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
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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.