Archive for March 13th, 2007
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Tarique Rahman will have to sleep on cold hard concrete in Dhaka Central Jail just like other general inmates as he was denied division facilities after a Dhaka court had sent him there last night. "We did not provide division facilities to Tarique as he does not qualify under any category to get the facilities," Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddique told The Daily Star last night.Tarique was kept in a cell with other general inmates until midnight, jail sources said.Jail doctors were supposed to take a look at him later in ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007The caretaker government has decided not to pursue the cases against hoarders in a desperate attempt to rein back the spiralling prices of essentials. It will now give 'final report' on all the cases filed against businessmen accused of hoarding huge quantities of rotten wheat and rice, sources said. Final report terminates a case.Law Adviser Mainul Hosein however said yesterday the government will provide the accused businessmen all facilities within the legal framework for their bail in the cases against them.Talking to newsmen after a meeting on law and order chaired by him, Manul said, "There is no denying the ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007A Dhaka-bound Bangladesh Biman airliner suffered a wheel failure during takeoff, forcing Dubai International Airport, the busiest in the Middle East, to suspend its operations for about eight hours yesterday.No severe injury was reported in the accident involving the BG 006 flight on London-Dubai-Dhaka route. Some 14 of its 236 passengers and crew received mere cuts and bruises while being evacuated, Biman sources said.The airport resumed its normal flight operations at 4:30pm[Bangladesh time].A Biman Bangladesh official told The Daily Star that they were working to arrange for an alternative flight to bring the stranded passengers back home last night.The expensive ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007The Anti-Corruption Commission is all set to file cases against nine more top corruption suspects including Awami League (AL) leader Mohammad Nasim and BNP stalwarts Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Nazmul Huda.These suspects, who have already been arrested, also include BNP leaders former state minister for power Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Ali Asgar Lobi, Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan, AL leaders AHM Mostafa Kamal alias Lotus Kamal and Pankaj Debanath and T&T CBA leader Firoze Mia, according to a highly placed source."We are ready with files of seven-eight persons. Cases will be filed against them as soon as we approve those. This can happen ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007After a colourful but low-key ceremony officially opened the ninth ICC Cricket World Cup, the tournament proper gets underway with hosts West Indies and Pakistan, two of the most inconsistent sides in international cricket, facing in the first match at the Sabina Park today.Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live from 8:30pm Bangladesh time.Former West Indian great Garfield Sobers formally declared the competition open early Monday Bangladesh time.Nine independent states from the West Indies will host 51 games involving 16 teams, including defending champions Australia.The competition will last for 47 days leading up to the final on April 28 at ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Sonadia or Kutubdia points would be two financially and technically viable locations for establishing a deep-sea port in the country -- said a consultation firm in its primary assessment report yesterday.The Japanese firm, Pacific Consultant International, in a brief presentation yesterday said both the points have almost similar advantage and disadvantage in establishing the much talked about deep-sea port, a high official at the Ministry of Shipping said yesterday.However, the firm rejected the idea of building the port at 'Akram Point', 60 km far from Khulna, as the location was financially and environmentally non-viable due to the need to develop ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked commercial banks to keep the LC (letter of credit) margin at a tolerable level for the essential imports as its recent study reveals that some banks require up to 100 percent cash deposit.The central bank governor, Salehuddin Ahmed, at a meeting with the top brass of the banks also asked for policies designed to encourage small traders to engage in import with a view to ending the monopoly of a few giant importers.During the discussion, the bankers voiced discontent about 'indiscriminate' raids by the joint forces on different branches. They said the forces demand ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007The joint forces yesterday confiscated a luxurious Porsche sports utility vehicle (SUV) from detained former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu's DOHS residence in the capital. The retail price of the SUV in the US currently starts at $43,000 to $93,000. The confiscated vehicle was later handed over to Cantonment police.Police detectives also seized an expensive all terrain vehicle Hummer in abandoned condition from the city's Kakrail area last night.Tipped off, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police confiscated the vehicle at around 10:00pm.According to DB officials, Mohammad Ali Sarker, owner of Rahmat Textile and an under-construction building ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Police arrested ten members of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) during their drives in different areas of the district on Sunday night.The arrestees are Abdur Rahim, son of Nurul Huda of Tikrampur, and Yusuf Ali, son of Azahar Ali Molla of Chadlai under Chapainawabganj Municipality; Kayeshuddin, son of Ayub Ali of Kagmari, Abdul Jalil, son of Yasin Ali, and Motalleb alias Masud, son of Belayet Ali of Chandpur Hajarbighi under Shahbajpur Union; Masud Rana, son of Abu Taleb, Kafiluddin, son of Haji Monjur of Dhobra under Kansat Union, Abdul Alim, son of Nazrul Islam of Mohammadpur, Karim, son of ...
(read more) Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Three people allegedly involved with the recent killing of two Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) men were killed in 'crossfire' on the outskirt of the city early yesterday.The dead are Sohel Rana, 23, Saleh Ahmed, 25, and Mostaque Ahmed, 30.With this the death tally stood at four, as another alleged murderer Mamun was killed in crossfire on March 06.Sources said Rab arrested Sohel on Sunday morning from his residence at Gabtoli while Saleh was arrested from Lalbagh in the city. Mostaque was held from Sherpur.On information given by the arrestees, Rab-11 members went with the three at Chishtia Filling ...
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