Archive for February 2nd, 2008
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said his government, considering the importance of books in national life, is keen to formulate a new book policy to give a boost to the publication of books and their local and international marketing.The government, he said, is sincere in ensuring free flow of information in the country and has already taken an initiative to formulate a right to information act, now at the final stage.The head of the caretaker government made the remarks while inaugurating the month-long "Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2008" and the month-long programme of Bangla Academy on its ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008At least 11 Bangladeshi workers and three other nationals were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident at Aqaik near the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam around 6:00pm Saudi time on Thursday.The dead were identified as Arifur Rahman, son of Tayabur Rahman, Abdul Kader, son of Akbar, Monirul Islam, son of Khokon Ali, Mintu, son of Halim Mannan, Abdul Halim, son of Habibullah, Mahbubur Rahman, son of Ahad Ali, Al-Amin Khan, son of Ziauddin, Billal, son of Muzahid, Solaiman, son of Mohammad Khurshid, Selim Mia, son of Shahadat, and Yasin.Confirming the deaths, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ikramul ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008The caretaker government is preparing for an all out legal battle to win a crucial case against detained former premier Sheikh Hasina, on which now hinges the legality of trying under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR), offences committed before the promulgation of Emergency Powers Ordinance (EPO).Perturbed by the unanimous opinion of the amici curiae (friends of the court), the interim administration is now in search of a strategy for facing the aftermath if the High Court (HC) agrees with its amici, who vehemently opposed the trial of the extortion case against Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina under EPR, ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Saifur Rahman, acting chairperson appointed by the BNP standing committee, yesterday met pro-Khaleda leader Rizvi Ahmed in efforts to work out ways to reunite the party.The same day, detained Chairperson Khaleda Zia's counsel Mahbub Uddin Khokon said the former prime minister considers Khandaker Delwar Hossain-led committee as her committee.He said the BNP chief has told him that she sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) through jail authorities on November 5. But strangely, that did not reach the commission.Had the letter made it to the EC, there would not have been the stalemate over which faction to ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008A few hundred garment workers of Vertex Fashion Ltd yesterday staged demonstrations and clashed with law enforcers at Mirpur in the city protesting the killing of one of their fellow workers and demanding punishment of those responsible for the death.During the clashes, at least 10 workers were injured and about eight vehicles were vandalised. Vehicular movement on the road in front of the factory remained suspended for about half an hour creating long tailbacks.The garment workers started gathering in front of Vertex Fashion Ltd at Mirpur-1 early yesterday morning and blockaded the road around 8:45am protesting the killing of Md ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008The lower middle class and the middle class people of the country are suffering the most due to the staggering price hike of essentials.A recent study shows that expenditure for daily necessities increased by almost 17 percent in 2007 in comparison to the previous year.A large number of people of these groups are now almost buried under debt with some having to discontinue their education and look for jobs in order to survive. Some are even looking for their second or third job as the money from one pay cheque is proving to be inadequate.Shaheed Ullah, an electric goods trader ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Payam Akhavan, the Canadian counsel for Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina, yesterday urged the government to release Hasina immediately to "allow justice to prevail over political expedience".He said the charges brought against her have no merit and so should be thrown out."If the judiciary is allowed to fulfil its function without interference, if the sanctity of its independence is respected and upheld, I'm confident Sheikh Hasina will be acquitted on all charges," said Akhavan, also a teacher of law at McGill University in Montreal.He was speaking at a press conference at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel just before his departure ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008India put 26 people in isolation after they fell sick while culling poultry in a state affected by bird flu, while medical staff were monitoring hundreds of others, officials said yesterday.Those quarantined in the eastern state of West Bengal complained of fever and respiratory distress over the past few days, but health staff said it was unlikely they had bird flu.India has not reported any human infection of the H5N1 bird flu virus in its four outbreaks of avian influenza since 2006."The preliminary tests for bird flu are negative, but more tests are being conducted and the list of sick ...
(read more) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Livestock officials culled about 31,100 poultry and domestic fowls and destroyed over 60,000 eggs at poultry farms in Dinajpur, Sylhet and Manikganj since Thursday night as the farms were detected with avian influenza virus infection.District livestock officials culled at least 28,000 fowls and destroyed 60,436 eggs at farms in Dinajpur as Joypurhat and Savar livestock research institutes detected infection of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in samples they had sent.The district officials sent dead fowls from Palli Poultry Farm in Uttar Gobindapur village for test following death of around 100 birds at the farm on January 29, reports ...
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