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No more death in custody: Directive to police : Laws to be amended to deal with foreigners Staff Reporter
The government yesterday instructed the police administration to make sure that custodial death does not take place anymore.
The instruction was given from a meeting of the Advisors Committee on Law and Order chaired by Home Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (Retd) MA Matin at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Besides, the meeting decided to amend the Foreigners Act to effectively deal with foreigners traveling to Bangladesh
The meeting observed that the existing Foreigners Act does not contain details of dos and don'ts to be followed by the foreigners.  |
Bangladesh clinch ODI series against Ireland
Sports Reporter
A five-wicket haul by medium pacer Farhad Reza guided Bangladesh to clinch the ODI series 2-0 when the Tigers defeated the visiting Ireland by 84 runs in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.
Earlier, Bangladesh outplayed Ireland by eight wickets in the first ODI at the same venue on March 18.
Farhad Reza played the key role in wrecking Ireland innings and completed as 10-3-42-5.
Left-arm spinners Abdur Razzak and Shakib Al Hasan also bowled pretty good as Abdur Razzak harpooned three wickets for 27 runs while Shakib Al Hasan grabbed two wickets in exchange of 16 runs. |
Anti-Beijing protests spread outside Tibet
Agency
China has admitted for the first time anti-Beijing protests have spread outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region, as security is ratcheted up.
Xinhua news agency reported huge damage to government buildings and shops after riots in Sichuan province on Sunday.
And officials said 24 people had been arrested after demos in the Tibetan city of Lhasa, and 170 protesters had surrendered to authorities.
Hundreds of troops have been seen pouring into Tibetan areas. Lhasa was said to be returning to calm amid the military build-up. |
Taslima in an undisclosed destination in Europe
Agencies
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has arrived in Europe to begin a new life, reports say, after protests by Muslim groups forced her into hiding in India.
"She has landed safely somewhere in Europe," a spokeswoman for the writers' group, Pen, told the BBC, adding that her exact location could not be given.
Ms Nasreen said earlier this week that her health had suffered as a result of spending time in hiding.
She fled her native Bangladesh in 1994 when her book attracted death threats. |
Showcase Malaysia begins in city: Steps taken to export more manpower
Staff Reporter
The caretaker government is determined to solve the problems of Bangladeshi Labours working in Malaysia by negotiation with Malaysian Government, Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said while inaugurating "Showcase Malaysia-2008" at a city hotel yesterday.
He said Bangladesh has earned remittance more than 700 crore from the manpower working in Malaysia and the government has taken initiative to export more manpower to Malaysia in this year.
Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) in cooperation with High Commission of Malaysia in Dhaka have organised the three-day programme from March 20 to 22. |
Clinton first lady diary
Agency, Washington
More than 11,000 pages of schedules detailing Hillary Clinton's daily activities as first lady have been released by the US National Archives.
The move follows months of pressure from freedom of information groups.
The campaign team for Democratic rival Barack Obama was also keen to see if the papers backed Mrs Clinton's claim of experience gained during that time.
The records show she kept busy during the Monica Lewinsky crisis but, critics say, leave many questions unanswered. |
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Internet Edition. March 21, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
