Archive for September 15th, 2007
Saturday, September 15th, 2007Production in most parts of the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) in Savar remained suspended throughout the day yesterday as clashes between garment workers and police left at least 100 people injured.The fighting broke out as police charged baton on hundreds of workers fuming over unconfirmed reports that one of them was killed Thursday over theft of a cellphone set.Several hundred workers of Featherlite Ltd, a garment factory, massed at the entrance to the DEPZ extension at around 7:00am, clamouring for recovery of the co-worker's body.As the law enforcers prevented them from entering, they marched towards the ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007Chief Adviser to the Caretaker Government Fakhruddin Ahmed dismissed the notion that the country is placed under a dual rule and said he does not perceive any political role of the armed forces."I do not feel existence of dual rule… the army is assisting the civil government and playing an important role in curbing corruption, improving law and order, distributing flood relief. I do not see the reflection of their political role through these activities," he said in an interview with BBC Bangla Service yesterday.Replying to a question, the chief adviser said the reasons that had called for the promulgation ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has warned private telephone company Bangla Phone Ltd of cancelling its licence for installing 2000 kilometres of optical fibre network 'outside' its licensed area.Bangla Phone, which practically operates as a phone company for other phone companies, however argues that the optical fibre network was installed as per provisions laid down in its 2004 licence issued by the BTRC.The company says the optical fibre network is an essential infrastructure that had to be built in the eastern part of the country-- from Sylhet to Chittagong-- to serve its customers in its licensed area in North-East ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007 Dhaka is bracing for a second spell of floods this season with water level of the Buriganga, Turag, Sitalakhya and Balu rivers rising for the last one week.Fresh areas in Manikganj and Munshiganj districts adjoining Dhaka went under floodwater yesterday.The flood forecasting and warning centre (FFWC) yesterday said flood situation is deteriorating in the south and central parts of the country and is likely to worsen further in the next 24 hours. The situation is improving in most of the northern districts.The districts where floodwater is receding include Sylhet, Sunamganj, Hobiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Sherpur, Comilla, Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur.The ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007The BNP faction led by expelled secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan holds a meeting in the city today to assert its sway over the party councillors.Insiders said the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) members and former lawmakers would meet in preparation for a council as soon as possible to settle the leadership issue.To be followed by iftar, the meeting will be held at a convention centre in Gulshan at 2:00pm.The number of NEC members in the BNP stands at 251 while 196 lawmakers represented the party in the last parliament. Some of the former lawmakers are members of ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007The incident of four Awami League leaders being manhandled by some rank and file activists on Wednesday is being looked at as a wake-up call by almost all the leaders of the party as they feel the unity of the organisation is clearly on the rocks.Following Wednesday's incident outside the party office in Dhanmondi in the capital, most of the senior leaders including the acting president expressed their concerns about keeping the party united. Most of the senior leaders already talked the matter over among themselves in the last couple of days."The party must remain united at any coast," ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007Muslims yesterday observed the first day of Ramadan, the month of fasting in Hijri calendar, amid extra fervour as it was also the day of Juma prayers.Extraordinary numbers of devotees said their Juma prayers yesterday at different city mosques and long rows were seen at many places as the mosques could not accommodate them all.The kitchen markets in the capital also saw a huge rush of people who came to purchase sehri and iftar items. Prices of a few iftar items meanwhile shot up further yesterday.Law enforcement agencies took special measures to control the prices of essentials at different city ...
(read more) Saturday, September 15th, 2007Australia confirmed their place in the next round after crushing England by eight wickets at Newlands in Durban while at Johannesburg, Sri Lanka started their ICC Twenty20 World Championships campaign with a gigantic 172 runs win over Kenya yesterday.Desperate for a win, the mighty Australians produced an emphatic performance, bowling out England for 135 and then racing to victory in only 14.5 overs. The victory meant that both team qualify but Zimbabwe, the other side in Group D, were eliminated by virtue of inferior neat run-rate.Sri Lanka posted 260-6 for the highest score in this format and then dismantled ...
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