Archive for March 17th, 2007
Saturday, March 17th, 2007If AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, who is condemned to death for the killings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family, seeks asylum in any country, the Bangladesh Government will request that country not to give him shelter. Moreover, the government will take state level initiatives to bring him back to the country using benefits of cooperation among countries as part of their mutual anti-terrorism measures, as he is a convicted fugitive."He will have to come back to the country if he doesn't get asylum in any other country after being deported from the US. It is almost certain ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007Though the government had taken a decision in April 2003 on respecting autonomy and financial freedom of all the 11 companies of Petrobangla, the energy ministry continues to violate the rights of these concerns by reshuffling their boards unilaterally.Top officials of the energy ministry still head the boards of seven of these companies and this has become the main impediment to ensuring any check and balance, senior officials said requesting anonymity.The remaining four companies are headed by the newly appointed Petrobangla chairman.The energy secretary himself holds the posts of chairman of four major companies, including the corruption-plagued Titas Gas ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007Farmers of northern districts are facing an acute fertilizer crisis in the peak season for boro rice cultivation as the warehouses have been remaining almost completely depleted of buffer stocks of fertilizers for several days due to a transportation problem.Reports received from Doulatdia said 11 urea-laden cargo ships have been stranded at Daulatdia cargo terminal for the last three days due to poor navigability of the river. The authorities sent some sacks of fertilizers to Baghabari by engine boats yesterday in a bid to tackle the shortage there. But the effort is not enough to meet the huge demand for ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007Police investigating the extortion case against Tarique Rahman, eldest son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, will submit the charge sheet of the case tomorrow. "I have almost completed the investigation and will submit the charge sheet to the court on Sunday", said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Obaidul Haque of Gulshan Police Station.Obaidul Haque, however, did not go into the details of the charge sheet.Tarique has been charged with extortion of Tk 1 crore from a construction firm, Al-Amin Construction.Owner of the construction firm, Amin Ahmed, who got BNP ticket for contesting the cancelled January 22 election from a Noakhali ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007A tragic road accident yesterday took the lives of national all-rounder Manzarul Islam Rana and fellow cricketer Sajjadul Islam Setu. The two cricketers, who were going to Satkhira on a motorbike, were killed in a head on collision at 4.15pm near Baliakhali bridge of Chuknagar under Dumuria upazila in Khulna district.A left-arm spinner and a useful lower-order batsman, Rana played six Tests and 25 one-day internationals for Bangladesh after making debut in 2004.According to eyewitnesses and police, the accident occurred as a Khulna-bound microbus collided head on with the motorcycle. Rana died on the spot receiving several head injuries while ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007The mercury will definitely rise in the country today when a spirited Bangladesh launch their Cricket World Cup campaign against serious title contenders and former world champions India in Trinidad.The Group B match will start at 7:30pm Bangladesh time with state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) beaming live coverage from the Queen's Park Oval, a 25,000-capacity ground which is generally thought as the most picturesque of the old grounds in the Caribbean.Habibul Bashar's men left home with a promise to make at least one upset in their group, which also includes ex-champions Sri Lanka, to win a place in the second ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007The 87th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the nation and architect of the country's independence, will be observed today.Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed will go to Tungipara today to visit the grave of Bangabandhu and offer prayers for the late national leader.Bangabandhu's lifelong struggle, sacrifice and gallant leadership led to the emergence of independent, sovereign Bangladesh on the world map.The great leader was born on this day in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj.Bangabandhu became the father of the nation through his kindness to people, great political wisdom and sacrifice, Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina said ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007Many leaders and workers of BNP believe that the party can survive the ongoing shake-ups in the political landscape only through a radical change in its leadership.They said no way will the organisation be able to retain its popular support if it remains under the leadership of Tarique Rahman and the other big names now detained for alleged graft.Some of them think that it might even face political extinction with Chairperson Khaleda Zia or her son Tarique at the helm as their image has suffered an irreparable damage due to "corruption to an unbelievable extent".According to a BNP ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007An unbroken stand of 71 between Paul Nixon and Liam Plunkett gave England's bowlers hope after New Zealand had broken the back of their opponents innings in the teams' opening World Cup Group C match here Friday. England, who had slumped to 138 for seven, finished on 209 for seven with wicketkeeper Nixon 42 not out and Plunkett unbeaten on 29.New Zealand were 76 for 4 after 16.3 overs. Scott Styris was batting on 32 while Jacob Oram (1).Nixon faced just 41 balls with five fours while paceman Plunkett's 34-ball stay featured a straight six off left-arm spinner Daniel ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007Police in separate drives arrested five more activists of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bagmara upazila yesterday.The arrestees are Afzal Hossain, 33, of Hamirkutsa, Zahidul Haq, 45, of Madhya Jhina, Chanchal, 20, of Jhikra, Emaj Uddin, 25, of Jhargram, and Abdur Razzak, 26, of Sripur villages.On Wednesday, the law enforcers arrested two JMB men--Aftab Hossain and Abdus Salam--in the same upazila.The officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagmara Police Station said the arrestees are listed JMB cadres.They were associates of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai and involved in so-called operations against outlaws in the upazila in 2004, he added.At least 25 people ...
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