Police release list of top sex offenders

The world just got a lot smaller for 10 men the Massachusetts State Police call "the worst of the worst."

Recently, the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section compiled a brand new Top Ten list of Most Wanted Sex Offender Fugitives, and they gave Fox 25's Bob Ward a first look. The last time this happened, half of the Top Ten was found in a matter of days. There's no reason to think this won't happen again.

Much thought goes into compiling the list. After all, there are, sadly many convicted sex offenders the state is trying to find.

The men on this list are all classified as Level 3's: most at risk to re-offend. Every single one of them is required by law to regularly notify police of where they are living. These men have not; no one knows where they are. All of the men on the Top Ten have been convicted of sexually assaulting a child. This means any child who is near one of them right now is in danger. That's the reason the Mass. State Police want to get these guys off the street now.

When any fugitive hits the road, their world is a pretty big place. Let's hope that by putting these faces on Fox 25, we'll shrink that world down to the size of a jail cell.

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Ethics gone from politics: Speakers

Speakers at a memorial meeting Wednesday said ethics and sacrifices have become a thing of the past in the country's politics.
They told the meeting at Liberation War Museum in the city arranged for the third death anniversary of Saifuddin Ahmed Manik to be observed Thursday.
"He was a modest, friendly, and ever-smiling personality who treated his fellow leaders, colleagues, and subordinates with equal respect and affection," said Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed.
Workers' Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon, Mujahidul Islam Selim, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Sammilita Samajik Andolon (SSA) President Ajoy Roy, Gano Forum Presidium Member Pankaj Bhattacharya, and Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam, among others, also spoke.
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HC asks govt to stop new commercial works at Dhanmondi

High Court (HC) Wednesday directed the government not to allow any further commercial operation and institution within the city's Dhanmondi residential area for the next six months.
In response to a writ petition, the court also directed the government to submit a report within four weeks on what steps they took to remove illegal commercial institutions from the area since 1999.
The HC bench of Justice Mohammad Momtazuddin Ahmed and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore also issued a rule upon the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to evict the institutions.
Dhanmondi Residential Welfare Association President MA Masud and General Secretary MA Matin Chowdhury jointly filed the writ petition on Tuesday as public interest litigation.
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Charges Against Tarique: Decision on cognisance Feb 10

A Dhaka court Wednesday fixed February 10 to decide whether money-laundering charges against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun would be taken into cognisance.
Judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after the defendants submitted a petition seeking adjournment of the hearing.
On September 29 last year, the High Court (HC) rejected a writ petition filed by Tarique, challenging the proceedings of the money laundering case filed against him.
He filed a leave-to-appeal petition with the Supreme Court, which now awaits hearing on February 6.
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57,000 die of tobacco habit a yr

More than 57,000 people aged above 30 die every year due to tobacco consumption across Bangladesh, according to anti-tobacco campaigners.
The campaigners called for strict implementation of tobacco related laws in the country to discourage its production and raising people's awareness about its harms.
The call came from the launch of an anti-tobacco programme organised by National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute and United Forum Against Tobacco (UFAT) in the city Wednesday.
Speakers quoted the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate showing tobacco in smoking and non-smoking form causes 54 lakh premature deaths globally a year.
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Final Sixth Five-year Plan by June: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government has proposed 127 projects of around Tk 43,500 crore in the sixth five-year plan to revamp the country's railway by expanding its network and purchasing huge number of passenger coaches.
In response to lawmakers' queries in the parliament, she said the sixth five-year plan (2011-2015) will be finalised by June this year and the seventh five-year plan (2015-2020) will be prepared then.
Under the sixth five-year plan, the premier said, different development projects will be implemented to renovate the railway's domestic, regional, and international networks. New 689-kilometre rail-tracks will be constructed under this five-year plan, she said.
She added that rehabilitation works of railways will be completed by 2012 and purchasing of 130 locomotives, 539 cars, and 500 tanks and flat wagons will be completed by 2013.
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Action to be taken against troublemakers: Sahara on Barisal clash

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said that the government would take stern action against those who were involved in Tuesday's clash in Barisal.
"It was a planned incident. Stern action will be taken against those involved in the clash," she said while talking to the journalists at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Wednesday morning.
The home minister went to the CMH to see the two policemen, who were critically injured in the clash. IGP Hasan Mahmud Khandker was present.
The two injured police constables - Nannu and Mizanur Rahman - were earlier brought to the CMH from Barisal by helicopter following deterioration of their condition.
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