Archive for July 9th, 2008
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The Election Commission (EC) this week will instruct the law enforcement agencies and returning officers (RO) to file criminal cases against violators of the code of conduct for August 4 polls.It will also direct the officials engaged in election duties to lodge complaints with local criminal courts against breach of electoral rules, said sources in the EC Secretariat, referring to the draft of the instructions that are likely to be issued in a day or two.Individuals or contestants too can make complaints with the criminal courts or local police stations, added the sources.EC Secretariat officials said the EC ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed mooted a five-point recommendation for effective cooperation among the D8 member-states in energy, food, trade, climate change and migration at the sixth summit of the forum here yesterday.The head of the caretaker government proposed to establish financing mechanisms to ensure a steady supply of affordable energy and focus on renewable energy as he said energy security is a must to realise the development potential the member-nations hold.On global food crisis, the CA called for creating a D8 food fund to enhance collective food security. He noted that an unprecedented price hike of food grains ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008With less than a half of the food procurement target attained in about three months, the interim government will face an immense challenge to reach its goal by the end of next month, food ministry officials said.Shortage of rice and paddy in local markets coupled with rice millers' refusal to supply food grains to the government at rates lower than market prices, is now the main impediment to fulfilling the target.The government, now bogged down by the latest escalation of prices of essential commodities, is planning for 'selective interventions' into the market to make sure its warehouses have sufficient amount ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Robbers yesterday looted about 700 tolas of gold worth over Tk 1.5 crore and Tk 4.07 lakh in cash from a jewellery shop in the capital's Mirpur.Sources said a gang of four robbers entered Dewan Jewellers on the first floor of Shah Ali Shopping Complex at Mirpur Section-1 at about 2:00pm and pointed firearms at the three employees of the shop. They threatened to kill the shopkeepers if they screamed for help.The robbers looted gold ornaments worth over Tk 1.5 crore and Tk 4.07 lakh in cash within minutes and decamped before the neighbouring shopkeepers could sense anything.The employees of ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Speakers at a views exchange meeting in Rajshahi city yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is depriving people of their right to information by not providing detailed information on mayoral and councillor candidates in local government elections.They observed that not providing information about candidates is violation of a court order and it would help dishonest and corrupt candidates win again.The speakers said this is allowing criminals, corrupt and disputed politicians to have the chance to be elected again despite government efforts for electoral reforms to have honest and competent candidates.Former adviser to a caretaker government ASM Shahjahan was the chief ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against detained former BNP state minister Redwan Ahmed and his wife Momtaj Ahmed in a case filed in connection with illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 2.95 crore and concealing wealth information to the commission.Meanwhile, a Dhaka court allowed the ACC to interrogate detained former state minister for planning Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir at the jail gate in a corruption case.CASE AGAINST REDWAN ACC Deputy Director Shahin Ara Momtaj, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet of the case before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court showing 35 people as prosecution ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The foreign ministers of the eight developing Islamic countries (D8) have approved a 10-year roadmap for economic cooperation among the member countries.Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr Rais Yatim said the two-phased roadmap envisaged increased intra-trade from the current 5 per cent to between 15 and 20 per cent by 2018."Currently, intra-trade between member states is only five per cent of the total D8 global trade. By the end of 2018, we want intra-trade to grow to $571.5 billion or 15 to 20 per cent of the total D8 trade,” he said."The roadmap will also provide the framework for ...
(read more) Wednesday, July 9th, 2008A special court yesterday exempted former army chief Gen (retd) Mustafizur Rahman from appearing in person before the court during trial proceedings of the MiG-29 purchase scam case.Judge Golam Mortuza Majumder of Special Judge's Court for Dhaka Division, set up on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises, fixed July 16 for the next hearing on charge framing in the case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Mustafizur and five others.The hearing on charge framing continued for the third day yesterday. Hasina's counsel barrister Shafique Ahmed argued for dropping the charges against Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina.During proceedings yesterday, Syed Rezaur ...
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