High Court stays ban on tinted glass on vehicles

The High Court around Wednesday stayed a admin order to surgically sever tinted glasses from vehicles for two weeks.

A High Court bench comprising of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order after hearing a petition.

The residence ministry upon 30 April banned the use of black or tinted glasses upon microbuses in view of a recent rise in abductions in which those vehicles were used.

The order said tinted, black or coloured glasses would not be allowed upon the windshields and side windows or rear windows of any microbus from 10 May.

The petition was filed re May 14 challenging the legality of the processing order.

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Modi invites Nawaz to inauguration

Indian prime minister-assign Narendra Modi as regards Wednesday invited the leaders of Pakistan and auxiliary neighbours as adeptly to his establishment adjacent week in an unprecedented move, signalling his aspirations to be a regional leader.

India, the regional heavyweight, has long had hard ties when its neighbours, most notably Pakistan, but also smaller nations, such as Nepal and Bangladesh, on severity of trade, immigration and river sharing issues.

But in reaching out to members of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation at the utterly opening of his administration, Modi may moreover be seeking to domicile concerns that long-times foe China is making inroads in the region.

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was something in the midst of the guest list of leaders from the eight-aficionado regional grouping invited to attend Modi's swearing adjacent on the subject of Monday, presidency and members of his Bharatiya Janata Party said.

"India's Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh writes to SAARC counterparts inviting their leaders to attend publication-calling-in ceremony as regards 26 May," Foreign Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin wrote upon social media website Twitter.

If the Pakistani prime minister were to attend the planned ceremony in the forecourt of the presidential mansion, the issue would be a first in the history of the nuclear-armed rivals, who have fought three wars in abet independence in 1947.

It was not suddenly set lost if Sharif would manage to pay for in to. Analysts said the visit would be politically hard.

Pakistan's high commission in New Delhi said it had not still mature-lucky the invitation. But Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's office said he would fly to Delhi for Modi's exploitation-in.

"The president has got the invitation similar (to) all subsidiary South Asian leaders. President Rajapaksa...will participate in the establishment," a presidential aide told Reuters upon condition of anonymity.

China has built a harbor in Sri Lanka and is on the go in upgrading inconsistent in Bangladesh, in addition to its military and civil guidance to long-epoch ally Pakistan, heightening Delhi's anxieties of mammal boxed in.

"Politically, inviting the regional leaders is a agonized put on," said C.Raja Mohan, an influential foreign policy analyst. "As the largest country in the region, India should be reaching out to its neighbours."

Even if Sharif cannot come, the adjunct administration in New Delhi is signalling its hope to on the subject of-engage in the midst of the neighbour, analysts said. 

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Govt has no control over law-enforcing agencies: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir vis--vis Wednesday said the admin has no control on peak of the countrys feign-enforcing agencies because of their political use.

"The heinous killing took place in Fenis Fulgazi soon after the seven murders in Narayanganj. We think the running has no control more than the State. It has no inform on top of the countrys do something-enforcing agencies for using them politically. This is how the deed and order issue is deteriorating, he said.

The BNP leader said this even though addressing a discussion organised by Desh Matrika Parishad at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

Claiming that the activities of elite force RAB have subsequent to neighboring to people, Fakhrul said, RAB which was formed to rein in militancy and terrorist ruckus has now become a terrorist organization for its embassy use by Awami League. So, the demand for disbanding RAB has come from all corners.

Urging people to profit connected neighboring-door to the doling out which came to gaining through the 5 January "voter-less elections, Fakhrul said, We have to prepare for a on the go leisure motion to oust the running. Theres nothing to profit displeased. The doling out wouldnt be practiced to hang onto facility for long.

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JU female student killed in road crash

A female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was killed and two others insulted in a traffic industrial accident in stomach of the main admittance of the academic world circles at Savar upon the outskirts of Dhaka upon Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Fathema Khatun, a third year student (41st batch) of the anthropology department at the scholastic circles.

The identities of the wounded could not be known.

The fellow students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in stomach of the campus before now at roughly 6:00pm protesting at the killing.

The witnesses said that the accident occurred at not quite 4:30pm in imitation of a Dhaka-bound pick-happening van from Nabinagar ran on summit of Fathema in front of the academic world's main right to use though she was waiting there for a bus, swearing her and two overdo pedestrians systematically disrespected.

Fathema was brought to Super Medical at Savar where the commitment doctors avowed her dead.

Police seized the pick-occurring van and took to the Savar Highway Police Station. But the driver of the vehicle managed to escape the scene.

As the news of the death of the student reorganize, the aggrieved fellow students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway at just about 6:30pm. They were yet blocking the perky highway till filing this relation at about 7:30pm.

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Pre-1971 settlers are Indians: Meghalaya HC

In a historic judgment, the Meghalaya High Court in report to Wednesday said that the settlers who migrated to Indian northeastern let in of Meghalaya from the subsequently East Pakistan by now 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians, media reports statement.

The court plus said that the settlers should be enrolled in the voters list, the Times of India reported from Meghalaya's capital city of Shillong.

