Child trafficking charge: warrant issued against former DIG, his wife
DHAKA: A special tribunal Thursday issued arrest warrant against former DIG Anisur Rahman and his wife in a much-talked-about child-trafficking case.
Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression passed the order after hearing of witness.
But Anisur Rahman and his wife Anwara Rahman remained fugitive at present.
Fourth Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression took the hearing of the last witness Waliul Islam and fixed the date of hearing on October 19 as accused Anis and his wife prayed for time who were physically absent from the court.
Earlier, the court sent the witness back regarding the prayer of seeking time of the accused.
According to the case filed in 2006, reports were published in different newspapers about the former DIG couple living in a house with 14 children and seven of them appeared to be of the same age between 18 and 24 months.
The couple claimed that they were the parents of the children and the seven were septuplet.
Advocate Alena Khan, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Society for Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR), filed a complaint under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with Badda police station accusing Anisur Rahman and his wife for children trafficking.
Humayan Kabir, Detective Branch of Police, submitted the final report before the court on December 10, 2006 and prayed for discharging the accused from the case.
But accuser Alena Khan filed the petition with the tribunal against the report of investigation officer.
According to the case, Mariam Najifa died under treatment and other six children are under the care of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA), at its shelter home named Proshanti at Agargaon in the capital.
“It took four years for the hearing of only two witnesses and in the meantime a child died on November 16,” said Alena Khan to Banglanews.
Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression passed the order after hearing of witness.
But Anisur Rahman and his wife Anwara Rahman remained fugitive at present.
Fourth Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression took the hearing of the last witness Waliul Islam and fixed the date of hearing on October 19 as accused Anis and his wife prayed for time who were physically absent from the court.
Earlier, the court sent the witness back regarding the prayer of seeking time of the accused.
According to the case filed in 2006, reports were published in different newspapers about the former DIG couple living in a house with 14 children and seven of them appeared to be of the same age between 18 and 24 months.
The couple claimed that they were the parents of the children and the seven were septuplet.
Advocate Alena Khan, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Society for Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR), filed a complaint under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with Badda police station accusing Anisur Rahman and his wife for children trafficking.
Humayan Kabir, Detective Branch of Police, submitted the final report before the court on December 10, 2006 and prayed for discharging the accused from the case.
But accuser Alena Khan filed the petition with the tribunal against the report of investigation officer.
According to the case, Mariam Najifa died under treatment and other six children are under the care of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA), at its shelter home named Proshanti at Agargaon in the capital.
“It took four years for the hearing of only two witnesses and in the meantime a child died on November 16,” said Alena Khan to Banglanews.
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