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Plea bargain law, truth commission soon: Move to deal cases relating to businessmen in lenient manner Staff Reporter
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and Information Barrister Mainul Hosein yesterday said the government is considering seting up of a Truth Commission to bring about a change in the nature of trial of corrupt businessmen for the sake of boosting economic activities.
The government is planning to make plea bargain law and constitute the Truth Commission so that corrupt businessmen can be punished in a lenient manner, he said while briefing journalists at the conference room of the Ministry of Information.  |
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Fate of one lakh job seekers uncertain : Malaysia suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi workers Syful Islam
As a result of corrupt practices by the unscrupulous manpower exporters and their equally deceitful counterparts in Malaysia, Bangladesh is poised to lose one of its important remitance markets, as Malaysian government has decided not to recruit any more workers from this country.
The official BARNAMA news agency reported yesterday that the Malaysian Cabinet decided to stop recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh, as the 'process has caused problems to the country.’
Following the decision, sending of 100,000 more approved Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia has become uncertain. |
Tofail urges govt: Withdraw emergency at a realistic Staff Reporter
Awami League Presidium member and Coordinator of the 14-party alliance yesterday demanded of the Government to withdraw the state of emergency at a realistic time instead of lifting it two months ahead of each election.
He made the demand while talking to journalists after a bilateral meeting between the Awami League (AL) and Samyabadi Dal.
Tofail, however, did not explain as to what he wanted to mean by the word-a 'realistic time’.
CEC Dr ATM Shamsul Huda on Tuesday said the emergency should be lifted at least two months before election from places where polls would be held. |
ADB seeks govt position on Asia Energy, Tata
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of Bangladesh's major development partners, yesterday wanted to know about the caretaker government's position regarding Tk 4,000 crore investments of Tata and Asia Energy.
Visiting ADB's South Asia Department Director General Kunio Senga wanted to know this during a meeting with Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam at the later's Planning Commission office in the city yesterday morning. |
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Internet Edition. October 4, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
