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AL formally requests CA to release Hasina: Personal physicians not allowed to check her up: 7-member new medical board formed: Court orders to return her passport
Shahidul Islam
The Awami League yesterday formally requested the Government to release detained party Chief Sheikh Hasina unconditionally to facilitate her medical treatment in the USA, while a Court in Dhaka ordered the police department to return her passport immediately.
Awami League (AL) Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam signed the letter, which was carried by party leaders Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan, Ashim Kumar Ukil, BM Mojammel Hossain and Ahmed Hossain and handed over to Khairul Islam, an official at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) at about 4:00 last afternoon.  |
Delwar, Hannan contradict each other: BNP unification move faces setback Staff Reporter
Vocal leaders of the BNP (anti-reform) led by Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain yesterday made contradictory statements over the "ongoing process" of reunification of the party.
Brig Gen (Retd) Hannan Shah, member of the BNP Advisory Council, yesterday said that he was still hopeful about his move for unification of two groups of the party.
"But it will take time," he said while talking to reporters at his New DOHS house yesterday.
BNP Acting Office Secretary Rizvi Ahmed contradicted the statements made by Hannan Shah saying that Khondoker Delwar Hossain does not know about Hannan Shah's move for unity. |
SA clinch ODI series: Bowling success: Smith; Batting failure: Ashraful
Sports Reporter
South Africa clinched the ODI series 2-0 when the Proteas defeated the Tigers by seven wickets in the second ODI of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Earlier, South Africa outclassed Bangladesh by nine wickets in the first ODI at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong on March 9.
Coin-favoured Bangladesh made a disastrous start as the hosts lost their early four wickets for only 18 runs.
Andre Nel gave his team early breakthrough as he removed openers Tamim Iqbal(0), Shahriar Nafees (5) and one down Mohammad Ashraful for a duck. |
Human rights worsened under EPR: US report
Bdnews24.com, Dhaka
The US State Department in its annual country report on the state of human rights in Bangladesh said the human rights situation has worsened in part owing to the state of emergency and postponement of the elections.
The State Department released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the year 2007 on Tuesday.
The report said the ongoing anticorruption drive had popular support but raised concerns about whether due judicial process was being followed in high-profile corruption cases. |
Train dacoity in B’baria: Attendant killed
Bdnews24.com, B’baria
Robbers held up the Dhaka bound Chittagong Mail train early yesterday, murdering a train attendant and looting valuables, police and passengers said.
"I woke up hearing my fellow passengers screaming," said Iqbal Molla, general manager of the eastern railway zone and a passenger on the train. "Later I came to know about the robbery."
Passenger Md Hanif, a resident of Mainul Road, Chittagong, said told reporters that after the Chittagong Mail pulled out of Comilla railway station around dawn, eight to ten robbers wearing masks swooped on train passengers and snatched cash, gold jewellery and mobile phone sets. |
FBCCI election: President candidates vow to work for vibrant economy
UNB, Dhaka
A. Rouf Chowdhury and Annisul Huq, presidents candidates in the FBCCI election (2007-09) yesterday vowed to work for making the country's economy more vibrant if they are elected.
They also pledged they will work hard to attract investment and halting the soaring prices of essentials if they won the election scheduled to be held on March 17.
The two business leaders from the Association Group made the pledges while talking to reporters on the sidelines of an election projection meeting at the Diploma Engineers Institute. |
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Internet Edition. March 13, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
