also facing grim challenges from fundamentalists. ‘Democracy and free society alone can address the twin problems of extremism and socio economic backwardness,’ he added.

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070423/48574.htm

Agra to host Bangladesh, Pakistan, India peoples’ meet

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 04:00 PM IST

An organisation working towards ‘unification of the subcontinent’ and bringing the peoples of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan closer will meet in Agra in August to take forward the movement.
The Bangladesh-Pakistan-Bharat Peoples’ Forum, a leftist outfit, had held its last conference in November in Lucknow. It believes that the partition of the subcontinent was a ‘grave blunder’ and that there can be no peace in the subcontinent unless there is unification.
Forum national president Ram Kishore said Sunday evening that the ‘momentum for unification has to be maintained, rather stepped up to ensure peace and progress in the region which has seen many conflagrations in the past 60 years that have only helped the imperialist powers to entrench their tentacles’.
The Agra meet will be attended by members from the parallel organisations in the other two neighbouring countries.
Ram Kishore said the Lucknow declaration had demanded easing of the visa norms between the three countries, promotion of cultural and trade ties, opening up of communication facilities through reduction in tariff, academic collaboration and to significantly reduce budgetary allocations on defence.
‘Of late there have been some welcome shifts in perspectives and approaches of the various political parties in the subcontinent. This process of better understanding should be accelerated. Trade can be a major leveller, therefore business interests should be promoted,’ he said.
The forum wants the share markets of the three countries opened for cross border investors. It has also decided to jointly hold functions to mark the 250th year celebrations of the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757) along with the 1857 mutiny celebrations this year, Ram Kishore told IANS.
He warned of the increasing inroads corporate imperialism was making in all the three countries that were also facing grim challenges from fundamentalists. ‘Democracy and free society alone can address the twin problems of extremism and socio economic backwardness,’ he added.

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070423/48574.htm

Agra to host Bangladesh, Pakistan, India peoples’ meet

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 04:00 PM IST

An organisation working towards ‘unification of the subcontinent’ and bringing the peoples of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan closer will meet in Agra in August to take forward the movement.
The Bangladesh-Pakistan-Bharat Peoples’ Forum, a leftist outfit, had held its last conference in November in Lucknow. It believes that the partition of the subcontinent was a ‘grave blunder’ and that there can be no peace in the subcontinent unless there is unification.
Forum national president Ram Kishore said Sunday evening that the ‘momentum for unification has to be maintained, rather stepped up to ensure peace and progress in the region which has seen many conflagrations in the past 60 years that have only helped the imperialist powers to entrench their tentacles’.
The Agra meet will be attended by members from the parallel organisations in the other two neighbouring countries.
Ram Kishore said the Lucknow declaration had demanded easing of the visa norms between the three countries, promotion of cultural and trade ties, opening up of communication facilities through reduction in tariff, academic collaboration and to significantly reduce budgetary allocations on defence.
‘Of late there have been some welcome shifts in perspectives and approaches of the various political parties in the subcontinent. This process of better understanding should be accelerated. Trade can be a major leveller, therefore business interests should be promoted,’ he said.
The forum wants the share markets of the three countries opened for cross border investors. It has also decided to jointly hold functions to mark the 250th year celebrations of the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757) along with the 1857 mutiny celebrations this year, Ram Kishore told IANS.
He warned of the increasing inroads corporate imperialism was making in all the three countries that were also facing grim challenges from fundamentalists. ‘Democracy and free society alone can address the twin problems of extremism and socio economic backwardness,’ he added.

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070423/48574.htm

Agra to host Bangladesh, Pakistan, India peoples’ meet

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 04:00 PM IST

An organisation working towards ‘unification of the subcontinent’ and bringing the peoples of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan closer will meet in Agra in August to take forward the movement.
The Bangladesh-Pakistan-Bharat Peoples’ Forum, a leftist outfit, had held its last conference in November in Lucknow. It believes that the partition of the subcontinent was a ‘grave blunder’ and that there can be no peace in the subcontinent unless there is unification.
Forum national president Ram Kishore said Sunday evening that the ‘momentum for unification has to be maintained, rather stepped up to ensure peace and progress in the region which has seen many conflagrations in the past 60 years that have only helped the imperialist powers to entrench their tentacles’.
The Agra meet will be attended by members from the parallel organisations in the other two neighbouring countries.
Ram Kishore said the Lucknow declaration had demanded easing of the visa norms between the three countries, promotion of cultural and trade ties, opening up of communication facilities through reduction in tariff, academic collaboration and to significantly reduce budgetary allocations on defence.
‘Of late there have been some welcome shifts in perspectives and approaches of the various political parties in the subcontinent. This process of better understanding should be accelerated. Trade can be a major leveller, therefore business interests should be promoted,’ he said.
The forum wants the share markets of the three countries opened for cross border investors. It has also decided to jointly hold functions to mark the 250th year celebrations of the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757) along with the 1857 mutiny celebrations this year, Ram Kishore told IANS.
He warned of the increasing inroads corporate imperialism was making in all the three countries that were also facing grim challenges from fundamentalists. ‘Democracy and free society alone can address the twin problems of extremism and socio economic backwardness,’ he added.

http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/24/d70424011610.htm