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ZI Khan Panna
ZI Khan Panna is a Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activist. He is the chairman of Ain O Salish Kendra, a legal aid organisation in Bangladesh. Panna is a Trustee of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust. He is the chairman of the legal aid committee of Bangladesh Bar Council. Career In 2005, Panna filed a petition on behalf of the Bangladesh Bar Council asking the government to explain its failure to arrest those involved in bombing a court on 17 August. Panna challenged the indemnity ordinance for security officers involved in Operation Clean Heart in 2012 leading it to be revoked by Bangladesh High Court. In November 2014, he served legal notices to three ministers, Mosharraf Hossain, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, and Zahid Maleque, to resign as they were holding for profit offices while serving as ministers violating the constitution of Bangladesh. In 2015, he questioned the state of democracy in Bangladesh. In March 2018, Panna was attacked on the University of Dhaka c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain O Salish Kendra
The Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) ( bn, আইন ও সালিশ কেন্দ্র (আসক); Centre for Law and Mediation) is a non-government, a national legal aid and human rights organisation in Bangladesh. It is one of the leading human rights organizations of the country and is highly active in issues of legal and social support to the dis empowered, particularly women, working children and workers as well as exposing human rights abuses by Bangladeshi security forces. It consults with Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ... and with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The centre was established by prominent Bangladeshi lawyers and activists in 1986. Md Nur Khan acts as the executive director since August 2022. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Legal Aid And Services Trust
The Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust () is one of the largest legal aid organization in Bangladesh. The trust provides legal aid, a mediation center, legal advocacy, and files public interest legislation. The organization's headquarter is in Dhaka with 19 field offices. Sara Hossain is the Executive Director of the Trust. History Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust was established in 1993 following a conference of Bangladesh Bar Council in 1992. In 2003, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the Gram Sarker Act which was scrapped by the Caretaker Government in 2008. In 2011, Ain o Salish Kendra and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust were able to successfully petition the courts to ban corporal punishment in educational institutions in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust filed a public interest legislation along with Naripokkho, Manusher Jonno Foundation, and BRAC Human Rights and Legal A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Bar Council
Bangladesh Bar Council is a statutory autonomous body in Bangladesh, established under the Legal Practitioners and the Bar Council Order. It is the licensing and regulatory body for lawyers in Bangladesh. The bar council can establish tribunals to investigate and prosecute complaints against lawyers. In 2019 there were five such tribunals. A tribunal may reprimand or suspend a lawyer or remove them from practice. It dealt with 378 complaints from 2014 to 2018. Nine lawyers have lost their license permanently and 6 were suspended for a limited period of time. History The council was established in 1972 through the Legal Practitioners and the Bar Council Order. It has 15 members including the Attorney General of Bangladesh. It publishes a legal journal A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. A law review is a type of legal periodical. Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Clean Heart
Operation Clean Heart was an anti crime operation carried out by Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Police and Bangladesh Ansar members in Bangladesh. The operation was carried by the government of Bangladesh headed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Operation The operation took place from 16 October 2002 to 9 January 2003 led by Bangladesh Army. Brad Adams of Human Rights Watch criticised the shoot at sight order given by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ashraful Huda to the police during the operation phrase. More than 40, 000 security personnel participated in the operation. The security forces included 24,023 army personnel and 339 navy personnel along with personnel from Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar, and Bangladesh Rifles. The joint forces arrested 11,245 suspects during the course of the operation. It had seized 2,028 firearms and nearly 30,000 bullets. Hundreds were injured and 44 died in custody. Human Rights Watch had claime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ) is the supreme law of Bangladesh. The document provides the framework that demarcates the Bangladeshi republic with a unitary, parliamentary democracy, that enshrines fundamental human rights and freedoms, an independent judiciary, democratic local government and a national bureaucracy. The four fundamental principles of the Constitution are nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism. The Constitution endeavors to create a socialist society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, is secured for all its citizens. It commits Bangladesh to “contribute to international peace and co-operation in keeping with the progressive asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy In Bangladesh
