Political complicity not ascertained yet CID investigation into BDR mutiny and killing of army officers may take this year as the matter is too complicated to complete it quickly. Although report of CID investigation will be the basis of trial of BDR mutineers in the court but it will not be possible to be completed ... Read more
Month: May 2009
Counter-offensive not allowed: Army officers were killed when peace process was on, negotiators lacked professionalism; It may be revenge action by some quarter
The army led court of enquiry identified several reasons for the carnage at the Peelkhana BDR headquarters on February 25 and 26, the foremost being the deep resentment of BDR jawans against the ” Dal Bhat operation” launched during the last caretaker government. More facilities for the army personnel compared with BDR jawans, non-payment of ... Read more
City gets panicky in petty crime spurt
Petty crimes — mugging, extortion and burglary — have spurted in the capital in the last few days and the criminals are having a free run in the absence of proper policing. It does not matter whether you are walking alone or in a crowd in the city, during the day or at night. Or ... Read more
JS panel summons Sircar, Akhtar and Delwar
A parliamentary panel on Thursday summoned the speaker, deputy speaker and chief whip of the eighth parliament early next month to defend themselves against charges of corruption being investigated by the panel. ‘We have decided to invite former speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, former deputy speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui and former chief whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain to ... Read more
Govt trying to hide real plotters: BNP
MASSACRE AT BDR HQ Govt trying to hide real plotters: BNP The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday vowed to continue movement until the real plotters and perpetrators of the Pilkhana massacre were identified and tried by way of impartial investigation. The party demanded that the probe reports of the killings at the BDR headquarters on ... Read more
Food procurement drive too slow
Deal with millers yet to be signed The procurement of rice and paddy would not be completed during this season, as the food ministry as well as food department is yet to sign agreement with millers, said a source at the ministry. “The government had started countrywide procurement drive through local millers from May 1 ... Read more
Muhith hints at Tk 100,000cr budget next fiscal
Tax holiday to go gradually Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday unveiled the government’s plan to gradually scrap the tax holiday for the benefit for various sectors. Addressing the pre-budget consultation meeting organised by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), the finance minister said that the sectors that had been awarded tax holiday for ... Read more
Bangladesh introduces first-ever sexual harassment ban
Bangladesh’s high court moved Thursday to plug a gaping hole in the country’s laws by introducing a first-ever ban on sexual harassment, an official said. The decision was immediately hailed by activists as a major step forward for the protection of women in the South Asian nation. Deputy Attorney-General Rajik Al Jalil told AFP the ... Read more
500 more BDR soldiers held outside Dhaka for mutiny
Five hundred more soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles were arrested in different districts outside Dhaka and sent to jails on Thursday in connection with the February 25-26 rebellion. Satkania police in Chittagong arrested 100 soldiers from Baitul Ijjat Training Centre, Feni police arrested 64 jawans of 19 Rifles battalion at Jaylaskar, Jessore police detained 43 ... Read more
ACC power to be curtailed
A provision of the Anti-Corruption Commission law is likely to be reinstated to curtail its power so that the watchdog body could not issue any arrest warrant against a government official without informing his higher authority. The country’s top bureaucrats, mainly the secretaries of different ministries, yesterday discussed the issue and adopted a proposal to ... Read more
40 gangs active in city carjacking
Carjackers mostly work on greed of drivers, apply newer techniques, steal over 60 vehicles a month Over 60 carjacking incidents happen in the capital on an average month and those are used in various criminal activities including mugging, robbery and drug peddling while some are sold or disassembled and then sold in parts. During the ... Read more
Indian village with 250 sets of twins
Doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting 250 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families Baffled doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting more than 220 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families Photo: BARCROFT 78 pairs of twins Photo: BARCROFT The phenomenon ... Read more
Shilpa To Star With Cricketers
Shilpa Shetty has managed to secure the services of some of her cricket team, The Rajasthan Royals, in a new movie. That’s one benefit of been an owner we suppose! Producer Bobby Bedi approached some of the team’s players, including Shane Warne, about appearing in a new film alongside Shilpa. A source revealed: “Bedi was ... Read more
Bipasha Basu Out Of The Race
Bollywood star Bipasha Basu will not reprise her role from Race for the sequel but she has revealed she is not too upset about it. Bipasha said: “I heard even [directors] Abbas-Mustan are not doing Race 2. If the original directors are not doing the sequel, who am I? I haven’t been approached for Race ... Read more
An offering of music and dance to Tagore
Cultural programme by VCARE at Sheraton On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, a cultural programme was held at the Ball Room, Hotel Sheraton on May 11. The programme, arranged by VCARE, featured recitation of Tagore’s writings, rendition of Rabindra Sangeet, and staging of the Tagore dance-drama “Shyama.” Manzur-Ur-Rahman, former senior vice-president of ... Read more
AFC President’s Cup Football qualifier: Abahani make good start beating Sri Lanka Army in opener
Abahani Limited made a good start in the AFC President’s Cup qualifier beating Sri Lanka Army team by 2-1 goals at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday. The match was locked in 1-1 goals during the first half. National defender Wali Faisal and substitute Shahajuddin Tipu scored one goal each for Abahani Limited ... Read more
Sri Lanka Dev Squad takes 375-run lead dismissing GP-BCB Academy team for 164
Visiting Sri Lanka Development Squad took massive 375-run lead over GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team after dismissing the hosts cheaply for 164 in the first innings on the 3rd day of the 2nd four-day match at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. Replying to Sri Lanka’s huge first innings total ... Read more
Bangladesh suffer 9-0 defeat against South Korea in Asia Cup Hockey
Bangladesh National Hockey team suffered another humiliating 9-0 goals defeat against Asian giant South Korea in their last Pool A match of the 8th Asia Cup Men’s Hockey Tournament in Kuantan Pathang, Malaysia on Tuesday. World number five South Korea dominated the first half 4-0 against the 34th ranking Bangladesh. With the day’s comfortable victory, ... Read more
Over 1 lakh left to rust away IT skills
Data entry operators in voter list project yet to see job hopes Over one lakh skilled data entry operators, who were trained by the Election Commission (EC) at a cost of around Tk 11 crore, remain unutilised since the voter list with photographs was readied last year. Neither the immediate past caretaker government nor the ... Read more
44pc of them died of cardiac arrest
Bodies Of 904 Workers Arrived In 5 Months 44pc of them died of cardiac arrest Around 44 percent of the Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home in coffins between January 1 and May 9 this year, had died of cardiac arrests in Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, raising serious questions about the living standards ... Read more