Archive for December 1st, 2009
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The Canadian government has decided to deport Lt Col (retd) SHMB Nur Chowdhury, a convicted fugitive killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed told journalists yesterday."The Canadian police have seized the passport of Nur Chowdhury since he has been illegally staying in Canada," he told a press briefing at his Secretariat office after his return from Canada yesterday."The Canadian police have submitted Nur Chowdhury's passport to the Bangladesh High Commission in Canada in July last year. The police also kept him under a security vigil as part of deportation process," he said.Nur Chowdhury has to ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The death toll in Friday's launch capsize in the river Tentulia near Nazirpur launch terminal about 40 kilometres from Bhola district town under Lalmohon upazila, rose to 76 yesterday, official sources said.Rescuers feared that many more victims were still trapped inside MV Koko - 4 which capsized with around 2,000 passengers on board, almost three times the capacity.Rescue operation was suspended yesterday evening due to a lack of illumination at the accident site, and was scheduled to resume today. Seventy-two of the rescued bodies were identified and handed over to their family members while four could not be identified ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought separate financial assistance for Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) like Bangladesh for enabling them to cope with the threats stemming from climate change and calamitous weather conditions.She made the demand while addressing the executive and retreat sessions of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2009 at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) in this capital city of Caribbean island country Trinidad and Tobago Friday afternoon.Hasina, who happens to be the only female head of government attending the Commonwealth meeting, attended the executive and retreat sessions after the opening ceremony of the CHOGM.In the sessions, ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009About 5,000 trees were razed in over half a kilometre of the forest belt at Sonachhari coast under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Sunday night.According to officials, the wholesale felling of the trees was carried out with instructions from some local influential people who would like to set up three to four ship breaking yards at the clear cut section of the forest.On July 3 this year the influential quarter had cleared off over 15,000 Keora and Bain trees on 40 acres of land in the same coastal area.The officials said some 300 hired workers, who most probably had ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009India and Bangladesh yesterday finalised three key agreements, including transfer of prisoners, to be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India next month.Treaties on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, transfer of prisoners and bilateral agreement on combating international terrorism have been finalised on the first day of the three-day home secretary-level talks that began here yesterday."All the three treaties will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India," an Indian home ministry official said.Hasina will arrive here on December 18 for a three-day official visit.Home secretaries of India and Bangladesh began talks on security-related issues ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has categorically said the national council of her party will definitely be held as per schedule on December 8.The national standing committee, the highest policymaking forum of the party, on Sunday night reviewed the latest developments for the upcoming council. All the conveners of the sub-committees formed for the council were present in the meeting.Insiders say they have completed 70 percent district councils and the policymakers will decide about what would happen to the rest.They add the party will publish a voter list within a day or two on completion of all the process of ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The holy Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated in the country on Saturday with the spirit of sacrifice in commemoration of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim's complete submission to the will of Allah almighty.On the holy occasion, devotees offered Eid prayers and sacrificed animals. They also shared the feast on sacrificial meat with their relatives and neighbours and distributed meat among the poor.To commemorate Hazrat Ibrahim's devotion to almighty Allah illustrated by his readiness to sacrifice his dearest son Hazrat Ismail, able Muslims sacrificed animals of their best choice.Ordained by Almighty Allah to sacrifice his eldest son, Hazrat Ibrahim arranged everything to execute His order ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal, during her visit to India between December 18 and 22, university sources said yesterday.Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, who is in Santiniketan for talks with Visva Bharati authorities prior to Hanisa's trip, said she will be visiting the university to pay homage to poet Rabindranath Tagore.The Bangladesh prime minister would meet the Visva Bharati officials to discuss cooperation between Visva Bharati and Bangladesh because a large number of students from that country study in Visva Bharati.Hasina was awarded 'Desi Kottama', the highest award by ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Preliminary investigation into Friday's launch disaster in Bhola has identified overcrowding as the main reason behind the accident."The launch was carrying passengers beyond its capacity and capsized when the passengers were in a rush to get down at a time," inspector of shipping department in Barisal reported to his director general in Dhaka.In a fax message on Sunday, he said MV Koko-4 was carrying 2500 passengers but failed to mention its capacity or loss of lives and properties.The inspector blamed the launch authorities for failing to manage the passengers when the launch arrived at Nazirhat ghat in Lalmohon upazila. ...
(read more) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009A regional leader of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) 'Lal Pataka' faction was killed in an 'encounter' between his cohorts and the police at Madarbaria village of Santhia upazila under the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Chand Ali alias 'Boma' Chand, 40, son of Abu Taleb of Lakhmipur village under Ataikula thana.According to police, they raided a spot of Madarbaria village around 3:00am on information that the outlawed criminals were holding meeting there. As the criminals opened fire sensing the presence of police, it triggered a gunfight with the law enforcers retaliating. Chand was killed during the encounter. ...
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