Democracy in Bangladesh was first introduced when the British ruled South Asia from 1700 to 1947, where Bangladesh was among the first British colonies in the subcontinent. It was then where the Westminster style of democracy was introduced that was prevalent in Britain at the time. Since Bangladesh achieved its independence on 26 March 1971 from Pakistan, Bangladesh introduced parliamentary democracy into its political system; however, a military coup in 1975 halted the process. It was restored in 1991 through a constitutional amendment. History Bangladesh achieved sovereignty from Pakistan on 16 December, 1971, a country established with a democratic framework. After the partition of India, Bangladesh (then East Bengal) became a province of Pakistan. Early Pakistani Muslim League dominated politics failed to bring liberal democracy in the country. After the East Bengali legislative election, 1954, Awami Muslim League, formed a democratic government in East Pakistan. In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani Military dictatorship, military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, Bangladesh genocide. In response to the violence, members of the Mukti Bahini—a guerrilla resistance movement formed by Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians—launched a mass Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war against the Pakistani military, liberating numerous towns and cities in the initial months of the conflict. At first, the Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 residence as part of 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, a coup d'état. Minister of Commerce Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad immediately took control of the government and proclaimed himself president. The assassination marked the first direct military intervention in Bangladesh's civilian administration-centric politics. 15 August is National Mourning Day, an official national holiday. Background Mujib's presidency In the 1970 Pakistani general election, Sheikh Mujib's party, the Awami League (previously known as the Awami Muslim League), won the majority of the seats in the Pakistani National Assembly. They won 167 of the 169 seats in East Pakistan, which would later become Bangladesh after it seceded from West Pakistan. Despite Pakistan's mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indemnity Ordinance, 1975
The Indemnity Ordinance, 1975 was a controversial law enacted by the martial law regime of Bangladesh on 26 September 1975. It provided legal immunity to all persons involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was killed with most of his family on 15 August 1975. Immunity meant the assassins were immune from any legal action. The surviving family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were unable to file a murder case against the assassins due to this law. The ordinance was converted into an Act of Parliament by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 9 July 1979 through the Indemnity Act, 1979. When the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujib's surviving daughter Sheikh Hasina was elected to power in 1996, the law was repealed through the Indemnity (Repeal) Act, 1996. Provisions Published in an Extraordinary ''Bangladesh Gazette'', the main purpose of the ordinance was described as being:- to restrict the taking of any legal or other proceedings in respect of certain acts or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apan Jewellers
Apan Jewellers is a chain of gold and diamond jewelry stores based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the largest jewelry retailer in Bangladesh. History Apan Jewellers has seven branches located in Dhaka including Gulshan Thana, Uttara Thana, and Dhanmondi. Apan Real Estate Limited is the sister company of the jewelers. On 14 May 2017, the intelligence branch of Bangladesh Customs raided five branches of Apan Jewellers simultaneously in Dhaka and sealed one of them. They were being investigated for gold smuggling and tax evasion. In 2018, Dildar Ahmed Selim, the owner of Apan Jewellers, was granted bail by the High Court in a money laundering case filed by the National Board of Revenue The National Board of Revenue (NBR) ( bn, জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ড) is the Central Authority for Tax Administration in Bangladesh. It is a Statutory Authority attached with the Internal Resources Division of Ministry .... References Organisations based in Dhaka Retail c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami League
In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, was a front of six Muslim political parties in Uttar Pradesh, India * Awami Muslim League (Pakistan), a Pakistani political party * Awami National Party, a secular and leftist Pashtun nationalist political party in Pakistan *Bangladesh Awami League, often simply called the Awami League or AL, one of the two major political parties of Bangladesh *National Awami Party, progressive political party in East and West Pakistan *National Awami Party (Bhashani), split-off from National Awami Party in East Pakistan *National Awami Party (Wali), Wali Khan faction of the National Awami Party was formed after the 1967 split in the original National Awami Party *National Awami Party (Muzaffar) or Bangladesh National Awami Party, political party in Banglad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori Moni
Shamsunnahar Smrity (born 24 October 1992), known by her stage name Pori Moni, is a Bangladeshi film actress. Her notable works includes ''Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay'', ''Rokto'', and '' Swapnajaal''. She was listed in Forbes Asia’s "100 Digital Stars" magazine in December 2020. Early life Shamsunnahar Smrity was born on 24 October 1992, in the Satkhira District. After losing her parents in childhood, she grew up in her maternal grandparents' house in Pirojpur, where she earned her secondary and higher secondary school certificates. Career Moni's first film, ''Rana Plaza'', based on the Rana Plaza disaster, was denied certification by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board, who stated that it was a national disaster that people may misunderstand. Her second film ''Bhalobasha Shimaheen'' was released on 13 February 2015. She co-starred with Shakib Khan in ''Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay'' and '' Dhumketu''. Personal life Moni married her cousin Ismail Hossain in 2010 and divorced him in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
