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Sunday, March
10, 2002
Political
Begum
Khaleda Zia yesterday blamed the opposition for the deterioration of law
and order and said after losing popular support they were left with no
issue but to destabilise the government through violence in a planned way.
Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina yesterday lashed out at atrocities and
torture on her party leaders and workers, and wondered whether in the name
of democracy, "martial law" was in force in the country, reports
UNB.
A 33-member preparatory committee has been formed to hold the convention
against "Awami misrule and terrorism" on April 11-12, reports
UNB. BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan has been
made convenor of the committee while Food Minister Tariqul Islam its
member secretary.
The High Court yesterday fixed March 13 as the date of passing order on a
petition of contempt of court against Sheikh Hasina for her reported
adverse comments against the judiciary in an interview published in the
New York- based weekly ‘Thikana’, reports BSS.
Though the schedule for the city corporation elections is yet to be
announced, the roadside walls in the Dhaka metropolitan area are already
covered with graffiti in support of mayoral hopefuls belonging to the
ruling party, BNP
The government will allow local and foreign observers to monitor the City
Corporation elections, for which schedules are likely to be announced in a
couple of days, reports UNB.
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed her belief that the
members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) would demonstrate their highest level
of professional competence in facing any challenge of protecting the
country’s frontiers as well as the national independence, reports BSS.
Militant activists of the ruling BNP-backed Sramik Dal attacked the First
Labour Court of Chittagong situated at Katalganj of the city centring the
hearing of a case in the Court yesterday noon and ransacked the courtroom
including the Ejlash.
Awami League yesterday strongly criticised the government as a
parliamentary delegation of the party was not allowed to meet Bahauddin
Nasim, special assistant to opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka
Central Jail, reports UNB
Khandker Assaduzzaman, ex-member of parliament and ex-adviser of former
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Ministry of Establishment and Muktijoddha
Affairs and Abdul Mannan, Publicity Secretary of AL Central Committee were
granted ad-interim anticipatory bail by the High Court in two different
cases yesterday.
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Socio-economic
The
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will formally handover the invitation
cards of the opening ceremony of the 7th Bangladesh Games to Prime
Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina
today.
Administrative cadres belonging to the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS)
batch of 1984 feel aggrieved by the appointment of their juniors as
Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs).
At least 54,000 unlicensed two-stroke autorickshaws, now not plying the
streets of the metropolis due to strict vigilance by police, may have to
be relocated outside the city.
Dhaka City Autorickshaw Owners Association (DCAOA) yesterday protested the
government decision of phasing out two-stroke three-wheelers from the
roads of Dhaka in the next six months.
Nuclear medicine has added an epoch-making chapter in the treatment of
haemorrhagic dengue by helping diagnose it at the primary stage. Nuclear
medicine experts have also paved the way for diagnosing osteoporosis,
liver cancer and conducting angioplasty. These treatment facilities will
start in the Nuclear Medicine Institute and 13 nuclear medicine centres of
the country this year.
Nearly two crore under-5 children will be vaccinated across the country
yesterday in the 2nd round of 10th National Immunisation Day (NID),
reports UNB.
The members of Thakurgaon District Bar Association have appealed for
establishing Haji Danesh Agriculture University and Science and Technology
University at greater Dinajpur. The lawyers in a joint statement said Haji
Mohammad Danesh Agriculture University Act was passed in the parliament in
2001 but it has not yet been made effective.
Bangladesh will seek around two billion dollars from the donors at
Bangladesh Development Forum meeting in Paris on March 13-14, reports UNB.
An aid memorandum figuring requirements will be placed at the Paris
meeting, summary of which was approved at the cabinet meeting yesterday
with Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in the chair.
All the students and teachers of Dhaka University have expressed contempt
against a student leader for bringing disgrace on the student community by
producing a pornographic VCD.
Seventy-five teachers of Dhaka University in a statement yesterday
expressed concern over the present "increasingly deteriorating"
law and order in the country and asked the government to take immediate
step to improve the situation.
Armed miscreants looted a shotgun from a on-duty Policeman at the Customs
Ghat in the city this evening after injuring three Policemen including one
sergeant.
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday said a new law
would be enacted soon to check illegal ‘hundi’ business, reports UNB.
The US dollar was steady against the Bangladesh Taka (BDT) yesterday in
thin interbank trading while it rebounded against the Japanese yen and the
single currency the euro in line with the New York closing Friday, dealers
said, reports BSS.
Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (PBTL), the owning company of the
country's first cellular phone CityCell, will spend US$ 30 million on
network expansion, the company chief told The Daily Star.
Election fever has gripped the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as the poll date
to elect four councillors nears. Seven members of the DSE are in the race
for four councillor posts of the DSE Council, the apex body of the bourse.
Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange closed slightly higher yesterday, reports
UNB. Weighted Average Share Price Index rose by 0.01 points or 0.002 per
cent to close at 818.55 points from Thursday's 818.54 points.
Another report adds: As the gainers dominated the losers, price index at
Chittagong Stock Exchange marked a rise yesterday. Trade Volume Weighted
Index rose by 0.05 points or 0.0028 per cent to close at 1837.63 points
from 1837.58 points on Thursday.
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Neighbour
Local
commanders of BDR and Indian border security force (BSF) met again
Saturday on the bank of Mahananda River on Tentulia border to review
implementation the decisions adopted at the flag meeting on Thursday,
reports UNB.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday termed the recent
sectarian disturbances in India that have claimed more than 600 lives
condemnable and deplorable. She said although it was in internal affair of
India all felt bad the way Muslims were attacked in their homes and
killed.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday said relations with
India had been improving, instead of cooling down, since the new
government was elected in October, reports BSS. He was replying to
questions at a press briefing of the Prime Minister at the Pradhanmantri
Bhaban.
India Friday night ruled out withdrawal of troops from the borders with
Pakistan and normalisation of relations with that country until Islamabad
addressed India's concerns on cross-border terrorism and handed over 20
terrorists and criminals wanted by New Delhi, reports PTI.
The government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has asked for the
deployment of army troops to control Hindu activists planning to launch
the construction of a temple on the site of the razed Ayodhya mosque.
Myanmar’s military government charged Saturday that four relatives of
former dictator Ne Win were being detained for attempting to stage a coup
with the aid of some military commanders, reports AP.
A grenade exploded at an election rally of the governing United National
Front near the Sri Lankan capital, killing at least four people and
wounding 20 others, police and a party official said Saturday. Sri Lanka
goes to the polls March 20-25 to elect provincial councils. The election
will also be a test of the popularity of the United National Front, which
won the violence-plagued December 5 parliamentary elections.
An American general strode into the high-security compound holding
captives of the war an terrorism with a message: obey the rules, cooperate
with interrogators, and if you are innocent, one day you may be free,
reports AP.
A bloody showdown between US-led forces and Al-Qaeda fighters entered its
second week Saturday in the snow-capped mountains of eastern Afghanistan,
reports AFP.
The largest Muslim charity in the United States has filed suit against the
US government, saying Washington's move to freeze its assets was a
violation of constitutional rights, the New York Times reported Saturday.
The Pentagon has informed Congress that it is devising contingency plans
for the use of nuclear weapons against a number of countries that pose
threats to the United States.
A US Navy F-14 fighter jet crashed in the northern Arabian Sea in an
attempt to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Stennis on returning from
a combat mission over Afhganistan, the navy said.
Britain is maintaining a stiff upper lip to the ultimate insult of them
all - the invitation by South African President Thabo Mbeki to leave the
Commonwealth organisation it originally set up after it lost its empire.
Expressing cautious optimism over Iraq allowing weapons inspectors back
into the country, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said that Baghdad is
taking the issue seriously.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Saturday accused
the ruling party of deliberately slowing down the voting process to block
its opponents from casting ballots.
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Sports
Sylhet
upset the one-day script of the Ispahani National League when they handed
Rajshahi a four-wicket defeat at the Rajshahi Stadium on Saturday. The
victory enabled Sylhet to leapfrog Rajshahi, who were firmly in contention
to clinch the limited-overs trophy after losing the four-day battle
against Dhaka.
Oliver Domke scored in the dying minutes Saturday as Germany won its
maiden field hockey World Cup title with a 2-1 win over Australia in the
championship match at Kuala Lumpur.
India is still recovering from the Douglas Marillier syndrome after he
single-handedly won the match for Zimbabwe at Faridabad with his
unorthodox strokeplay.
Heavy rain gave Pakistan an outside chance of salvaging a draw against Sri
Lanka after only 32 overs were bowled on Saturday on the fourth day of the
Asian Test Championship cricket final.
Australia's Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne shared an aggressive
partnership to halt a South African fightback on the second day of the
second Test at Newlands on Saturday.
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