Archive for February 14th, 2007
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Army chief Lt Gen Moeen U Ahmed yesterday said the armed forces are assisting the government in its crusade against corruption that has eaten up the vitals of the nation.Addressing a cross section of people at Borguna Circuit House, he made it clear that the civil government is ruling the country. "No martial law exists. The president has declared emergency under a compelling situation.""The armed forces are only assisting the civil administration...we all in the civil administration and the army is carrying out our respective responsibility," he added.About corruption that had bedeviled the nation, the army chief said, "Corruption had ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said he would take part in the next parliamentary elections even as an independent candidate in case he fails to complete the process of launching his party before the election.Reaffirming his plan to enter politics and form a new party, he said he would take decision about floating a political party with a new vision within this month.Prof Yunus also said he is ready to terminate his connection with Grameen Bank in the interest of the people."If I join politics, I will no doubt leave the bank, because politics and Grameen Bank cannot go ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007The army-led joint forces last night arrested former BNP lawmaker Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu from his house in the Bogra town on charge of corruption and then raided a nearby house, reportedly owned by BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman.Sources said security personnel hemmed in Lalu's Sutrapur residence at around 11:00pm. After a brief interrogation, the team took him out at 12:30am to conduct a search on the residence of Tarique Rahman, eldest son of the immediate past prime minister Khaleda Zia. Lalu gifted Tarique the piece of land for setting up a residence for his leader, said locals and ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007The government yesterday made the director general (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) OSD (officer on special duty) and in a major reshuffle transferred nine deputy inspectors general (DIGs) and 65 superintendents of police (SPs).DIG of Police (Dhaka range) Baharul Alam has replaced SM Mizanur Rahman as the Rab DG.Before his posting to the elite crime busters unit, Mizan had served two days as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Before that, he was the commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) till October 31.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad said the changes would bring dynamism ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007A mobile court yesterday realised Tk 750,000 in fines and issued arrest warrants against former BNP lawmaker and chairman of Partex Group MA Hashem, his wife and three sons as their company Partex Sugar Ltd sold and distributed sugar in the market forging the BSTI (Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution) seal. BSTI sources said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recently found sacks of sugar refined by Partex Ltd with forged BSTI seals imprinted on those in Narayanganj market. Being informed about Partex Sugar's not having licence from BSTI, a Rab team cordoned off Partex Sugar Ltd factory at Hatabo of ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007The Indian high commissioner in Dhaka yesterday placed before the finance adviser a package of proposals aiming to boost trade between the two countries."India will set up new land ports and renovate the existing ones at seven points along the Indo-Bangla border to facilitate export and import," Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam told reporters after meeting the envoy at his office in the secretariat.He said India wants Bangladesh to take similar measures, otherwise, they [India] think, their initiatives would fall through."He has also proposed talks to know Bangladesh's stance on the matter," said the finance adviser.Indian High Commissioner Pinak ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain was appointed as an election commissioner yesterday. President Iajuddin Ahmed made the appointment completing reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) as the caretaker government had said the new commission would comprise three members. The president on February 4 appointed former bureaucrat ATM Shamsul Huda as the chief election commissioner (CEC), and Sohul Hossain as an election commissioner.With the former military bureaucrat's swearing into the office today, the EC for the first time in its history will get a member with military background.Meanwhile, CEC ATM Shamsul Huda and Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain met ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007The joint forces have approached the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) for information about Salman F Rahman's investment in the capital market.Sources said a team of the joint forces has visited the stock exchange recently to enquire about Salman, the detained vice-chairman of Beximco Group and leader of Awami League (AL)."We have requested them [joint forces] to come with official or written documents so that we can ask the brokerage houses to provide information on his investment," said a high official of the DSE.Also an adviser to AL President Sheikh Hasina, Salman was held on February 4 as part of a ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Bangladesh Railway authorities with the assistance of the joint forces yesterday recovered around eight acres of land allegedly grabbed by former BNP lawmaker Mirza Abbas and his family for about 35 years at Shahjahanpur in the city.According to railway engineer Md Nasir Uddin, previous attempts to recover the land were failed due to pressures from higher authorities.A Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) eviction team recovered half an acre of encroached land and brought down some billboards at Uttara Sector-6.The team also partially demolished some houses built in violation of the Rajuk rules at Uttara Sector-3.The Rajuk would conduct a ...
(read more) Wednesday, February 14th, 2007A non-elected government cannot stay in power for an indefinite period of time under the constitutional provisions, said former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan yesterday."The national election, therefore, should be held as soon as possible to uphold the dignity of the constitution," he said.He was speaking as the chair of a dissemination programme of a voter list survey conducted by Brotee in association with Power and Participation Research Centre, Unnayan Shamannay, and The Hunger Project.Dr Akbar, who quit the Iajuddin-led caretaker government along with three other advisers, expected that the new Election Commission (EC) will consult ...
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