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Gen Moeen addresses expatriates in New York: Establishing democracy a great challenge: Corruption is an obstacle to democracy; We are trying to root it out; Coming polls a must as
BSS, New York
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed has said the main goal of the present government is to make the country free of corruption as early as possible.
"Corruption must be checked for establishing democracy in the country", he said while speaking as the chief guest at a gathering of the Bangladeshi expatriates at the Seaside Restaurant at the World Fair Marina here on Wednesday night.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States M Humayun Kabir gave the welcome speech while president of the Prabashi Nagorik Committee Mohadeb Sarker greeted the army chief by giving him a bouquet.  |
Bangabandhu remains Father of the Nation: All freed, except 222 listed corrupts: Jamaat leaders were not spared Staff Reporter
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has said that all are freed except 222 corrupt persons whose names were published by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
General Moeen was speaking at a civic rally at New York in the United States on Wednesday.
Responding to a question by an expatriate Bangladeshi, he said the list of corrupt individuals published by the ACC also included the names of several leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. So, the allegation is not true that Jamaat leaders were spared from the corrupt list. |
Benazir makes emotional return to Pakistan: Destined to become PM third time under US-brokered power sharing deal
AP, Karachi
Benazir Bhutto made a dramatic return to Pakistan on Thursday, ending eight years of exile to reclaim a share of power with the country's U.S.-backed military leader. More than 150,000 jubilant supporters gathered to greet her amid massive security.
Bhutto, who is expected to seek the premiership for an unprecedented third time and partner in ruling Pakistan with U.S.-backed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was in tears as she descended the steps of a commercial flight that brought her from Dubai to Karachi, where jubilant crowds of flag-waving, drum-thumping supporters waited to give her a rousing welcome. |
NBR chief among five secretaries transferred
Staff Reporter
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Government yesterday transferred chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Badiur Rahman to the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management as Secretary.
In a circular, the Ministry of Establishment said yesterday that NBR chairman Badiur Rahman, also the Secretary of the Internal Resources Division, was transferred to the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.
Planning Commission Member Mohammad Abdul Mazid has been made the new NBR chairman, said the Establishment Ministry circular. |
Chief Justice urges judges: Deliver evenhanded justice as judiciary becomes independent UNB, Dhaka
Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin on Thursday advised the judges of subordinate courts to deliver evenhanded justice to people as the judiciary becomes independent of the executive control from November 1.
"We have to prove our capability through our works in fulfilling the long-desired aspiration of the people about dispensation of justice," he said while inaugurating an orientation programme for the district and sessions judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI).
Sixty-three district and sessions judges are participating in the programme. |
State power is for service to people: Law Adviser BSS, Dhaka
Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein said without ensuring justice to people it is not possible to establish a justice-based state, good governance and democracy in the country.
The law adviser said the persons like judges, ministers and advisers should be accountable to people, who are the source of state power.
He was addressing the second day of a two-day orientation programme for district and sessions judges, who are appointed as chief judicial magistrates, in the seminar room of the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI). |
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Internet Edition. October 19, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
