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Amar Ekushey today: Nation pays homage to language martyrs
Staff Reporter
The nation observes historic Amar Eksuhey-Shaheed Dibash (Martyrs Day)-and International Mother Language Day today.
The people the country will pay glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement across the country today, recalling the supreme sacrifice of the great sons of the soil who shed their blood in this day (February 21) in 1952 to establish mother tongue-Bangla-as the state language of the then Pakistan.  |
Musharraf won't step down despite poll debacle: PPP, PML (Newaz) coalition likely
Agencies, Islamabad
Pakistan's president will not step down as head of state and intends to serve out his five-year term, his spokesman said, despite a sweeping victory by his opponents in an election that President Bush on Wednesday judged to be fair.
Final results from this week's parliamentary poll were expected later Wednesday, but with the count nearly complete, two opposition parties have won enough seats to form a new government, though they will likely fall short of the two-thirds needed to impeach the president. |
Fahim tipped to be Pak PM
PPP vice-chairman Fahim Amin yesterday said the next government would be formed "in a democratic manner".
PPP's central executive committee will discuss the issue of forming a coalition with the PML-N, he told reporters.
Asked about the PPP's differences with PML-N on the issue of reinstating the judges who were dismissed by Musharraf during last year's emergency, Fahim avoided a direct reply.
"Every party has a position on basic issues and we can move forward on them through talks," he said. |
News analysis : Fighting piracy and the quest for excellence Mostafa Kamal Majumder
The Amar Ekushey Book fair this time has been marked by the publication of a record number of over 1500 titles. The rush of people to the fair has also been more than ever before. The practice of sequencing the publication of most books to mark the great day has been mainly to make good use of the month-long rush of readers for new books. Many good books are published during the fair every year. The programme attracts people from all over Bangladesh.
However, alongside the good books there are also some publications which are marked for piracy of materials from other books. |
Ekushey a visible symbol of patriotism, nat’l spirit: CA
UNB, Dhaka
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said now is the time for the people to turn around and make a fresh start on the right path to progress through taking a lesson from mistakes of the past.
"As a nation we have a tradition of struggle, indomitable will force, exemplary tolerance and intense devotion to work. Common people of the country are advancing in the struggle of life regularly facing various kinds of disasters. A nation that has earned independence through a great liberation war cannot concede defeat," he told a function of national award giving ceremony. |
Obama bags Wisconsin, Hawaii: Pledge to end Iraq war in first year of office if elected
AP, Washington
Barack Obama added Wisconsin and Hawaii to a primary season winning streak that now totals 10 and has put Hillary Rodham Clinton into a virtual must-win scenario in Democratic contests coming early next month in Texas and Ohio.
The former first lady now looks to a debate Thursday in Austin, Texas, to stall Obama's momentum and reinvigorate her campaign.
"The change we seek is still months and miles away," Obama told a boisterous crowd in Houston in a speech Tuesday night in which he also pledged to end the war in Iraq in his first year in office. |
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Internet Edition. February 21, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
