Archive for November 4th, 2009
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009A nexus of outlaws and some mainstream political leaders kept alive the decades-old left-leaning extremism, which later turned into absolute terrorism in the southwestern district of Kushtia.People in the region have so suffered at the hands of the outlaws that they now want a total elimination of these elements. But a recent investigation by The Daily Star reveals how a number of local politicians are protecting the outlaws for their own political, financial and other interests.Locals allege there have long been give-and-take relations between the mainstream and underground political forces, who serve each other from behind the scene when necessary.Politicians ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Police arrested the general secretary of a faction of Kushtia town Mahila Awami League who has also been a patron of an underground armed group Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF), in connection with transporting firearms and ammunition including an AK-47 rifle on Monday night.Two other GMF cadres and another Mahila Awami League activist were also arrested.Kushtia Awami League held an emergency meeting yesterday and suspended the arrested Mahila Awami League leader's membership in the organisation, said Asgar Ali, general secretary of the party's district unit.In another incident Jhenidah police seized 17 firearms and arrested two illegal arms traders in connection ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would seek retrial of the case filed for assassinating four national leaders.Hasina accused former president Ziaur Rahman and her wife Khaleda Zia of rewarding the killers of the four leaders while addressing a discussion at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in the capital marking the Jail Killing Day.Earlier she paid rich tributes to the four leaders by placing wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi to commemorate the day.She also offered special prayers for the salvation of the departed souls of the leaders as well as ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Leaders of banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad al Islami wanted to break into mainstream politics through Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) formed last year with Moulana Sheikh Abdus Salam at the helm.Salam, also founding president of Huji Bangladesh, was arrested on Monday in the August 21 grenade attack case.But most of his fellow Afghan War veterans who were with him to declare the launch of Huji at a press conference in Dhaka on April 30, 1992, are still at large.They include field commander Manzur Hasan, Dhaka city President Moulana Delwar Hossain, Publicity Secretary Mufti Shafiqur Rahman and Moulana Mufti Abdul ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009The High Court yesterday directed the inspector general of police to stop within 48 hours earth filling and encroachment on the Turag river.The HC also directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to protect the Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakhya from grabbers until the ongoing cadastral survey of the rivers is completed as per its previous orders.Some video footage on illegal earth filling, encroachments and extraction of sand by dredging at several points of the rivers was submitted to the HC recently.An HC bench comprised of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui came up with the ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009The Bangladesh bowlers caught the Zimbabwe batsmen wanting on a juicy track in the fourth one-dayer to clinch the series in grand style with one match in hand at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium yesterday.Zimbabwe were simply outclassed in the short-lived match after being bundled out for 44 runs, the fifth lowest one-day total, thanks to some hostile bowling from the home side led by man-of-the match Nazmul Hossain, the pacer who started the carnage.A failure at the top order couldn't stop Bangladesh, who started the series on the wrong foot by losing the first game at Mirpur, to take an ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku yesterday inspected the security arrangements of Bangabandhu's killers at Dhaka Central Jail, who were awarded capital punishments by the court.Tuku along with Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Md Ashraful Islam Khan and other high jail officials went to the high security condemned cell Rajonigandha where the capital punishment awardees were staying.He inspected the security arrangements in front of condemned cell number 5, 6, 7 and 8 where the detained killers of Bangabandhu were kept under close security surveillance.He talked to the front guards and instructed the IG ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought cooperation from the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in fighting the adverse impacts of global climate change in Bangladesh.The premier made the call as the OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu paid a courtesy call on her at the prime minister's office.“Bangladesh, with its limited sources, is fighting against the threats of climate change and I urge the OIC member countries to come forward to help us in this regard,” Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Mahbubul Hoque Shakil quoted her as saying.The OIC secretary general lauded ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009The European Parliament has expressed European Union's strong commitment to help Bangladesh combat climate change impacts, saying it wants stability of lives and livelihoods of people here, not Bangladeshis roaming as climate refugees."Whether or not the US takes right role in the Copenhagen does not really matter...European Union have a long relation with Bangladesh. Even if Copenhagen damns the scheme, we will be there for you," Nirj Deva, leader of a European Parliament delegation, said yesterday."Act now, otherwise we will all be sorry later! Unless steps are taken immediately to adjust to climate change by putting new money in new ...
(read more) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Criminal Investigation Department (CID) brought detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, banned Islamic group Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) founder Moulana Sheikh Abdus Salam and present Huji Chief Mufti Abdul Hannan face to face for cross checking their statements in the August 21 grenade attack case.Sources said, the three who are being interrogated at the CID's Malibagh headquarters were brought face to face for several times.Besides, as the five-day remand for Babar ended yesterday, the CID would produce him before the court today seeking a fresh remand.Senior ASP Abdul Kahar Akand of CID, the Investigation Officer (IO) of ...
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