Archive for January 10th, 2009
Saturday, January 10th, 2009BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said all committees of BNP and associate organisations would be dissolved and revamped through elections.She also appealed to her party rank and file not to lose heart.The former prime minister said BNP will join parliament to speak for the people. "People want to buy rice at Tk 10; they want fertiliser for free and job for one from each family.“We want to see implementation of all the pledges Awami League made before the election. But they have already started denying making those [promises]."The BNP chief made the remarks campaigning at Sonaimuri and Chatkhil ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009A defiant Israel pounded Gaza with bombs and shells Friday, vowing to pursue its war on Hamas despite a truce order from the UN Security Council, amid warnings the territory was running out of food.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would not bow to "outside influence" as its aircraft carried out more bombing and the army's tanks shelled several locations despite an announced three-hour "humanitarian" lull.Hamas meanwhile also rejected the United Nations resolution which called for an "immediate, durable" ceasefire on the grounds that it only served Israel's interests.Two weeks on from the start of Operation Cast Lead, nearly 800 ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009She promised to surprise us with her choice of the cabinet, and she did. Though the media was able to get some predictions right but generally speaking she outwitted us all. Not only in choosing the individuals but equally in giving them portfolios, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina showed a boldness and a spirit of moving away from the trodden path that is rare in our politics. However, in her 'thinking out of the box' she has also taken some very serious risks that can make or break her government's prospect for success.Whatever be our reaction to the cabinet ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009The new government should immediately undertake measures to reduce rice price for a positive impact on other commodity prices and make agriculture profitable so that farmers stick to their profession, suggest former heavyweight ministers from both Awami League and BNP.They also suggest well coordination between the commerce and finance ministries to control the prices of essentials.They also put emphasis on turning domestic industry more vibrant and paying attention to industrial financing and existing weak infrastructure for industrialisation.A former BNP minister emphasised bringing businesspersons, who left the country out of fear in the last two years, back to business to address ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government will work for balanced development of all people, irrespective of caste and creed.“We'll work for the development of all equally and won't discriminate between those who had voted for us and those who did not,” she told a gathering of local people at Bangabandhu mausoleum complex at Tungipara.Hasina, also the Awami League president, said: “The massive victory of Awami League-led grand alliance in the 9th parliamentary elections has entrusted us with a great duty and responsibility towards the nation.”She directed the leaders and activists of Awami League and its front organisations ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009The new government should immediately undertake measures to reduce rice price for a positive impact on other commodity prices and make agriculture profitable so that farmers stick to their profession, suggest former heavyweight ministers from both Awami League and BNP.They also suggest well coordination between the commerce and finance ministries to control the prices of essentials.They also put emphasis on turning domestic industry more vibrant and paying attention to industrial financing and existing weak infrastructure for industrialisation.A former BNP minister emphasised bringing businesspersons, who left the country out of fear in the last two years, back to business to address ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009The historic homecoming day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed across the country today.Awami League (AL), its front organisations and various socio-political organisations have taken up elaborate programmes to mark the day.On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu, the founding father of the nation, returned to an independent Bangladesh after getting released from a Pakistani prison.Pakistan army arrested him on March 25, 1971 at his Dhanmondi residence during the late-night crackdown of Pakistani occupation forces on the people of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan).The Pakistan junta later sent Bangabandhu to Pakistan (then West Pakistan) and imprisoned him.After the ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009Stolen cars are sold between Tk 1 and 2 lakh each while a stolen motorbike costs Tk 25,000 to 35,000 on the black market in and around the capital.The car thieves with the help of a section of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) officials even provide the buyer with fake papers and duplicate number plates.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sources said over 1,000 motor vehicles including car, motorbike and CNG-run auto-rickshaws were stolen in the last one year.During the period, the DMP recovered over 250 stolen vehicles while over 300 people were arrested in connection with the thefts across the country.DMP ...
(read more) Saturday, January 10th, 2009Two judges may be appointed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court this week as per the recommendations of the Supreme Judicial Commission, paving the way for the disposal of long pending Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman murder case.Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday told The Daily Star that steps will be taken this week to fill up the two vacant posts of judges in the Appellate Division.The Supreme Judicial Commission on October 16 recommended four senior most judges of the High Court Division for the two Appellate Division posts that have been lying vacant since ...
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