UPR raps govt for failure to stop extrajudicial killings
June 12, 2009
A leading human rights watchdog forum on Thursday expressed its frustration with the government’s failure to provide a clear action plan within the specific timeframe of four years for improving the rights scenario of the country.
The Universal Periodic Review Forum in a statement expressed its disappointment as the government failed to provide any clear action plan, specific timeframe and measurable indicators to fulfill the recommendations of the UN Human Read more
20 hurt as Pabna BNP men clash over new convening committee
June 12, 2009
At least 20 BNP activists were injured as two factions of the party engaged in a clash in front of Pabna district unit BNP office yesterday noon.
Major (retd) KS Mahmud, former president of Pabna district unit BNP and joint convenor of the newly declared convening committee, and Kamrul Hassan Mintu, incumbent chairman of Pabna municipality and organising secretary of the previous district BNP committee, are among the Read more
Barguna river dying as grabbing, pollution go on
June 12, 2009
The Khakdhan River flowing by the side of Barguna town has turned into a narrow stream containing polluted water, thanks to mindless encroachment and dumping of factory and human wastes.
The situation causes manifold problems concerning navigability, irrigation, ecology and environment.
“During my childhood, Khakdhan River was about 1 to 1.25 kilometre wide,” Read more
Matia Chowdhury stresses for changing food habit
June 12, 2009
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury stressed the need for changing food habit for making the country self-reliant in food and making the nation healthy.
The minister made the stress while inaugurated a workshop on review of internal research and introduction of programme yesterday at Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute at Kazi Badruddoza auditorium at Joydevpur. Full Article on The New Nation
Erosion renders 500 families homeless in Bhola
June 12, 2009
June 11 : Erosion by the Meghna and Tetulia rivers has rendered 500 families homeless in Bhola recently.
According to the sources, the affected areas of the district are Rajapur, Ilisha, Dhania, Kachia and Beduria unions of Sadar, syedpur and bhabanipur unions of Daulatkhan upazila, Hasan Nagar and Gongapur unions of Borhan Uddin upazila, Sonapur and Chandpur unions of Tajumuddin upazila, Lord Herdinge and Mongolsikder unions of Lalmohon Read more
Rajuk rejects ATN Bangla’s claims over Gulshan house
June 12, 2009
Officials of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha on Thursday dismissed the private television channel ATN Bangla’s claim that it owned the house on a 14-katha land at 69 Gulshan Avenue.
After an aborted late-night attempt by a group of armed men to occupy the house in which a retired civil servant, Abdul Qayyum, 90, has been living for decades, ATN Bangla chairman Mahfuzur Rahman claimed that he had purchased the house from one Abdur Rashid for Tk 20 crore.
The Rajuk officials said no one Read more
Cox’s Bazar Medical College beset with problems
June 12, 2009
June 11: The newly established Cox’s Bazar Medical College is beset with a host of problems.
It is difficult to believe that Cox’s Bazar Medical College has been running with only four teachers, including the Principal. Fifty students of Cox’s Medical College are suffering for shortage of teachers, residential problems, shortage of office staff, shortage of librarian and technologists.
This information was disclosed at a press conference organised by students of Cox’s Bazar Medical Collage held at Cox’s Bazar Press Club on June Read more
Road blockade in Feni demanding release of Jubo League leader
June 12, 2009
Jubo League leaders and activists of Sonagazi upazila unit yesterday blocked Soangazi-Feni road and damaged some vehicles demanding release of local Jubo League leader Jamaluddin Prokash.
Police arrested Prokash at around 10:00am in front of Sonagazi upaziala compound for his alleged involvement in a murder case. He was later produced in the Judicial Magistrate’s Court that sent Read more
30 injured in family feuds in Barisal
June 12, 2009
At least 30 people, including men, women and children, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Babuganj upazila of the district on Monday.
Police said the clash ensued as the wife of one Shahjahan Mollah of Doarika village under Babuganj upazila teased the wife of another fellow villager Badsha Fakir.
Following the incident, arbitration was arranged to amicably settle the issue between the two families. But, the enraged family members and their supporters Read more
Three JMB men jailed in Ctg
June 12, 2009
Aug 17 Serial Blasts
Three JMB men jailed in Ctg
A Chittagong court yesterday awarded jail sentence to three outlawed JMB (Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh) men in a case filed in connection with bomb blasts at Bakolia on August 17, 2005.
The convicts are Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad, JMB Chittagong divisional commander, Jahid alias Delwar and Arshadul Alam. Javed and Jahid were awarded 10 years imprisonment each while Arshadul was jailed for five years.
Judge Shafiqul Karim of Chittagong Read more