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Aug 22 govt order closing down colleges withdrawn: All Varsities set to open
DU Correspondent
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) will reopen on September 10 while the residential halls of the university will be opened tomorrow (Saturday).
On the other hand, the Dhaka University (DU) authorities could not take any decision about reopening the university which was closed down along with other public universities in six divisional cities on August 22 following a violent clash between students and security forces on the DU campus.
Prof SMA Faiz said yesterday that they would take a decision about reopening the university after discussing the mater with the Syndicate and Deans commitee on September 8.  |
Hasina to stand trial in Mig-29 scam case: HC: Court rejects petitions for quashing graft case
Staff Reporter
Detained Awami League president and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have to stand trial in the long-pending Mig-29 scam case as the High Court yesterday rejected her petition for quashing the charge of shady deals on purchase of eight fighter jets for Bangladesh Air Force when her government was in power.
An appellate division bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury and Justice M Ataur Rahman Khan, passed the order vacating an HC order of stay given in 2003 on the trial court proceedings in the case. |
Koko sent to jail before remand ends
Staff Reporter
BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko was sent to jail by a magistrate court yesterday before completion of his seven-day police remand.
Amidst speculations about his sickness, Koko was brought to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court in a police prison van at about 1:45 pm yesterday, on the third day of his seven-day remand. At that time, Koko was wearing a blue-coloured tea-shirt He was also looking normal although there was impression of tiredness on his face.
Koko was then produced before Magistrate Mohammad Salehuddin of the Court No. |
Eklimur Reza dead
Staff Reporter
Eklimur Reza, 65, an employee of The New Nation, died of cardiac arrest at about 2:30pm at his residence at Dakkhingaon, Basabo, in the city yesterday (Inna Lillahe………Rajeun).
Eklimur Reza used to work as the in-charge of Retouching Section of the daily. He had been working in the newspaper since 1981.
He left his wife, two sons, three daughters and huge number of well wishers and relatives.
He was buried at Jurain graveyard after his second namaz-e-janaja in front of Itefaq Bhaban after Esha prayer. |
Publication of final list is most reassuring Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday assured country’s business leaders that none of them would be unnecessarily harassed.
The government is commited to create an enabling environment for business and investment in the country. Actions designed to improve governance might have resulted in unintended negative fallouts. The private sector was assured of mitigation of the negative fallouts. |
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Internet Edition. September 7, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
