REPORT IN Dhaka Tribune, May 2, 2023
Law Minister Anisul Huq said that there is no law to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment.
He said this at an exchange meeting with primary school teachers at Sirajul Haque School and College in Brahmanbaria on Monday afternoon.
The minister said: “Khaleda became sick during the time of Covid so she was permitted to stay at home under two conditions. Doctors in Bangladesh have cured her a lot. She recently went to the hospital again regular check-up. Khaleda Zia is healthy now.”
“Khaleda Zia was not released for BNP’s agitation. She has been exempted by the generosity of the prime minister. Khaleda Zia will have to get treatment in Bangladesh,” he added. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2023/05/01/minister-khaleda-zia-will-have-to-get-treatment-in-bangladesh
Dhaka University bars Prof Imtiaz from all academic activities
report in Dhaka Tribune, May 2, 2023
The Dhaka University authorities on Sunday barred Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, former director of Centre for Genocide Studies, from engaging in any academic activities of the university for allegedly distorting the country’s history and defaming Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The decision was made at a meeting of the university’s syndicate presided over by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, said a press release issued by the public relations office of the university.
According to the press release, the book titled “Historicising 1971 Genocide: State versus Person (UPL.2009)” by Imtiaz Ahmed defamed the Father of the Nation and distorted the history of the Liberation War.
The syndicate called on Imtiaz and publisher UPL to immediately withdraw the book, published in 2009.
The syndicate also requested the government to take legal action against those who insult Bangabandhu and are involved in distorting the history of the Liberation War, the press release added.
Earlier, the Dhaka University authorities had relieved Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, a retired professor of the Department of International Relations, from the post of director of the Centre for Genocide Studies of DU.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2023/05/01/dhaka-university-bars-professor-imtiaz-from-all-academic-activities
