Preserve places tinged with War of Liberation history: HC
July 9, 2009
The High Court yesterday directed the government to preserve and maintain all-important historical places including killing grounds, relating to the Liberation War of the country.
The court also asked the government to build monuments of international standard at Suhrawardy Udyan where Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historic addresses on March 7, 1971 calling upon the people to break free from the subjugation of the Pakistani rules to achieve Read more
HR commission won’t ensure rights protection, experts fear
July 9, 2009
The National Human Rights Commission Bill, likely to be passed by the parliament today, will not ensure the protection of human rights as it will not empower the commission to take any action against perpetrators of right violations, said experts and rights activists.
The bill will rather ensure the establishment of a commission subservient to the government, they Read more
JMB suspect storms BTCL office: Hostages set free
July 9, 2009
A dare devil young man, suspected to be an operative of the outlawed militant outfit of Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), stormed into the local office of the Bangldesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) in the district headquarters yesterday afternoon and threatened to blow up the Read more
ACC under pressure to drop some cases
July 9, 2009
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is under pressure to withdraw the corruption cases it filed against the leaders and activists of the ruling party, according to sources.
The sources said the high ups of the ACC were told verbally to withdraw corruption cases filed during the last 4-party alliance government and the caretaker regime against the ruling party leaders and Read more
Illegal dredging, sand filling cause environment threat to rivers, low-lands
July 9, 2009
A number of real estate companies are involved in illegal dredging of rivers to extract sand and silt from Turag and other rivers in Ashulia through dredgers to fill in the low-lying areas on both sides of the river for their big housing projects.
Local people and experts allege that such mass extraction of river sand during monsoon is not only threatening the ecological Read more
Bill placed to change law
July 9, 2009
War Crime Trial
Bill placed to change law
A bill was placed in parliament yesterday seeking amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act 1973 to try any individual and group of individuals on charge of 1971 war crimes.
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shafique Ahmed placed the bill with a proposal for including a provision in it for empowering the government to file appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against Read more
Muggers go reckless
July 9, 2009
Shoot two in city to rob them; violent snatchings spiral despite special drive
Armed muggers yesterday in broad daylight shot two persons and made off with around Tk 4 lakh in separate incidents in the capital’s Shyamoli and South Keraniganj areas.
Police said three muggers on a motorbike shot Acme Laboratories’ Accounts Officer Mostak Ahmed, 35, and snatched Tk 3.78 lakh from him when he stepped out of a CNG run auto rickshaw in front of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd on Read more
REB proposes to raisepower tariff
July 9, 2009
Consumers’ groups oppose it, demand system loss cut
The Rural Electrification Board Wednesday made a submission to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to raise its tariff by 11.52 per cent on average.
But, different consumer right groups, opposing the plea, demanded elimination of the REB’s existing system loss and improvement Read more
Tigers further in danger
July 9, 2009
Climate change is driving the Royal Bengal Tiger, celebrated monarch of the Sundarbans, from its natural habitat in search of food, say experts-leading to tragic consequences for the already critically endangered species in its encounters with humans.
Two tigers have been beaten to death by villagers this year in Bangladesh’s Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
According to different Read more
Lobbyists swamp secretariat, hamper office works
June 8, 2009
Hordes of visitors, mostly small-time political leaders and activists, trickle into Bangladesh Secretariat each working day, disrupting normal function of the country’s main seat of administration.
They come over from across the country as well as the capital. They get into the highly protected secretariat zone with valid passes issued by the authorities, or sometimes with the help of sidekicks of the ministers, or even through alleged bribing of gate-keeping security personnel.
Such motley crowd of visitors pack the waiting rooms or ante-rooms, near the ministers’ Read more