Archive for March 5th, 2008
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Candidates contesting in city corporation polls will not be allowed to bring out campaign processions or hold rallies unless they take prior permissions from the authorities, according to a draft electoral code of conduct.The Election Commission (EC) drafted the code of conduct for election candidates for holding polls to the city corporations of Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, and Sylhet by the end of April or in early May before the parliamentary election.The military backed caretaker government already assured the EC of creating an environment conducive to holding the city corporation elections, by lifting or relaxing the state of emergency ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Although treasures of Bangladesh National Museum are increasing every year, the authorities have yet to introduce modern security system and technologies to identify originality of the collection.The return of 42 artefacts from Guimet Museum in Paris has aroused suspicion whether those are fake or real. But the national museum does not have the expertise to quell any such suspicion.Asked how experts will check the artefacts, Sharful Alam, secretary to the cultural ministry, told The Daily Star: "The director general of National Museum and the director of the Department of Archaeology will check those manually. They are the experts."Earlier, when ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008A medical board is scheduled to let the government know today whether detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina needs treatment abroad, after examining her health.On receiving a report from the medical board, the government will decide whether to take steps according to the recommendations or to form yet another high-powered medical board to examine her health further.Meanwhile, Hasina's husband Dr Wajed Mia yesterday sent a letter to Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed demanding immediate release of his wife for better treatment abroad.Mentioning different health complexities of Hasina, Dr Wazed in his letter said she should be released immediately, if necessary ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008The Detective Branch (DB) of police suspects that jewellery traders were involved in the BRAC Bank jewellery heist at its Sukrabad branch in January.The suspicion grew stronger as the DB on Monday recovered 172 tolas of gold from New Rupnagar Jewellers at Rajdhani Super Market in the capital and arrested three persons including an employee of the jewellery shop.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Mashuk from Kalapara village of Kotwali thana in Sylhet, Mohammad Mannan, and Shubha Sarkar -- an employee of New Rupnagar Jewellers.The owner of the store, Mohammad Halim, however escaped arrest during the raid.After the three ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008A 16-year-old girl, raped and burned by a man whom she used to regard as her grandfather, died last night in the capital following her two-month-long struggle with the injuries.Critically injured Rozina, from Mohimaganj of Gaibandha, was transferred from Gaibandha Sadar Hospital and admitted to Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on January 27 with 30 percent of her lower body severely burned.She was transferred to the DMCH as her condition deteriorated despite receiving treatment at the Gaibandha Sadar Hospital for over one month.Her assailant, Majid Talukdar, aged around 45 or 50, ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Thousands of victims of Probhati Grameen Unnayan Sangstha went on the rampage yesterday, assaulting a woman Union Parishad chairman and torching office and chief's house in Naldanga as the NGO disappeared with about Tk 18 crore.The NGO officials went into hiding hours after being in the charge of Mahua Parvin Lipi, chairman of Biprobelgharia UP, at Monday night's meeting at the deputy commissioner's office, Natore.A huge number of police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and members of joint forces rushed to bring the situation under control. A contingent of armed police has been on hand as the furious members of the ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Doctors examining Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore yesterday decided to go for kidney dialysis, saying that kidney transplant would be highly risky for him.After examining Jalil yesterday, Dr Akira Wu, a consultant nephrologist, and Dr Philip Koh, a cardiologist, at the hospital, decided to go for shunt operation on him at 11:00am today, said the AL leader's personal physician Dr Baren Chakraborti at LabAid Cardiac Hospital in Dhaka.Although Jalil's wife preferred kidney transplant, the doctors decided not to go for it right now as it would be highly risky for him. ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar was shown arrested yesterday in a case filed against him for concealing information in his wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Meantime, the ACC pressed charges against Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, his wife advocate Salma Islam and their son Shamim in a case for concealing information in wealth statements and amassing wealth illegally.CASE AGAINST BABAR Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Golam Rabbani passed the order after ACC Deputy Assistant Director Rupak Kumar Saha, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted a petition to show him arrested in the case.ACC Assistant ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Former premier and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's counsel yesterday told a court that they filed the writ petition not to obtain a political decision but to challenge the legality of the Election Commission's (EC) letter to Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed asking him to represent BNP in the dialogue with the EC.Khaleda's counsel former attorney general AJ Mohammad Ali made this submission during the third day of hearing on a High Court rule regarding EC's letter inviting Hafiz, the acting secretary general appointed by BNP standing committee, to represent BNP in the dialogue on electoral reforms.During the hearing, the High ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF), a platform of sector commanders of the liberation war, yesterday urged all to observe a one-minute 'blackout' from March 25 midnight to commemorate the horrific 'black night' of 1971.“We urge all to observe a one-minute blackout in silence in houses, motor vehicles and launches to recall the horrific memories of the black night when mass murder and mayhem took place,” SCF President Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandker, also deputy chief of the liberation war, said while speaking at a view-exchange meeting with the journalists of print media at the Retired Armed Forces Officers' Welfare ...
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