Appellate Division (AD) challenging the bail. But AD rejected the petition of the Government and upheld the decision of HCD.  JAMAKON took action against sending Children to the Jail Mr. S. M. Rezaul Karim, Director and Law Adviser, BLAST, sent a letter to the Chairman, National Human Rights Commission which the commission received on 02/03/2015. In that letter, he told that, a news published in the Daily Star on 24th January 2015 drew attention of the BLAST. On the perspective of the news, BLAST, after communicating with BLAST Dinajpur unit, came to know that, on 24th January oneJahirul Islam was injured and his son Md. Sohagwas killed due to a clash between Bangali and indigenous people for land. A case was filed in the Parbotipur police station accusing 26 persons and arrested some persons. The Magistrate sent one accused named Entanius Tudu to Dinajpur jail. Entanius Tudu was an SSC examinee and a person under the age of 18. According to section 4 of the Children Act 2013, child means persons whose age is not above 18 years. And children cannot be detained in jail under that Act. Tudu was made free on bail for the attempt of BLAST local unit. BLAST applied to the Commission asking 40 JAMAKON the Commission to take immediate step to stop sending children to jail. The Commission told the Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to take suitable steps immediately to issue directions to all concerned authority to follow properly the Children Act 2013. Directions were issued by the Ministry on 30/03/2015.  JAMAKON ensured Freedom of Religion Mrinal Kanti Baul, a pastor of Tangail Evangelical Holiness Church, sent an e-mail to the Commission on 22/01/2015. He mentioned that, they bought a land at Bilbathuagani village in Tangail in 2013 to build a church. But local Chairman stopped their project. He forced them to worship in mosque and threatened of eviction from their village. He applied to many persons and offices of the administration, but in vain. The Commission ordered the Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs to take necessary steps. Later, a written compromise was reached between the local Chairman and the complainant in the presence of Ashrafuzzaman, SI, Tangail Police Station. Later, the complainant thanked the Commission and expected Commission’s assistance if any bar arises in future.

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