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Editorial: Welcome new Cabinet
The 32-member Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that took charge on Wednesday has by and large been well received by the people for two reasons. The size of the council has been deliberately kept small and the ministers and state ministers inducted in it are people with clean faces. The emphasis given on honesty of those who would run the affairs of the state has been clearly demonstrated. And this was important against the backdrop of the nearly two years of emergency rule whose main focus was on containing corruption and establishment of good governance.  |
Armed Forces’ chiefs call on Hasina
UNB, Dhaka
The chiefs of the three services of the Armed Forces Wednesday paid courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Wednesday afternoon, as she started off as head of a new-look government.
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed, Navy Chief Vice- Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam and Air Force Chief Air Martial SM Ziaur Rahman jointly met with the new Prime Minister, who took oath along with her 31 cabinet colleagues Tuesday at the end of a two-year military-backed interim regime.
The chiefs of the armed forces congratulated her on her assuming office as Prime Minister. |
News analysis: Competence of ministers Hasanuzzaman Khan
What are the ministerial materials one is required to have for being considered for appointment in the Cabinet. The 32-member council of ministers of the Awami League formed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comprises mostly new faces if you don't call them novices.
Only 3 out of 31 ministers-Matia Chowdhury, Syed Ashraful and Syed Abul Hossain-had previous experience as they were members of the 1996 Cabinet of the Awami League Government. At that time Matia being a new-comer was attached with an astute bureaucrat Anisuzzaman to enrich her ministerial abilities. |
Price commission soon: Syndicate to be broken to curb price spiral Staff Reporter
Both the newly appointed Finance Minister and Commerce Minister have declared crusade against 'business syndicate' to bring down the prices of essential commodities within the range of common people.
Bringing down of commodity price is principal pledge of Awami League led grand alliance, which mainly helped the coalition to come into power.
In his first day of work as in charge of Finance Ministry Abul Maal Abdul Muhit yesterday told newsmen that his government will intervene directly into the market and break the 'business syndicates'. |
Stop repression on four-party activists: Delwar
Staff Reporter
BNP secretary general Khandker Delwar Hossain yesterday demanded of the government to stop repression and torture on the four-party alliance activists across the country.
"Stop attacks and torture on our followers. If you continued attacks on our leaders and activists then we would face it politically," he said while speaking as chief guest at a rally in protest against the killings of Nazrul Islam, president, 56-Ward of Shechchhachebok Dal, a front organisation of the party by terrorists of its political adversaries in the city. |
Hindrance to curbing of graft won’t be tolerated
Staff Reporter
Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday warned that the government will not accept any hindrance on the way of curbing corruption.
He also expressed his determination to form an honest and efficient administration in line with the people's expectations.
Ashraful made this remark while talking to reporters at his office at Secretariat on his first working day.
He said, "We will put an end to politicisation of all institutions including the judiciary, Public Service Commission and the Election Commission in order to form an honest and efficient administration in the light of people's hopes. |
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Internet Edition. January 8, 2009, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
