Archive for November 10th, 2006
Friday, November 10th, 2006 President and Chief Adviser to the Caretaker Government Prof Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday reminded everyone that the present form of government has become a "presidential form of government"."I would like to remind everyone that the present form of government has become a presidential form of government after reposing the responsibility of caretaker government on the president," Iajuddin said at a meeting with secretaries to different ministries at the secretariat."Everything is being conducted as per the Rules of Business and Allocation of Business. I appointed officials at the president's office according to my choice and they are discharging their duties with sincerity," ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006The President/ the Chief Adviser yesterday addressed the secretaries to the government urging them to perform their duties with diligence to ensure a free and fair election. Permit us to quote two relevant paragraphs from his speech. He said (our translation) " I want to remind everyone that since the responsibility of the chief adviser to the caretaker government has been reposed on the President therefore the present government has become a Presidential form of government"In all humility and with the highest of respect to our President, we regretfully confess that we cannot understand how the President/ Chief Adviser ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Traffic management system virtually collapsed yesterday in parts of the capital for six hours due to the Election Commission (EC) siege programme enforced by Jubo Sangram Parishad and barricades erected by police on the streets around the EC.Thousands of commuters had a hard time reaching their workplaces and other destinations during the morning rush hours as police put up barbwire barricades in streets leading to the EC to restrict the demonstrators from entering the EC.Demonstrations by thousands of people on the major thoroughfares of the city during the siege programme multiplied the plight of the city dwellers.The worst affected areas ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it would be a great mistake if President Iajuddin Ahmed considers himself as the chief of a presidential form of government after taking charge of the non-party caretaker government. "If he [president] thinks it a presidential system of government, he will make a mistake as the constitution does not support this view. Constitutionally it is a non-party caretaker government," Hasina said at a meeting with former members of different standing committees of the 8th parliament at her party office at Dhanmondi in the capital.For three months, the president, who has become chief adviser ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Seeking action against 'anarchists', BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said people again came to know who patronised 'terrorism' during October 27-28 across the country and which quarter is again threatening fresh bloodshed. She demanded the caretaker government to find out and bring the killers and their masterminds, who were behind the carnage staged around the time of her government's transfer of power to the interim caretaker government, to justice.The BNP chairperson made the remark and the demands when a number of family members of those allegedly slain by Awami League (AL) activists on October 28 met her at the BNP ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006The immediate past BNP-led four-party alliance government sacked 713 officers and did not promote 2,166 others in civil and police administration, but it awarded promotion to 1,586 officers on political grounds and appointed 266 on contract basis.The Awami League disclosed a list of such officials yesterday at a press conference at the party's Dhanmondi office in the capital.The AL claimed that the alliance government appointed 300 upazila election officers, 184 upazila education officers, 217 assistant education officers, 472 upazila land officers, 5,738 primary school headmasters, 58,588 assistant teachers, 499 assistant superintendents of police (ASP), 2,071 sub-inspectors (SI), and 24,270 police ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Democrats completed an improbable double-barrelled election sweep of Congress on Wednesday, taking control of the Senate with a victory in Virginia as they padded their day-old majority in the House. "The days of the do-nothing Congress are over," declared Democratic Sen Harry Reid of Nevada, in line to become majority leader. "In Iraq and here at home, Americans have made clear they are tired of the failures of the last six years."Jim Webb's victory over Sen George Allen in Virginia assured Democrats of 51 seats when the Senate convenes in January. That marked a gain of six in midterm elections ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party combine yesterday accused President and Chief Adviser (CA) to the caretaker government (CG) Iajuddin Ahmed of abusing the two top posts in a move to establish 'dictatorship' in the country and implement BNP's political agenda."The president-cum-chief adviser has kept the administration and all ministries concerned with elections mainly under him only to establish dictatorship and hold absolute power. Thus he is creating obstructions to holding free and fair polls," 14-party Coordinator and AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil told at a press conference at AL's Dhanmondi office.On the president's speech Wednesday concerning the armed forces' ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Bangladesh Traders Council yesterday urged the President and Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government Prof Iajuddin Ahmed to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) by removing the chief election commissioner, other election commissioners and its secretary.In a memorandum to the president that was handed over to the Bangabhaban officials at its gate, the traders' council also urged him to replace all the persons of the EC earlier appointed under political considerations with the neutral officials for holding a free and fair election.Convener of the council Aftab-Ul Islam, also former president of American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham), read out the ...
(read more) Friday, November 10th, 2006Former Attorney General (AG) Hassan Ariff yesterday said literally there is nothing called presidential form of government in the constitution. He said this during an interview with BBC Bangla Service last night following a comment of Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed, who said after taking the responsibility of the caretaker government, the present government has turned into a presidential form of government.Ariff said according to the constitution, the president works as a titular head. "But as the caretaker chief, the president is now supposed to use the power of a caretaker chief entitled in the constitution."He said there is ...
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