Students got back their certificates JAMAKON protected the right of a
through the intervention of Migrant worker
JAMAKON
Thirty-Four students of Bangladesh Textile
Engineering College (BTEC), Tangail
Session 2013-2014 lodged a complaint
with JAMAKON alleging that since they
were admitted to B.Sc. Textile Engineering
course in DUET, Gazipur. Therefore, they
wanted to cancel their BTEC admission and
get their certificates back from the BTEC
authority. However, BTEC authority had
not returned their certificates and marksheets. JAMAKON requested the Deputy
Commissioner, Tangail and the Registrar of
Dhaka University to take necessary steps.
The Register of Dhaka University informed
JAMAKON that on the basis of the letter of
JAMAKON, the DEAN’s Committee issued
an order to the concerned BTEC authority
to return the certificates and mark-sheet
of the said 34 students.
Police station registered case
of Nazrul Islam because of the
intervention of JAMAKON
Mr. S. Nazrul Islam, a human rights defender
of Sheloydoho, Kustia lodged a complaint
with JAMAKON alleging that some
criminal in his locality apprehended him
and threatened to murder him. In view of
the inaction of the local police, he lodged
a complaint with JAMAKON. JAMAKON
took the matter into its consideration and
asked the Officer in Charge of Kumarkhali
Thana to take necessary action. The
Officer in Charge of Kumarkhali Thana in
a subsequent correspondence informed
that they had made an entry of the matter
in their General Diary and the investigation
officer converted it into a non-FIR case
bearing no. 25/2014 dated- 11/08/2014
under section- 107/11. The case is now
pending before the Executive Magistrate
Court, Kumarkhali.
Mr. Mojammel Haque, lodge a complaint
alleging that he had been cheated and
harassed by a recruiting agent. The
recruiting agent sent the victim to Iraq
fraudulently, promising that he would
be employed there. However, having
failed to find any job in Iraq he came back
with the help of Bangladesh Embassy.
After receiving this complaint JAMAKON
forwarded it to the Ministry of Expatriates’
Welfare and Overseas Employment. The
said Ministry inquired into the matter and
cancelled the license of the recruiting
agent.
JAMAKON took steps
corporal punishment
against
BLAST lodged a complaint stating that a
student of class 5 of Keratul Kuran Cadet
Scheme Madrasa had been brutally
beaten by his teacher and was admitted
to Upazilla health complex for treatment.
JAMAKON asked UNO, Patharghata,
Barguna to look into the matters as well as
to take legal step against the teacher. The
UNO informed JAMAKON that the taka
5000.00 was realized from the teacher and
handed over to the student for treatment.
The teacher had also been suspended.
JAMAKON took action
torture in police custody
against
Mr. Md. Mansur Manur alleged that he was
taken to police custody although there
was no formal allegation against him.
In the police custody, he was tortured
physically. JAMAKON asked the concerned
authority to investigate into the matter
and take legal action against the alleged
police personnel if appropriate. JAMAKON
was informed that the principal accused,
SI Md. Jahangir had been suspended and
National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON)
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