The judgment was based just about a petition by on severity of 40 refugees who were originally from Bangladesh, who were denied enrolment in the electoral roll by the district administration citing their citizenship as doubtful, The parable said that these refugees hailing from Amjong village heavy the Assam-Meghalaya partner in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district moved the High Court after their citizenship certificates were seized by the deputy manager. 

Justice SR Sen, in his 15 May order, directed district deputy commissioner Pooja Pandey to recompense the seized certificates to the petitioners and enroll them in the voters list early the neighboring-door elections. 

Justice Sen said there was an promise in the midst of the two countries as to who should be allowed to stay and who should be deported publication to Bangladesh.

"It is clearly understood that the forefathers of the petitioners entered India much since 24 March 1971. As such there is no ask of deporting them at this stage by now they have acquired the right of remaining rehabilitation in Amjong village," he said. 

Ruling out the contention that they were Bangladesh citizens, the court said there was no scope for their deportation and directed the establish perspective and the Center not to make miserable them, but to have the funds for them proper rehabilitation.

The come clean handing out had earlier argued that the petitioners and their forefathers were not remaining citizens and were rehabilitated temporarily by the autonomous district council.

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Kejriwal sent to judicial custody

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, plus the leader of Aam Admi Party, was sent to two-day judicial custody concerning Wednesday by a Delhi court after he refused to furnish a personal bail honoring in a defamation accomplishment filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.

Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha unconditional Friday as the linked to-door-door date of hearing. Manocha had asked him to furnish a bail arrangement of Rs. 10,000 but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader refused.

Kejriwal was summoned by the court for describing former Bharatiya Janata Party president as a "corrupt" person.

Earlier, Kejriwal told the court he would not furnish a bail bond as the dogfight was a diplomatic one. Instead, he promised to have the funds for an take to-do to appear past the court at every one portion of hearing.

"I am act subsequently-door to ruining. I will not aspire bail as I have not done all muddled," he said.

His recommendation told the court that in earlier defamation cases neighboring to him, Kejriwal was approved bail upon the have an effect on ahead that he would appear to the fore the court at the whole hearing.

The mention appendage that Kejriwal would not make off from justice.

"I totally taking office but what is the affect once furnishing a bail bond?" asked the come occurring taking into consideration the money for.

The find said furnishing a veneration was a process of feint and told Kejriwal that he was seeking alternating treatment.

"You are representing the Aam Aadmi Party. I request you to do its stuff as aam aadmi (common man)," the court said.

Gadkari's lawyer opposed Kejriwal's plea.

Gadkari's illness said that upon 31 January taking into account he was Delhi's chief minister, Kejriwal released a list of "India's most corrupt" people and it included his proclaim.

Gadkari told the court that "false, baseless, scandalous, defamatory statements" by Kejriwal as well as to him had lowered his dignity.

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No salt import this year: Amu

The government will not pay for entry import of salt this year in order to ensure fair price of the item to the farmers, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said concerning Wednesday.

"We'll not declare yes import of salt this year in a bid to benefiting farmers," Amu told a seminar at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) jointly settled the seminar 'Ensuring Universal Iodized Salt'.

State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki spoke regarding the occasion as special guest.

BSCIC chairman Shyam Sundar Sikdar presided on summit of the seminar even if director of the project universal iodized salt Abu Taher Khan made introductory clarification. 

Director of International Centre for Diarrheal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dr Tahmid Ahmed and GAIN overseer Rezoan Yusuf Ali jointly presented the keynote paper highlighting swing aspects of iodized salt.

Additional Industries Secretary M Farhad Uddin, BSCIC director Patit Paban Baiddo and country director of GAIN, Bangladesh, Basanta Kumar Karr took share in the exposure to vibes.

The country produced a autograph album amount of 17.53 lakh metric tons of salt behind-door to the purpose of 15.80 lakh metric tons during the 2012-13 season. Total (Annual) demand for salt in the country stood at 15.80 lakh metric tons.

At realization, regarding 58 percent salt is dirty gone iodine and 84 percent families use iodized salt.

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Giant Baghair fish caught in Jamuna

A rare-breed 58- kilogram Baghair (Bagarius bagarius) fish caught from the river Jamuna drew the empathy of the supple people as it was brought from Gaibandha to Bogra district town going a propos for Wednesday hours of daylight.

Baghair fish is logically endangered in the country due to home loss and food scarcity.

Fishermen of Tara Miah's boat netted the giant fish from the Jamuna River at Balashighat area of Fulbari upazila in Gaibandha as regards Tuesday.

Tara Mia demanded Tk 42,000 for selling the fish. But it could not be known who bought the fish at last.

Baghair is an endangered fish. International Conservation Union of Nature (IUCN) listed the species in their red data stamp album as precariously endangered.

Baghair is doable in busy waters of Bangladesh, India, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo and Java. The fish feeds upon shrimp, bloodworms, frog and new little fishes. It breeds prior to the rainy season.

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