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The victim and local people told reporters she made the attempt to commit suicide at Kandi village in Kotalipara Upazila after three stalkers stripped her naked and took video footage of it. Lying on a hospital bed, the victim narrated the nefarious incident to the journalists. She said she was taking preparation for the examination sitting on the corridor of their house on Sunday night (February 5) when her parents were asleep. As she was going to the washroom away from the house, three identified stalkers of the area –swooped on her, gagged her and took her to the washroom. Later, the trio stripped her naked, took a video footage of the incident and threatened to upload the video clip on the social media if she discloses the incident, she said. Following the incident, the girl took poison in a bid to take her own life. After noticing the incident, family members took her to Kotalipara Upazila Health Complex and then shifted her to Gopalganj General Hospital. She was now undergoing treatment at the upazila hospital and her condition was improving. The victim claimed that one of the stalkers used to harass her on her way to and from school as she turned down his love proposal. The victim's father said, "My daughter couldn't appear in the SSC examination as she is now lying in hospital bed. The stalkers threatened to kill us if we disclose the matter. I'm afraid of filing a case in this regard." Officer-in-charge of Kotalipara police station M Mustafizur Rahman said they will take legal action against the miscreants once the family lodges a case. – source UNB and a private television station  ....

Published at: 2017-02-11 00:00:06

Local foreign exchange market continued to face upward shifts in exchange rates in the week ended Thursday. The exchange rate of the dollar is now BDT 79.20 in the inter-bank market. Bangladesh Bank continued to buy dollars from the market. The average daily inter-bank USDBDT transaction volume was about USD 50.16 million against USD 53.48 million of the preceding week.   Most of the banks kept their USD/BDT rates unchanged for customers the week. The USD/BDT selling rates for importers of major foreign and private banks was at Tk 79.30-80.35, while USD buying rates from exporters were at 78.30-79.35. For non- commercial payments such as telegraphic transfer as donations, wage earners remittance, dollar drafts etc, the average T.T buying rate was in the range of Tk 77.20-78.95 while average T.T selling rate was at Tk 80.01 on the last working day. USDBDT swap market in this week was active. The daily average volume of swap transaction was around USD 45.5 million, according to the weekly analysis of Commercial Bank of Ceylon. -rmc//  ....

Published at: 2017-02-11 00:00:06

At least 10 people, including a local journalist, were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League in Sadarpur upazila on Thursday morning, reports UNB. Witnesses said Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury MP and Sadarpur Upazila Parishad Chairman Kazi Shafiqur Rahman had a brawl during the upazila coordination meeting at the upazila parishad conference room around 10:00am. Later, their supporters engaged in a clash when a chase and counter-chase took place, leaving at least 10 people, including local correspondent of the Dainik Amar Sangbad Tofazzal Hossain Titu, injured. The injured journalist was first taken to Sadarpur Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital for better treatment. Officer-in-charge of Sadarpur Police Station Harun-or-Rashid said they brought the situation under control. Meanwhile, the local administration imposed Section-144 in Sadar union of the upazila to fend off further trouble, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rokhsana Rahman.....

Published at: 2017-02-10 00:00:04

A person was killed and 40 people were injured in a clash between two groups at Shildai village of Brahmanpara upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as M Mofizul Islam, 55, of the village, reports UNB. Locals said US expatriate Samsu Miah and Mofizul had long been at loggerheads. As a sequel of the enmity, the both groups engaged in a clash when a chase and counter-chase took place that left around 41 people injured. Around 50 houses were also vandalised during the melee. The injured were taken to the upazila health complex where doctors declared Mofizul dead.....

Published at: 2017-02-10 00:00:04

President Donald Trump suffered a legal blow on Thursday when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his executive order temporarily banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Trump administration failed to offer any evidence that national security concerns justified immediately restoring the ban, which he launched two weeks ago, reports Reuters. Shortly after the court issued its 29-page ruling, Trump tweeted: "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!" He told reporters his administration ultimately would win the case and dismissed the ruling as "political." The 9th Circuit ruling, upholding last Friday's decision by US District Judge James Robart to suspend the order, does not resolve the lawsuit. It relates only to whether to lift an emergency halt to Trump's order put in place by a lower court. Trump, a Republican who took office on Jan 20, faces long odds in getting the ban restored while litigation over his executive order proceeds. To ultimately win, the Justice Department will have to present evidence that people from those countries represent a domestic threat, legal experts said. In its ruling on Thursday, the 9th Circuit said the government had so far failed to show that any person from the seven countries had perpetrated a terrorist attack in the United States. Trump's Jan 27 order, the most divisive action of his young presidency, sparked protests and chaos at US and overseas airports on the weekend after it was issued. It was challenged by the states of Washington and Minnesota, which argued it violated constitutional protections against religious discrimination. The Justice Department, which spoke for the administration at oral argument on Tuesday, said it was reviewing Thursday's decision and considering its options. Asked about Trump's tweet, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said: "We have seen him in court twice, and we're two for two." Trump says his executive order aims to head off attacks by Islamist militants. He has voiced frustration at the legal challenge to his order, calling Robart a "so-called judge" whose "ridiculous" opinion "essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country." The 9th Circuit judges said more legal arguments would be needed to decide the actual fate of Trump's order. While the court said it could not decide whether the order discriminated against a particular religion until the case had been “fully briefed," it added that the states had presented evidence of “numerous statements” by the president “about his intent to implement a ‘Muslim ban.’” The administration argued that the courts do not have access to the same classified information about threats to the country that the president does. The judges countered that “courts regularly receive classified information under seal.” The three judges said the states had shown that even temporary reinstatement of the ban would cause harm. FINAL OUTCOME 'NOT CERTAIN' Curbing entry to the United States as a national security measure was a central premise of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, originally proposed as a temporary ban on all Muslims. US presidents have in the past claimed sweeping powers to fight terrorism, but the 9th Circuit on Thursday wrote that courts have the authority to review whether the president violated the Constitution. Two of the three 9th Circuit judges were appointees of former Democratic Presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, and one was appointed by former Republican President George W Bush. The government has 14 days to ask the 9th Circuit to have a larger panel of judges review the decision "en banc," or appeal directly to the US Supreme Court, which will likely determine the case's final outcome. But it would need five of the eight justices to vote in favor of suspending the travel ban during litigation. That is likely to be a tall order as the court is evenly divided 4-4 between liberals and conservatives, meaning the administration would need to win over at least one of the liberal justices. Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told Fox News: "It's an interim ruling and we're fully confident that now that we will get our day in court and have an opportunity to argue this on the merits we will prevail." Asked if the administration would go to the Supreme Court, she said: “I can't comment on that. ... He will be conferring with the lawyers and make that decision.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, said Trump's policies "still pose a threat to communities of color, religious minorities, women, and others." Democrats, the minority party in Congress, celebrated. "This Administration’s recklessness has already done significant harm to families, and undermined our fight against terror," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said in an emailed statement. But Tom Fitton from the conservative group Judicial Watch said on Twitter: "The Ninth Circuit ruling is a dangerous example of judicial overreach."  ....

Published at: 2017-02-10 00:00:04