Dhaka Tribune report,May 29, 2017 by Anwar Hussain in Chittagong & Manik Miazee in Dhaka Terming the re-installation of the statue of Lady Justice a matter of grave concern and disappointment, Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi has said they along with the masses were taken aback by the move. “Despite my long illness, I became happy and expressed gratitude when the statue of the Greek goddess was removed [from the Supreme Court premises]. However, only…
Posts published in May 2017
by Aasim Zafar Khan in The News, May 28, 2017 The author is a Lahore based journalist. In my neighbourhood live a few Chinese expatriates. Every evening, they like to go for a jog. Headphones inserted in their ears, they jog and walk around the neighbourhood with careless abandon. A few paces behind them, walks a policeman, with a gun slung on his shoulder. Wherever they go, he goes. Over the past few years, the…
Report in The Nation,May 27, 2017, 1:34 pm Web Desk: Quetta Police have failed to trace as yet the Chinese couple, wife and husband who were abducted from Jinnah Town of Quetta last Saturday. The police have claimed to expand the scope of investigation in the light of the statements of eye witnesses. According to the Police Geo fencing of the area is underway and will soon be completed, which will be helpful in investigation.…
By Jun Mai in South China Morning Post, May 28, 2017 Beijing’s new Communist Party boss is not afraid to be different. Unlike most officials, Cai Qi does not dye his hair to look younger. He’s also a fan of the US TV show House of Cards and is on the record as an avid user of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. In addition to personal style, Cai, 60, has political substance. He has rocketed up…
Report in The Daily Star, May 28, 2017 Dhaka: The statue of Lady Justice, which was taken down early Friday, was reinstalled last night in front of the Supreme Court’s annex building. The reinstallation work started around 7:00pm. Sculptor Mrinal Haque told The Daily Star that he considered the new home of the sculpture not a home at all since people would hardly notice it now. He said the previous location was the best place…
Report in The Daily Star, May 28, 2017 Counterterrorism officials claimed to have busted a bomb-making factory and two militant dens of militant outfit “Neo JMB” in Genda area of Savar on Friday night. Police found a “huge consignment” of bomb-making materials, splinters, seven grenades, four suicide vests and laptops at the hideouts. “Two militant families living in the dens managed to flee moments before our officials cordoned off the house at 7:00pm on Friday,”…
Report in The Daily Star, May 27, 2017 Ten eminent personalities of the country in a statement yesterday said the government “virtually surrendered to religious fundamentalist forces” through removing the Lady Justice’s statue from the Supreme Court premises. They demanded the government and the Supreme Court authorities immediately reinstall the statue. “We are aggrieved at the removal of the statue, the symbol of justice, from the premises of Bangladesh’s highest court and we are expressing…
by Usman Manzoor in The News, May 27, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan spent an extra Rs 10.387 billion for raising of Special Security Division of Chinese working on various projects in the country. This expenditure was not covered in the original budget of last fiscal year; therefore, the sum was charged upon from the supplementary grants. Not only this, an extra Rs5 billion was spent in lieu of security allowance. During the fiscal…
By Ashutosh Sarkar in The Daily Star, May 27, 2017 For the statue of Lady Justice, it was a brief stay on the Supreme Court premises. It was there for only five months. Soon after the statue was installed as a symbol of justice in December last year, several Islamist organisations, including Hefajat-e Islam, termed it “un-Islamic” and demanded its removal. A few days later, Hefajat submitted a memorandum to the SC to press home…
Report in The Daily Star, May 27, 2017 With the Lady Justice’s statue removed from the Supreme Court premises, Hefajat-e Islam and some other Islamist outfits yesterday demanded the authorities take down all other statues across the country. They thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for meeting their demand and warned the authorities not to set up any more statues. The Hefajat also claimed that the removal of the statue was the “primary victory of the…
By Wang Wenwen in Global Times, May 25, 2017 at 22:38 hrs A Chinese man and his wife who teach Chinese at a local language center were abducted from Quetta’s Jinnah Town, in Baluchistan Province in southwestern Pakistan Wednesday. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping yet. But it is worth noting that Islamic militants have often carried out abductions of foreigners on Pakistani soil, either for ransom or to get publicity for their…