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Hasina sent back to jail from court: She breaks down while complaining of incomplete treatment, mental harassment
Staff Reporter
Detained former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was taken back to jail after attending a Court of law in a corruption case amid her complaints that her treatment remained incomplete at the hospital, while she was subjected to mental torture in custody.
"I am the victim of mental torture as I speak and work for the people," she told the Judge when she was produced before the Special Court in connection with the Barge-mounted Power Plants Scam Case.
Earlier, authorities of the Square Hospital, where she was undergoing treatment, discharged Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League (AL) President, at 2:00pm.  |
Part of BSS building demolished Row over ownership
Staff Reporter
At least five people were injured in a clash yesterday morning in an eviction drive conducted by Hossain Electric Industries Employees Multipurpose Cooperative Society at the ground floor of BSS building at Purana Paltan in the city.
Police said the clash ensued at about 11:00am when the members of the cooperative society along with a platoon of police went to evict the shops as per the court order and they were resisted by the affected shop owners and their employees. |
BDR-RAB to monitor market from today: Such move yields no result in the past Staff Reporter
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) will monitor the prices of essentials from today although such an initiative did not yield any positive result in the past. Rather, such a move created negative impacts on the market as panic gripped thousands of small traders across the country.
Yet the decision to monitor the prices once again was taken at a meeting with the representatives of wholesalers and retailers yesterday.
However, market analysts said such a move would create a deep sense of panic among the small traders as they should not be solely blamed for price hike of essentials. |
Experts urged: Identify specific IT areas to utilize
UNB, Dhaka
Commerce Adviser Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman yesteray urged the country's IT experts to identify specific areas in information technology that Bangladesh could utilize immediately.
"You have to pin-point the areas where Bangladesh could make some output right now. The government would do everything to help the sector reap maximum benefit," he said inaugurating a weeklong BCS IT Expo 2008 at Multiplan center in the city.
The Adviser said that Bangladesh is a land of potentials where people willing and ready to work and engage themselves in constructive activities. |
No alternative to raising food production: CA: Short, long-term plans stressed BSS, Gazipur
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Sunday stressed on taking short and long term sustainable programmes along with rapid technology transfer measures to increase food production by reducing yield gap between farm and research levels.
There is no alternative to raise food production for ensuring food security and get relieved from import of food in the present perspective of changed world scenario in food sector, he said.
The Chief Adviser said this while inaugurating a three-day Technology Transfer Workshop-2008 organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) at its Badrudozza auditorium here yesterday morning. |
Indian war veterans call on Army Chief
BSS, Dhaka
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed on Sunday urged the visiting 1971 Indian war veterans to work as Bangladesh's goodwill ambassadors as delegation leader Lt. General (retd) JFR Jacob praised the heroic role of the Freedom Fighters in the War of Liberation.
"We fought shoulder to shoulder during the war in 1971," Jacob told the army chief at a call-on at the army Headquarters at Dhaka Cantonment, where he negotiated the surrender of the Pakistani troops led by Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi 37 years ago.
"Their contribution was crucial to the emergence of Bangladesh . |
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Internet Edition. March 31, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
