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Hasina, Khaleda not eligible to appear before Truth Commission: Govt to honour court verdict against two ex-PMs, says CA
UNB, Dhaka
Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed has said detained former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina would not be eligible to appear before the proposed Truth Commission for pardon as they are already arraigned on corruption charges and facing trial in courts.
Dr Ahmed, however, said his caretaker government would accept whatever verdict is given against them by the judiciary which he said is now independent.
The Chief Advisor made the remarks during an interview with Al Jazeera television in London last week.  |
Geeta Pasi says, she is not holding dialogue with political parties: It's up to govt to do so
Staff Reporter
US Charge d' Affaires Geeta Pasi yesterday said the holding of dialogue with political parties was the responsibility of the Government and not of the diplomats.
"Foreign diplomats may hold their own talks with different groups, including political parties, media and businessmen," she said, clarifying that she was not holding political dialogues with political parties recently. |
Yousuf Gillani named Pak Premier
BBC Online
The late Benazir Bhutto's party has named its candidate for prime minister, after winning last month's elections.
The Pakistan People's Party nominated ex-Speaker Yusuf Raza Gillani for the post to lead a coalition government with ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's PML(N) party.
Analysts say the appointment is widely expected to be a stop-gap measure and Ms Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, may be poised to eventually take over.
The coalition is expected to try to curb President Musharraf's powers. |
Bangladesh whitewash Ireland
Sports Reporter
A marvelous 129 by opener Tamim Iqbal powered Bangladesh to whitewash Ireland 3-0 when the Tigers outplayed Ireland by 79 runs in the third and last ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Earlier, Bangladesh defeated Ireland by eight wickets in the first ODI at the same venue on March 18 and then, the Tigers beat Ireland by 84 runs in the second ODI at the same venue on March 20.
Tamim faced 136 deliveries in his 204-minute innings, which was laced with 15 fours and a huge six. |
Sector Commanders Forum holds convention: Hold war crime trial
Staff Reporter
The Liberation War veterans have called for their countrymen who collaborated with Pakistan to face war crimes trials and announced a 16-point declaration and demanded quick start of the trial of the war criminals.
Hundreds of the veterans who took part in the victorious war against Pakistan travelled to Dhaka to issue the call at the request of their former commanders.
The declaration includes the demand of filing cases by the state for the trial of the war criminals, appealing to the UN for forming an International tribunal and banning the parties of war criminals from participating the election. |
10 hurt in UN varsity clashes
Staff Reporter
At least 10 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists were injured in clashes with their rivel group on the Jagannath University campus yesterday over domination.
University sources said the police had to intervene to control the situation. The police arrested Shawan, a second-year student of the accounting department, from the spot.
The two groups, one led by JCD unit president ABM Parvez Reza and the other led by JCD general secretary Anisur Rahman Khokon, became involved in the violent clash at around 11:30am. |
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Internet Edition. March 23, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
