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Death toll from Monday's launch capsize in Ghorautra River at Nikli upazila of Kishoreganj district rose to 44 with the recovery of 40 more bodies yesterday.
The bodies, including 21 men, 11 women and eight children, were recovered by the divers of Fire Service.
More than 100 passengers of the launch, MV Chandpur, are still missing.
Under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj district Sultan Ahmed, Commander of Joint Forces Lt Colonel Ashiquzzaman and Police Super of Kishoreganj district Mizanur Rahman, the local administration, fire service and BIWTA divers and local volunteers carried out rescue operation throughout the day yesterday. ]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0626.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0627.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600 Amendment of a 32-year-old law by the Council of Advisers on Sunday to facilitate the marriage of Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations with a foreigner came as a surprise to many. The Public Servants (marriage with foreign nationals) Ordinance, 1976 whose amendment has been approved prohibited such marriage by foreign servicemen and required other government servants to procure the President's permission for marrying foreigners.
The Council of Advisers acted on a proposal initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Bangladesh's permanent representative to UN Ismat Jahan expressed her desire through the ministry to marry a Dutch national now staying in New York.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0627.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0628.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The Chief Adviser's Office yesterday sent letters of invitation to six smaller political parties seeking names of their respective delegations to the formal dialogue with the Government.
Unlike the pre-dialogue sittings that began with a major political party-Awami League-the formal dialogue scheduled to begin from May 22 as per Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed's Monday's announcement, is likely to kick off with smaller political parties.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0628.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0629.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
Political parties unlocked their offices across the country Tuesday to do politics indoors after a 14-month pause, as the caretaker government bent the emergency rules to allow them to take election preparation.
Reports reaching UNB newsroom said leaders and workers of different political parties resumed their activities with much enthusiasm following the lifting of the ban on indoor politics.
Indoor politics was revived from yesterday under nine conditions set by government, following the chief adviser's address to the nation on Monday night.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0629.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0630.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The trial court yesterday fixed May 20 for producing detained former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and other co-accused before it in the Niko graft case, as they were not brought in yesterday.
Five others who are already in jail are former Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed and former State Minister for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain, controversial businessman Giasuddin Al Mamoon, former acting energy secretary Shahidul Islam and ex-President of Dhaka Club Selim Bhuiyan.
Meanwhile, two other accused persons surrendered before the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court today.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0630.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0631.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The Election Commission will announce the specific date of election in proper time following the Chief Adviser' s address to the nation setting a tentative timing for the long-deferred polls.
"The way the election schedule has to be announced, before two to two and a half months, you'll see then," Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda told reporters Tuesday as asked about the specific date of election.
The CEC was speaking to the journalists as they sought his reaction following the CA's address to the nation given Monday, where he said the national elections would be held in the third week of December.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0631.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0632.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
At least six people have been killed and many more wounded after a series of bomb blasts tore through the city of Jaipur in western India, police say.
The bombs went off near historic monuments in the crowded old city at one of the busiest times of the day.
The head of state police said it was a terrorist attack. Reports suggest the death toll could rise much higher. Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is a popular tourist destination about 260km (160 miles) from the Indian capital, Delhi.
No group has admitted planting bombs in Jaipur, and it is not yet clear what a motive for attacking the city might be.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0632.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0633.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The United Nations and the United Kingdom welcomed the Chief Advisor's address to the nation confirming that the general election would be held in the third week of December this year.
UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Ms Renata Lok Dessallien and outgoing British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury welcomed the Chief Advisor's statement while they were inaugurating the voter-registration electronic billboard at Shahbagh road crossing on Tuesday afternoon.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0633.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0634.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The Government is contemplating imposing ban on export of Waste Cotton/ Comber Noil, which is causing loss of US$ 0.72 in each kilogram and draining huge foreign currency, sources said.
The Ministry of Commerce will sit with the concern stakeholders soon to take a decision on it as the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) is pressing the Government for the last couple of months to impose the ban.
Informed sources said Comber Noil/Waste Cotton is being used as a raw material of denim fabrics and home textile products.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0634.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0635.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
A group of dissident lawyers of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) protested its unanimous resolution on boycott of the Appellate Division on Thursday as a mark of disapproval against the apex court's recent rulings in the unassailable Emergency Power Rules (EPR) cases.
A presidential candidate for the recent SCBA election, Khondker Mahbub Hossain, termed the SCBA programme politically motivated and against public interest while addressing a press conference Tuesday in the Bar-annex hallroom.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0635.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0636.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0600
The government is likely to import 100,000 tonnes of Soft Red Winter (SRW) type of wheat from Canada and Australia with an additional cost of Tk 25 crore in spite of bumper production of wheat in the country.
According to sources the Government will import one-lakh tonnes of wheat at a cost of Tk 330 crore while the local market price of the same amount of wheat is at Tk 305 crore now.
The local market price of wheat is between Tk 30.15 to 30.55 per Kg while the Government will import it at Tk 31.50 per kilogram from Canada and Australia.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/14/news0636.htm