Friday, July 20th, 2007Leaders of major political parties, a former adviser to the caretaker government, and members of the civil society yesterday said splitting the major political parties or forced reforms will bring no good for the country.Terming reforms in the political parties and the whole political system a must, they said reforms will have to come from within the parties to have a meaningful impact on politics or bring positive changes to it.They advised the political parties to elect party leadership democratically, establish collective leadership, and ensure accountability and transparency in operating party funds to have a meaningful reform."The reform will not ...
(read more) Friday, June 22nd, 2007A Special Court dealing with graft cases yesterday sentenced former state minister Amanullah Aman to 10 years' rigorous and three years' simple imprisonment and fined Tk 10 lakh in a corruption case for committing two different offences.In default, the minister of the immediate past BNP-led alliance government will have to suffer another one year in jail.Aman's wife Sabera Aman was also sentenced to three years' imprisonment as she was found guilty of abetting her husband in acquiring wealth through dishonest means.The court also directed the government to confiscate their wealth worth over Tk 9 crore, which is disproportionate to the ...
(read more) Friday, August 4th, 2006Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Lebanon with total cessation of violence. Addressing the emergency meeting of the executive committee of OIC, especially on the Lebanon situation, at Hotel Marriot Putrajaya in Putrajaya, the prime minister strongly condemned Israel for the brutality of its actions and the blatant violation of human rights.She also called for urgent deployment of an international force for stabilising the Israeli-Lebanon border under the United Nations (UN).Placing the demands at the OIC meet, the prime minister observed that political issues cannot be resolved by military means--history has proved time ...
(read more) Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday called for unlocking South Asia's true potential through faster and deeper economic integration so that this region can play its due part in this Asian resurgence in the new era.The 21st century is Asia's, said the prime minister, also the current Saarc chairperson, as the foreign ministers of the member countries sat for an important meeting in Dhaka to execute some of the major decisions taken in the forum's recent summit."We are happy to see progress in the implementation of Safta. Dividends of economic benefits can play a crucial role in furthering regional cooperation," ...
(read more) Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 Prime Minister Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today to attend the special OIC summit on the Lebanon situation.Khaleda, who will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the high-profile OIC summit on August 3, will join other leaders to highlight Bangladesh's position on Middle East and reaffirm solidarity with the OIC member countries.Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the current chairman of the 57-nation OIC, will open the summit in Putrajaya, Malaysia's administrative centre.The summit is likely to condemn the Israeli atrocities in Lebanon.The Bangladesh delegation will include Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan, Prime Minister's Secretary Khandaker Shahidul Islam, ...
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