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Army Chief calls on President
UNB, Dhaka
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed called on President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban yesterday. During the meeting Gen. Moeen informed the President about various on going development programmes of Bangladesh Army as well as its relief and rehabilitation activities in cyclone Sidr-hit coastal districts. The Army Chief briefed the President about the progress in preparing voter enrollment with photograph and national identity (ID) card. He also apprised the President of preparation of holding the march past at National Parade Ground on the observance of Independence Day on March 26.  |
Former MPs refuse to vacate NAM flats: Immediate holding of JS polls demanded
Staff Reporter
Former lawmakers from BNP, Awami League and Jatiya Party residing in NAM flats made it clear yesterday that they are not leaving the flats under pressure from any quarter.
Addressing a joint press conference at NAM Bhaban at Manik Mia Avenue in the city they also vowed to resist any conspiracy to protect the image of Parliament and its property.
"Despite differences in our political ideology and opinion, we are united and pledge- bound to uphold the prestige and protect the property of Parliament," they said in a statement. |
Hasina not produced before court: Prison authority says, AL chief well in hospital
bdnews24.com, Dhaka
State and defence lawyers trashed a report by prison authorities on Sheikh Hasina's health condition that was submitted to court Sunday.
The Dhaka court deferred to March 30 the proceedings of the graft case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina involving the setting up of three barge-mounted power plants.
Judge Md Feroz Alam of the Special Judges' Court-1, set up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises, also ordered the authorities to produce Hasina before the court on March 30.
Former power secretary Toufique-e-Elahi Chowdhury, co-accused in the case, was in the dock Sunday. |
Sudden ban on SCBA election: Lawyers vow to go ahead as per schedule
Staff Reporter
The government yesterday imposed a ban on the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election scheduled for today and tomorrow. However, the lawyers and candidates vowed to go ahead with the election as per schedule.
An order signed by Shamsun Nahar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) asked the association to refrain from holding the election.
The order issued to the Secretary of the SCBA said that no permission had been sought from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police for the election. |
Niko graft cases: ACC scrutinises probe reports UNB, Dhaka
The Anti-Corruption Commission is now scrutinising the investigation reports of the two separate Niko graft cases, filed against two former Prime Ministers and nine others, before taking a decision on submission of charge sheets. The investigation report of the case against Khaleda and four others was submitted on March 13, reportedly recommending submission of charge sheet against a total of 15 persons, including those charged initially. |
Sarkozy's ex-wife to wed at New York's: Rainbow Room
AFP, New York
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife is to marry her Moroccan-born lover at New York's glitzy Rainbow Room on Sunday, according to a programme of the celebrations seen by AFP.
Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz and Richard Attias, a multi-millionaire events organiser, were to tie the knot at a black tie ceremony at 7 pm (2300 GMT) attended by 150 guests, many of whom flew in from Europe for the nuptials.
The 65th-floor Rainbow Room is one of the best-known establishments in New York. Part of the Art Deco Rockefeller Center dating from the 1930s, it features chandeliers, a revolving dance floor and views across Manhattan. |
Lifetime president: Mugabe says, power for those who planned liberation war
Internet
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has told a rally in Harare ahead of next week's elections the main opposition party would not rule in his lifetime.
The 84-year-old, who is seeking a sixth term in office, also repeated threats against British-owned firms in Zimbabwe he accused of backing the opposition.
His main rivals are Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and ex-ally Simba Makoni.
Mugabe has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980. |
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Internet Edition. March 24, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
