Archive for the ‘Bangladesh’ Category
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The new government led by the Awami League (AL) begins a tightrope walking this evening amid high expectations of people, ending around two-year long eventful rule of the caretaker government.
President Iajuddin Ahmed appoints and administers oath today to AL chief Sheikh Hasina as the next prime minister and her colleagues ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
To many the result of a comparison between voter turnouts in 1991 and 2008 elections might come as a surprise, especially when only 55.45 percent of voters voted in 1991 compared to a high 87 percent this time around.
But a clearer picture emerges as one looks at the number ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in Gaza's main city for the first time yesterday while the government fended off worldwide calls for a ceasefire. Fifty died in a day of clashes.
Amid raging combat in Gaza City, and as the Palestinian death toll rose over 550 including 90 children, French and ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The cabinet of the Awami League-led grand alliance government may be medium in size with around 35 members initially and is expected to be dominated by young lawmakers.
AL advisory council member HT Imam yesterday confirmed speculations that there will be technocrats among the cabinet members who will be given charge ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The caretaker government last month approved a policy welcoming greater participation of local private entrepreneurs in the power sector and their wider involvement in selling electricity to large consumers.
The Policy Guidelines for Enhancement of Private Participation in the Power Sector, 2008 welcomes foreign private investors as before. But for the ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Awami League (AL) yesterday warned its leaders and activists of stern actions for any involvement in post-election violence.
"If we find involvement of any party activists or leaders in post-polls violence, we shall take organisational action against the person and also request the law enforcement agencies to take necessary steps ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The government has formed an expert committee to review the proposed Detailed Area Plan (DAP) within the next 30 days and recommend ways to correct its flaws and make it suitable from both housing and environmental points of view.
The timetable to finalise the DAP has also been extended by another ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) might boycott the new government cabinet's induction ceremony today in Bangabhaban as its key ally in four-party alliance Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was not invited, although two of its members-elect of the parliament were.
Some BNP insiders said another reason for the party's possible absence in the ceremony ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Indian police arrested four Bangladeshi criminals, three of them convicted of murdering former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Ahsanullah Master, in Gariahat of Kolkata Sunday evening.
The other criminal has been convicted of murdering a former Titumir College students' council vice-president and sentenced to life-term imprisonment.
Murderers of the AL lawmaker are Nazrul ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday expressed his pleasure to see that the state power is being handed over smoothly to an elected government.
“I feel happy to see that the power is being transferred to an elected government. It will be a great achievement for the countrymen,” he told ...
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