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Right to information law in the making: Suppression of facts itself a corrupt practice: CA
BSS, Dhaka
Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said the government wants to present a right to information law to the nation in near future.
Free flow of information acts as a driving-force in democracy and good-governance, he said and added the easier the availability of information in a state, the higher is stage of development.
Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed said this while inaugurating a convention on "Right to information for a democratic and corruption free Bangladesh" organized by Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non- government organization at Hotel Sheraton.  |
Denmark urges donors to help Bangladesh for accelerated recovery
Staff Reporter
Denmark, the co-chair of the Global Facility for Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction (GFDDR), appealed to the donor groups to support Bangladesh for an accelerated recovery from the risk of cyclone disaster.
The Denmark government pledged 10 million Danish Kroner, about US$2 million, to the GFDDR to help Bangladesh recover from cyclone SIDR.
Copenhagen will donate another one million dollars to Actionaid for projects aimed at strengthening the disaster preparedness locally. |
Suhrawardy's politics was for the people : Call to be imbued with ideals of the great leader
Staff Reporter
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and Information Barrister Mainul Hosein yesterday called for following the ideals of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Sher-e-Bangla Fazlul Haque. Otherwise, democracy will not take roots and we will have to pay the same price time and again, he said.
Addressing a memorial meeting in observance of the 44th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy as chief guest, the Law Adviser said the national identity was not achieved through one or two incidents, rather it is the outcome of the thoughts and aspirations of the statesmen like Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Sher-e-Bangla Fazlul Haque. |
Army Chief meets President
UNB, Dhaka
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed made a courtesy call on President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban on Wednesday and discussed various matters of the force, including the ongoing relief activities for the cyclone-stricken people.
A release from the President house said the Army Chief apprised the President, also the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, of the ongoing distribution of relief materials and rehabilitation activities among the cyclone-hit people by the Bangladesh Army. General Moeen also informed the President about various issues relating to the Army. |
Sedition case against Mujahid, Kader Molla, Shah Hannan
Staff Reporter
A sedition case was filed yesterday against two top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangla-desh and a former secretary for their alleged audacious remarks against the country's independence and liberation war.
Freedom-fighter Mohammad Fazlur Rahman of village South Ramerkanda under Keraniganj Police Station of the Dhaka district filed the case against Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, assistant secretary general Abdul Kader Molla and former secretary Shah Abdul Hannan in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court in Dhaka yesterday for their anti-independence and anti-liberation remarks. |
Haripur power plant Dhaka, Tokyo to sign $ 1.6 m loan
Staff reporter
Japan and Bangladesh are going to sign US$1.6 million loan agreement next week to build the 360MW Haripur Power Plant, said Ambassador of Japan in Dhaka Masayuki Inoue yesterday.
He also expected that Bangladesh would be able to reduce its system loss up to 10 per cent within the next five years by successful introduction of Total Quality Management (TQM) projects.
"I am going to sign the exchange of note with the Bangladeshi government next week for the loan project. This will assist the government to reach its target to produce an additional 5,000MW electricity within five years," said the Japanese envoy. |
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Internet Edition. December 6, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
