Archive for August 3rd, 2007
Friday, August 3rd, 2007The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered a powerful bomb, 10 improvised grenades, and huge bomb-making materials from a mess in the city's Mirpur area early yesterday and arrested four suspected JMB operatives. An explosives expert of the elite crime busters said the bomb weighing 10 kg could cause huge casualties within a 25-metre radius of the site.It could be detonated in two ways. It can go off three seconds after its pin is pulled out or explode after some pressure is exerted onto it, added the official wishing not to be named.The arrestees--Ishaq Sheikh of Gopalganj, Mohammad Anis ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007The government fears attacks across the country in the lead-up to the second year of August 17 nationwide blasts by Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).The intelligence agencies believe that despite diminished organisational strength, remnants of the militant outfit are capable of sporadic if not spectacular assaults to show they are still alive and kicking.In view of the assessment, the interim administration plans tight security measures surrounding strategically important locations and structures for the entire month, said sources close to the state apparatus.Near-simultaneous blasts in one but all districts on August 17, 2005 rattled the nation as Jama'atul Mujahideen announced their arrival ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday accepted the government appeal and stayed till August 14 Monday's High Court (HC) order granting bail to detained Awami League chief and former prime minister Shiekh Hasina in an extortion case, and not to hold trial of the case under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR).The full bench of Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin also directed both the parties in the case to complete hearing of the HC rule issued with its interim order as soon as possible.The HC rule on the military-backed interim government asked it to ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007Dhaka-Aricha Highway went under a foot of water at 10 points, including Paturia, threatening to snap road communications between Dhaka and 16 south and south-western districts. The overall flood situation of the country further deteriorated. Road communication between Manikganj and its five upazilas also snapped, as the roads went under floodwater inundating many government offices, schools, colleges, marketplaces and homes, our Manikganj correspondent reports.Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) yesterday said the water level of the Jamuna increased 10cm in 24 hours and was flowing 127cm above danger level at Aricha yesterday.Meanwhile, people in the flood-affected north and north-eastern districts ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007Rajuk starts demolishing the upper floors of Rangs Bhaban in the capital today as the Supreme Court yesterday overruled the High Court judgment that had declared valid the construction beyond the sixth floor of the 22-storey building.A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Justice M Fazlul Karim issued the order upon a government appeal against the HC judgment delivered in May, 2000.The apex court judgment cleared the way for the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to demolish the unlawful structure beyond the sixth floor of the beautiful building constructed at a cost of around Tk 700 crore.Within hours of the court's ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007The Election Commission (EC) cannot officially kick off the field level task for preparing a fresh voter list with photographs on schedule as the chief adviser (CA) has declined to inaugurate the launching of the task on next Sunday. CA Fakhruddin Ahmed, who was scheduled to formally inaugurate the beginning of the task in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) area, changed his mind on Wednesday, as 'his government's main priority is now to tackle the prevailing flood situation.'On receiving the information, the EC at an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon discussed the issue, but could not fix a new date ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007The National Board of Revenue (NBR) in a board meeting yesterday discussed the issue of tax submission by former prime minister Khaleda Zia and former finance minister Saifur Rahman for legalising their undisclosed income but could not decide whether it would consider the taxes.Khaleda Zia's sources of income, which are shown in her income tax return, need to be checked thoroughly to ensure that those are legal, NBR sources said.However, the tax submitted by Saifur might be accepted as he maintained all the required procedures correctly, another source said.Khaleda has shown her income as house rent, fixed deposit, salary ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007Despite canceling flight on several routes, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is frequently failing to maintain its flight schedule as only four to five aircraft of its 11-member fleet can be kept operative a day. Schedule collapse in Biman flights to 18 international destinations cause untold sufferings to the passengers, eventually contributing to the loss of the organisation's market share.As an 'easy remedy' for schedule chaos, Biman cut its flight on eight international routes in last one year and recently reduced flight frequencies on five profitable routes to Riyadh, Jeddah, Kuwait, London and Rome, Biman officials said."When market shares of ...
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