Archive for April 7th, 2008
Monday, April 7th, 2008The government yesterday directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to take steps to ensure that farmers are not harassed during Boro procurement and they get quick payment for their produce.On the second day of the three-day annual conference in the city, the DCs were also asked to prepare a list of “real farmers” to begin distribution of Tk 750 crore in diesel subsidies this month.About concerns that executive magistrates are having difficulty discharging some of their duties including running mobile courts after separation of the judiciary, the government told the district administrators that if necessary the Code of Criminal Procedure could ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008The Council of Advisers yesterday approved the draft of Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service and sent the Truth and Accountability Commission draft to the law ministry for further scrutiny.An agreement between Bangladesh and India would be signed "soon" for the train service, which both the countries have agreed in principle to start from April 14.Earlier, railway officials finalised the details of the service at a two-day bilateral meet on Wednesday-Thursday.The "Moitree [friendship] Express" will travel between the Cantonment station in Dhaka and the Chitpur station in Kolkata through Darshana border. Two trains will simultaneously leave Dhaka and Kolkata every Saturday ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008Military intervention in the country's politics and administration cannot be salutary either for the country or the armed forces, former chief adviser to caretaker government Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman said yesterday."The present government will have to shoulder the responsibility for the undemocratic situation it has created in the country by altering the democratic system," he said.The former chief justice advised the government to remain alert so that it does not make any mistake by chance or by taking any over-enthusiastic or careless decisions.He was speaking as the chief guest at the National Citizen's Dialogue titled "National unity to face major ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) fair price outlets and direct sale outlets of the food directorate in the capital were crowded with people of limited and low income groups yesterday even though the government increased its safety net programmes to help them cope with rising prices of essentials.People of Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj yesterday staged demonstrations and blockaded the UNO office after being deprived of rice from an open market sale (OMS) outlet.The Directorate of Food increased the number of direct sale outlets to 50 yesterday, double the last week's number. It started selling rice on trucks from April 1 at different ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008A Chuadanga court yesterday sentenced five policemen to life imprisonment for raping a woman at a police camp in Alamdanga upazila on December 18, 2004.District Women and Children Repression Prevention Court Judge Motahar Hossain delivered the verdict in presence of the five convicts.They are Subedar Abdul Kuddus, Habildar Rokonuzzaman, constables Iftekharul Kabir, Harunur Rashid and Harun-or-Rashid.The prosecution said the five policemen of Gokulkhali police camp in Alamdanga upazila picked up Dolly, a widow, from Bhalaipur intersection where she had been waiting for transport to get back home at Mukterpur of Damurhuda upazila at about 8:30pm.They took her to the ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008The World Bank (WB) is going to submit proposals to South Asian governments within 12 months for regional projects on cross-border transport, water-sharing and management, energy exports and trade facilitation to boost intra-regional trade.The governments have also been asked to form inter-ministerial committees to discuss the four identified sectors for holistic and concrete solutions, WB's South Asia Director Sadiq Ahmed said yesterday.He was talking to the journalists at a workshop with the media on South Asian Regional Cooperation held at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital.The WB is following up on Asian Development Bank's (ADB) now defunct process to start the ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008Archaeological studies on semi-precious stone beads and other artefacts found in Wari-Bateshwar indicate people of this land have a rich history of craftsmanship as old as around 2,500 years.Plenty of semi-precious stone beads are found and unearthed from Wari-Bateshwar and some of those are even identical to the artefacts found in Southeast Asia and other parts in the Indian subcontinent. This suggests that the place was a rich trade centre, which was also one of the second earliest urbanisation sites in the subcontinent.Archaeologists observe that abundance of beads as found over the years, their varieties, uniqueness of designs, and technical ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) Chairman Dr Akbar Ali Khan yesterday called on politicians to map out their strategies to ensure food security after the general elections."Politicians are talking about the elections. They should have plans as to what they'll do to check existing food shortages, petroleum price hike and power shortages after polls," he said."It'll be difficult for them to solve the problems unless they don't have plans," he said while speaking at a dialogue on agriculture, food security and rural development.The dialogue was held under the banner "Bangladesh First Bangladesh 2025" at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre."People are in distress ...
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008 Services of Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed have been extended by one year for public interest at the directive of President Iajuddin Ahmed, says an ISPR press release.According to a notification of the Ministry of Defence, the extension will take effect from June 15 and will last until June 15, 2009, adds the release issued yesterday.
(read more) Monday, April 7th, 2008Veteran politician and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman Naziur Rahman Manzur passed away early yesterday after he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was 59.Naziur, the once influential minister during the Ershad regime, was undergoing treatment at Birdem Hospital in the capital where he was admitted on Saturday.He breathed his last at about 5:00am, Birdem sources said, adding that the freedom fighter had been suffering from various complications including liver cirrhosis, diabetes and kidney problems.He left his wife, three sons and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.A namaz-e-janaza of Naziur was held at the South Plaza of ...
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