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Zoellick meets Fakhruddin: Bangladesh mid-income country by 2015 outlined
BSS, Dhaka
Visiting World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick yesterday appreciated the government's reform measurers, specially in the financial sector, and suggested fixing up priority to make Bangladesh a mid-income group country by 2015.
"Bangladesh has to achieve development in human resources and infrastructure sectors to become a mid-income group country by 2015," the WB's president said when he paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed at the latter's office in the city.
Robert Zoellick also expressed the bank's further support for human resources development and infrastructure sectors of the country to this end.  |
Purbani MD Joinal, Yaaba Queen Nikita arrested
Staff Reporter
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday afternoon arrested Mahbubur Rahman Joinal, country's biggest suspected peddler of yaaba tablets, and his mistress Yaaba Queen Jannatul Ferdous Nikita when they appeared before the court to surrender, sources said.
Besides being involved in yaaba trading, Hotel Purbani Managing Director (MD) Joinal and ramp model Nikita are also the suspected members of an international ring involved in smuggling precious diamond, gold, white gold and foreign currencies.
As the court did not grant their delayed surrender the RAB members arrested them. |
DU admission:13000 forms sold on 1st day
DU Correspondent
Distribution and submission of first-year Dhaka University honours admission forms for the sessions 2007-2008 began yesterday, with the sale of over 13,000 forms.
University public relations department said a total of 13,044 admission forms, at Tk 250 each, were sold in four units on the first day.
The highest 4,500 forms was sold in Ka Unit (Sciences Faculty), while 3,431 forms in Gha Unit (general unit), 2,863 forms in Kha Unit (Arts and Social Sciences faculties) and 2,250 forms in Ga Unit (Business Studies Faculty). |
Nation has great expectations from AL: CEC: AL for lifting emergency, ban on religion-based parties
Staff Reporter
Leaders of Bangladesh Awami League yesterday demanded release of its President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now in a sub-jail in a corruption case and withdrawal of the state of emergency immediately for holding a free and fair election.
They also demanded banning of politics of war criminals and anti-liberation forces and not allowing registration of political parties based on religion and involved with militancy and communalism.
The demand was made as the eight-member Awami League (AL) delegation led by party's Acting President Zillur Rahman held dialogue with the Election Commission on electoral reforms. |
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Internet Edition. November 5, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
