Son trashes Mujahid's mercy plea move

Arifur Rahman Rabbi

Ali Ahmed Mabrur, son of war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid, has termed the wide-spread news of filing mercy plea by his father to the president bogus.
“My father (Mujahid) cannot take decision of placing mercy plea to the president without consultation with us and our lawyers. The news which is being circulated in the media quoting the jail authorities is wholly bogus,” Mabrur told the Dhaka Tribune on Saturday afternoon.
Read more: Family: Let lawyers meet Mujahid
On the other hand, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told journalists around 2:10pm he heard it from the reporters but he was yet to receive documents regarding the news.
Some media quoting the jail authorities, claimed that death-row convicts BNP senior leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mujahid sought mercy from the president.

Salauddin's family wants to meet president

Mohammad Al Masum Molla

The family members of death row war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury have expressed wish to meet the president on Saturday.
BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy made the disclosure in a press conference at BNP chairperson's Gulshan political office on Saturday.
Claiming that the trial procedure in Salauddin's war crimes case was faulty, he said: "Salauddin's family members want to meet the president with all related documents."  
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'FB users in alternative way under scanner'

Tribune Online Report

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim has said the Facebook users, who are using the popular social networking site in alternative way despite the restriction, have been brought under monitoring scanner.
“The government has blocked Facebook and online messaging services WhatsApp and Viber until further notice on security grounds. The state authorities have been monitoring the people who are using those in alternative way,” said Tarana.
Read more: Social networking platforms blocked
The state minister made the statement as the chief guest in a roundtable on mobile handset and security” hosted by Telecom Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB) in Westin Hotel of the capital on Saturday morning.
Tarana continued: “The task of monitoring becomes easy due to low traffic. As a result, we have been easily informed the users' activities and that is why we are running monitoring through keeping some apps and the Facebook blocked.”
She urged upon the countrymen to tolerate the temporary suffering for the sake of the country while the move would ensure long-term security.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Dr Shahjahan Mahmud attended the programme as special guest.