Archive for April 8th, 2007
Sunday, April 8th, 2007Bangladesh rode on a scintillating performance of Mohammed Ashraful and later turned in an inspired bowling and fielding performance to romp to a famous 67-run victory over number one ranked South Africa in their World Cup Super Eights encounter at the Guyana National Stadium in the early hours of Sunday.The win not only completed a remarkable turnaround for the Tigers following two heavy defeats against Australia and New Zealand but also confirmed their first-ever success against the Proteas in the abridged version of the game following seven previous defeats.An injured Herschelle Gibbs, batting with a runner, was the only batsman ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007The government is likely to impose financial penalties and regulatory punishment on mobile phone companies for their involvement in illegal VoIP operation which has deprived the nation of huge tax and revenue for several years, telecoms ministry sources said.Beginning from January, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has busted several dozen illegal VoIP operations and some of these surprisingly lead directly or indirectly to GrameenPhone (GP), Aktel and Banglalink. Further investigations are going on against other phone companies.The government has already filed cases against the GP, Aktel and Banglalink for illegal VoIP operation.These operations have deprived the national exchequer ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007Speakers at a discussion yesterday said students and teachers should not have direct involvement with the political parties.At the open discussion titled "UGC's 20-year plan on higher education" that was organised by Nagorik Sanghati at the National Press Club, they expressed their opinion against interference with the autonomy of the universities under the University Order 1973.University teachers and students should not be directly involved with the political parties, said Prof M Moniruzzaman Miah, former vice-chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU).Getting involved in any organisation is one's basic right but students' and teachers' direct link with the political parties hampers ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007Tanjime Tamiruddin, listed by the government as a suspected militant outfit, has been renamed Hijbe Abu Omar so it could be run unhindered in the face of the clampdown on Islamic militancy. Its founder Moulana Abdur Rouf, who is now behind bars, had ordered his disciples sometime last year to operate under the new name.An Afghan War veteran, he is a former leader of Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami (HuJi) Bangladesh that was banned by the government in 2005.Despite his absence, the organisation continued to thrive with several hundred cadres active across the country. It is working to send its ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007The avian influenza virus was detected yesterday at another poultry farm in Savar. Chickens were being culled at the farm last night.Laboratory tests confirmed infection of the virus at Laura Poultry Farm at Aukpara in Savar yesterday evening. A total of 2,000 chickens were culled as of 10:00pm yesterday.All the chickens at the infected farm will be culled, Livestock Department Director Abdul Motaleb told reporters last night.The army and police cordoned off the infected farm.Suspicion arose that the farm was infected with avian influenza--bird flu--after a considerable number of chickens died there on Friday, sources in the Savar Upazila Livestock ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina, now on a personal visit to the United States, yesterday blasted the Election Commission (EC) for delaying holding the next general election.Public patience would begin to wear thin if the polls are put on hold for a longer period, she said referring to the 18-month timeline announced by the commission last week.Hasina also had a go at the caretaker government, terming it 'undemocratic and unconstitutional'.She made the observations in an interview with the BBC radio yesterday morning.The AL chief accused the Fakhruddin Ahmed-led government of denying the people the right to choose their ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007The Sylhet Gas Field Company Ltd (SGFL) today gives go ahead to a highly technical Tk 113 crore gas processing plant installation deal with a disqualified Chinese company ignoring the project consultant's strong reservations.A well-placed source quoting the project consultant's views said Chinese company Sinopec that was awarded the installation of "Kailastila Molecular Sieve Turbo Expander Processing Plant" does not even have the basic understanding about how to install a gas-to-natural gas liquids processing plant.Represented by Sahco International, Sinopec was awarded the project under political pressure last year in connivance with some high officials in the SGFL and Petrobangla, the ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007The council of advisers yesterday approved the amended Emergency Powers Ordinance 2007 and the Law and Order Disrupting Crime Speedy Trial (amendment) Act 2002. The approval was given in a regular meeting of the council of advisers with Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair.The meeting also endorsed in principle the Anti-Corruption Commission Ordinance 2007, arming the anti-graft watchdog with powers to arrest corruption suspects and formulate necessary rules for its effective functioning.Home ministry placed the Emergency Powers (amendment) Ordinance 2007, law ministry the Law and Order Disrupting Crime Speedy Trial (Amendment) Act 2002, while the cabinet division ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007The people's representatives elected in the next parliamentary election will not be able to plunder the country for their personal gains, said Mainul Hosein, adviser for Information, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs yesterday. He said the present caretaker government is working together with the armed forces for establishing a justice-based government through election after rooting out the ingrained corruption in the existing system.Mainul Hosein made the comments while speaking at the concluding ceremony of a training programme for reporters organised by Bangladesh Economic Association."The upcoming election will not be so ordinary like the previous ones, [because] the representatives ...
(read more) Sunday, April 8th, 2007Nor'wester lashed five villages in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail district on Friday night.Upazila administration sources said the storm hit the villages at around 11:00pm and lasted for half an hour, injuring at least 100 people and damaging over 500 housesThe affected villages are Baoijan, Gangabar, Teriata, Saidarpara, and Sonamui Baduria.Besides, electric poles were uprooted by the storm, snapping power supply in the storm-hit villages.Immediately after the storm, members of the joint forces and upazila officials went to the villages, rescued the injured and sent them to Dhanbari Hospital, Madhupur Upazila Health Complex, Jamalpur General Hospital and Mymensingh ...
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