Bangladesh lodged an amended submission on the limits of its outer continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal to the United Nations on Thursday. The Submission has formally been handed over by the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima to Dmitry Gonchar, the Acting Director of Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea (DOALOS). While handing over the Executive Summary of the Submission, Fatima expressed expectations that the amended submission would be included in the agenda of the Commission in its next session, said the Bangladesh Mission on Friday. She also highlighted that the determination of the outer continental shelf would enable Bangladesh to explore and utilise natural resources of the seabed and subsoil in those areas.  The original submission to the CLCS was made on February 25, 2011. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the maritime boundaries of Bangladesh with Myanmar and India were delimited in 2012 and 2014, through the international adjudication process. The amended submission has been made to reflect the successful outcomes of those international processes. As per rule, a sub-commission will subsequently be formed which will examine the information provided by Bangladesh and upon satisfaction, make necessary recommendations on the limits of Bangladesh’s outer continental shelf in the Bay. The amended submission has been prepared by an expert team led by the Maritime Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with support from local and international experts. Source: UNB AH

The court has fixed the date February 26 for submitting the investigation report in a corruption case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Earlier the date was fixed for submitting the investigation report in the case on Sunday (January 20). As the Investigation Officer did not submit the report then Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Bishwas fixed the next date. Mentionable, Bangladesh Nationalist Alliance (BNA) president Barrister Nazmul Huda filed the case with Shahbag police station on September 27 last year against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over allegation of claiming bribe worth 3 crore 25 lakh taka. AH    

The investigation report submission in connection with journalist couple Sagor-Runi murder case deferred for 59th time. The new date is fixed September 5 for submitting the probe report. July 17 was the date fixed for submitting the report. But Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mazharul Haque fixed the fresh date as Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) failed to submit the investigation report. With this the dates were fixed for 59th times in the last 6 years as law enforcing agency failed to submit the probe report in this connection. The number of accused in this case is eight including Runi’s said friend Tanvir Rahman. The other accused are- security guard of the house Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir, Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Mintu alias Barogira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Kamrul Hasan Arun, Palash Rudra Paul and Abu Sayeed. In the night of February 10, 2012, News Editor of Masranga Television- Sagor Sarwar and Senior Reporter of ATN Bangla- Meherun Runi were brutally murdered at their rented house at Paschim Rajabazar in the capital. After the incident Runi’s brother Nawsher Alam Roman filed a murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station. At first investigation began under Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station. After four days as a sensational case it was referred to Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police for investigation. After investigating for more than two months Detective Police failed to unearth the mystery. Later responsibility of investigation for the murder case was given to RAB following court order on April 18, 2014. AH