Saturday, January 30th, 2010After around 20 months, the ruling Awami League holds an extended meeting today in efforts to revamp the organisation.Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the meeting at Ganobhaban at 11:00am.In her address, she will instruct leaders of different tiers on how to go about strengthening the party and countering the opposition's anti-government propaganda.Before that, AL central working committee will meet at Hasina's political office in Dhanmondi. ALCWC, the highest decision-making body in AL, is expected to approve the party's amended charter at that meeting.Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, presidium member and deputy leader of the House, will chair the ...
(read more) Monday, December 21st, 2009Awami League has amended its constitution again, scrapping Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad's status as its associated body and modifying a provision on its foreign chapters to make the charter comply with the Representation of the People Order.However, the way it has brought the amendments does not conform to the AL charter that says only the party's national council shall change or improve the constitution.“On consent of the Awami League president, two provisions have been amended so the charter is more in keeping with the RPO provisions,” AL said in a letter submitted to the chief election commissioner (CEC) yesterday.The letter, signed ...
(read more) Sunday, December 20th, 2009Two high-profile Awami League ministers yesterday criticised party activists for their behaviour which, they said, has made people restive.They also admitted that the government could not perform well all its jobs including containing tender manipulation and controlling markets, the latter having often increased prices of essentials.At a discussion meeting organised by Awami Jubo League to mark the Victory Day, the two senior leaders made the self-criticism for the first time in one year in power, evaluating the activities of party men and the performance of the government.The present government is going to be one-year-old soon and people will evaluate its ...
(read more) Monday, October 5th, 2009The final hearing of long pending Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assassination case will start today at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, as a bench was constituted yesterday for hearing the appeals filed by five convicts against their death sentences.Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin constituted the five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Justice Md Tafazzal Islam for hearing the appeals. Other members of the bench are Justice Md Abdul Aziz, Justice BK Das, Justice Muzammel Hossain and Justice SK Sinha.Five convicts--dismissed army personnel Syed Farooq-ur Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Bazlul ...
(read more) Monday, October 5th, 2009Children of Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana will be given lifelong special security along with their mothers, says a new government bill.Home Minister Sahara Khatun may place the bill titled 'Father of the Nation's Family Members Security Act 2009' in parliament today.Officials at the Parliament Secretariat said the home ministry has sent them copies of the proposed law and requested necessary measures for it to be tabled.According to the bill, the government will arrange for secure houses for Hasina, Rehana and their children. It may give them other privileges as well if necessary for their safety.The previous AL government enacted ...
(read more) Monday, October 5th, 2009Ruling Awami League lawmakers yesterday in the third session of parliament demanded immediate resumption of the task to enroll educational institutions in the monthly payment order (MPO) system as they are facing public wrath in their constituencies for its non-operation.During the question-answer hour a number of AL lawmakers said the system of MPO has been suspended for last five years. The government is yet to begin it though it assumed power in January, the lawmakers said.“We can't visit our constituencies because people often want to know when the MPO enrollment will begin. We are unable to inform them about resumption ...
(read more) Saturday, August 1st, 2009Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expanded her council of ministers by adding a minister and five state ministers, and reshuffling 10 council portfolios.Neither of the six new faces has ever been in any council of ministers before, nor any of them is a member of ruling Awami League's (AL) new central working committee.With the new inductions, the number of ministers in the almost seven-month old council rose to 43, comprising the premier, 24 ministers, and 18 state ministers.Ruling AL lawmaker Shajahan Khan, who had been working as the chief of a parliamentary committee before his new assignment, was sworn ...
(read more) Saturday, August 1st, 2009Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday finalised names of 26 executive members of the party's working committee in consultation with the AL presidium members.Hasina finalised the names at the first meeting of the newly formed party presidium at her official residence Jamuna. However, the names are awaiting announcement. Moreover, the names of the party's joint secretary and the information and research secretary were not announced yet.Awami League announced its 73-member new central committee on Thursday leaving veteran politicians Amir Hossain Amu, Abdur Razzaq, Tofail Ahmed and Suranjit Sengupta who were members of the Presidium, and bringing in many fresh faces.Talking ...
(read more) Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Both the government and the Awami League top brass are aggrieved with Tuesday's statements by AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil that there are many "paid DGFI agents" in the cabinet.They trashed his allegations and said his statement is nothing but the expression of a "frustrated person".Insiders say the AL Central Working Committee would sit for a decision in this regard immediately after Prime Minister and party chief Sheikh Hasina returns from Saudi Arabia.At that meeting, Jalil might be issued a show cause notice as to why he would not be punished for the statements, comments a source close to Hasina. ...
(read more) Sunday, January 4th, 2009Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina, who was unanimously elected majority party leader yesterday, will be sworn in as prime minister Tuesday.Her election by the AL parliamentary party (ALPP) came within hours into oath-taking by the AL-led grand alliance lawmakers in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the afternoon.Zillur Rahman, the veteran AL leader, was picked as the deputy leader.Speaking at a press briefing afterwards, Hasina declared Zillur will be her party's nominee for presidency.According to the constitution, the 300-member parliament will elect president within 30 days of its first sitting.The grand alliance enjoys a thumping majority ...
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