Now, the newly-appointed attorney general, AM Amin Uddin, said he will take initiative for hearing the appeals. I will inquire about the war-crime appeals pending with the Appellate Division. If they are ready for hearing, I will take an initiative in January for their hearing, he told this newspaper.
The last war-crime related appeal hearing took place at the Appellate Division of Supreme Court on December 3, 2019. Convicted war criminal Syed Mohammad Qaisar filed the appeal, challenging the death penalty handed to him by a war-crimes tribunal in 2014.
The Appellate Division has so far disposed of only nine such appeals, including the one Qaisar filed, in the last seven years.
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92pc ICU beds filled with corona patients at govt hospitals in Dhaka
Sun Online Desk
12th December, 2020 03:29:14
Ninety two percent of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in government dedicated corona hospitals in the capital are filled with corona patients, leaving no scope for new patients to get life supports.
There are only 113 ICU beds in eight out of 10 government hospitals in the capital.
Meanwhile, the total number of ICU beds in the nine private corona dedicated hospitals is 285.
According to the latest data from , 104 ICU beds out of 113 beds meaning 92 percent are now filled with corona patients, said health emergency and operations controll room under health ministry said.
Dhaka College student dies under train Star Online Report Star Online Report
A college student died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Dhaka s Moghbazar area this evening.
The victim was identified as Mesbah Uddin (25), a masters student of the Political Science Department at Dhaka College.
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Two motorcycle riders have died after a truck slammed into the two-wheeler in the capital s Khilkhet. );
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The dead have been identified as Azmin Khan, 25, and Amir Hossain Riaz, 20.
The incident occurred on the Kuril-Purbachal road, commonly known as 300 Feet Road, early Friday, according to police. After the accident, the victims, who suffered critical injuries, were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared them dead.
The victims were both residents of South Badda, with Riaz being an HSC student, according to Md Bachchu Mia, an inspector of DMCH s police outpost.
Police have seized the truck but the driver managed to escape, said Khilkhet Police OC Borhan Uddin.