Thursday 13th June 2013: Feb28 News Updates #Bangladesh #BanglaSpring #Feb28 #SaveBangladesh 1. 10.17am Dhaka US Secretary of State John Kerry’s planned tour to Dhaka has been cancelled, confirmed diplomatic sources Thursday, Dhaka Tribune reported. “A communication from the US side has conveyed that Kerry is not coming to Dhaka on June 25,” said a diplomat. When asked why the trip has been cancelled, he declined making any comment. natunbarta/english/national/2013/06/14/5185 2. Barisal Opposition BNP demanded army deployment in upcoming Barisal City Corporation (BCC) election following BNP backed mayoral candidate’s aide sustained bullet injuries in police firing. Member of the parliament Mazibur Rahman Sarwar said, “It’s not possible to hold a fair election with arranged administration.” bdinn/news/bcc-polls-bnp-demands-army-deployment/ 3. Dhaka Bangladesh in their latest move to curb terrorism, has passed the Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill-2013. The amended Act will allow the court to accept videos, still photo and audio clips from social media on internet as evidence. As per the law, police will now be able to instantly start investigation into incidents and file a case against anyone for crimes committed under the law. Later the court can award someone a 14-year jail if found guilty. bdinn/news/14yr-jail-for-crimes-be-careful-on-fb-twitter-blogs/ 4. Midnight Dhaka Police held 21 suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, including teachers and students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), from a residential hotel in Dhaka’s Gulistan Thursday midnight. natunbarta/english/national/2013/06/14/5195 5. 12.30pm Dhaka Police detained six alleged drug peddlers by conducting drives in different areas of Dhaka Thursday night. natunbarta/english/national/2013/06/14/5202
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