Interim Govt For Polls Chief adviser from ex-chief justices BNP to propose formula after Eid The BNP plans to make a formal proposal to restore the non-partisan caretaker government system with a change in the provision of appointment of the chief adviser. Keeping in mind the political chaos over the appointment of the chief adviser ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Lock houses for security
Shahara tells Eid holidaymakers, sees no crimes Residents of Dhaka city, before going on Eid holiday, should lock their houses, Home Minister Shahara Khatun said yesterday. She added that the government had been taking security measures, though. There is concern over security during the Eid vacation as many people leave Dhaka before the
ACC to work with WB, if loan revived
Padma Graft ACC to work with WB, if loan revived Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Ghulam Rahman yesterday said the graft watchdog will work with the World Bank’s “panel of investigative experts” only if the global lender revives its funding for the Padma bridge project. “Scope for working jointly with the WB would be created if ... Read more
Realtor silent, clients crazy
Modhumoti Model Town Realtor silent, clients crazy Now nobody picks up the phone at the Metromakers office, Kutub Uddin said in frustration. “They said they had all the permissions and approvals. I am really frustrated now,” Kutub, an assistant professor of Dhaka University, said. “I had personally talked to lawyers and they said there was ... Read more
Bomang Raja passes away
Raja Aungshoi Prue Chowdhury, the chief of Bomang Circle, is no more. He passed away yesterday morning due to old-age-complications at his palace. He was 98. Father of six sons and two daughters, the indigenous leader left unnumbered relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death
Eid sales frustrate shop owners
Afternoons are usually a busy time for any shop-owners in the run up to the Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival for Muslims, but things are pretty much the other way around this year. Mostafa Sarkar, owner of Taiyeba Fabrics at Bashundhara Shopping Mall in the capital, and his four employees were yesterday afternoon seen larking for ... Read more
Quader Molla, cohorts killed 60 at Keraniganj: witness
War Crimes Trial Quader Molla, cohorts killed 60 at Keraniganj: witness A prosecution witness on Wednesday testified that detained Jamaat assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Molla and his cohorts and Pakistani occupation army had killed 60 Bengali people and set houses on fire at Ghatarchar village of Keraniganj in Dhaka on November 25, 1971. Abdul Majid ... Read more
IO’s cross examination by Sayedee’s lawyer allowed for two more days
War Crimes Trial IO’s cross examination by Sayedee’s lawyer allowed for two more days The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday allowed cross examination of investigation officer by the defence lawyer of detained Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee for two more days. It also accepted a prosecution plea to receive in evidence the statement of a ... Read more
Not a single ferry ticket now available at counters
South-bound passengers in trouble With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking at the door, not a single ferry ticket is available for the southern parts of the country. All tickets were sold out even before the scheduled booking date. Sources alleged that most of these tickets have ended up in the hands of an illegal travel syndicate that aims ... Read more
Modhumoti Model Town is illegal
Project area to stay as flood flow zone; plot purchasers need to wait for full SC verdict to know their fate Modhumoti Model Town is illegal. The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that had declared the controversial project and its activities near Aminbazar on the outskirts of the capital unlawful. Metro Makers ... Read more
Five major risks found in Malaysian offer
Padma Bridge Project Five major risks found in Malaysian offer The finance division has pointed out five major risks in Malaysia’s initial proposal for the Padma bridge financing, and said they must be addressed if the proposal is to be accepted, according to a finance ministry official. Though the deal has been described as a government ... Read more
Telcos finally get licences renewed
After a delay of more than eight months, four mobile phone carriers–Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell–finally got their 2G licences renewed yesterday. The licences would stay valid for the next 15 years. The licences were supposed to be renewed in November last year but the process was delayed
BPC incurs loss of Tk 100 crore in the name of ‘system loss’
The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation incurs a loss of more than Tk 100 crore in the name of ‘system loss’ in handling imported fuel oils, sources in the oil sector said. As the country’s lone importer and distributor of petroleum products, BPC incurs the loss due to rampant pilferage and corruption at terminals and depots, ... Read more
Moon ride on Jatrabari road
With only a week remaining before people will start heading towards villages to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has failed to keep its promise to repair the busy Gulistan-Jatrabari road. Jahangir Alam, chief engineer of DSCC, while accompanying Communications Minister
Get judge also from other professions
Law Commission recommends appointing more qualified, experienced people in SC The Law Commission has come up with a set of recommendations, including formulation of a law allowing appointment of legal experts from different professions as Supreme Court judges alongside the existing provision. Right now, SC judges are picked from lawyers and lower court judges
Mobile courts ordered to stop waterway extortion before Eid
The government on Tuesday ordered mobile court operation to contain extortion and to ensure safe journey on river routes across the country before Eid-ul-Fitr. The directive came at an inter-ministerial meeting on curbing extortion and ensuring security on river routes. The home minister, Sahara Khatun, presided over the meeting at the
Hajj operators yet to rent houses in Makkah
Biman to announce flight schedule on Aug 12 Private hajj operators said on Tuesday that could not yet rent houses in Makkah as Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited and Saudi Arabian Airlines were delaying their announcement of hajj flight schedules. The two airlines carry a majority of hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh to Saudi Arab. Following a ... Read more
EC to sit with former election commissioners
The Election Commission is likely to sit with former chief election commissioners and election commissioners to get their suggestions and take advantage of their experience in order to hold the next general elections smoothly. ‘Besides talking to civil society members and political parties, we are planning to
Number of dengue cases on rise in city
An increasing number of patients infected with dengue, a tropical viral fever, are coming to hospitals in the city with 141 cases reported so far as monsoon rain is providing a favourable breeding environment for Aedes mosquito that carries the virus. A total of 113 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in the city ... Read more
Mojaheed’s bail petition rejected
War crimes trial Mojaheed’s bail petition rejected The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday rejected the petition of detained Jamaat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed seeking bail. Mojaheed sought bail to perform Itiqaf, which requires a devotee to spend several days at a mosque, and saying Tarabi prayers at congregations in the month of