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Arrest warrant against former ministers in Gatco case: Saifur, Nizami, Bhuiyan among 12 'fugitives’
Staff Reporter
A Court in Dhaka city issued warrant of arrest against 12 'absconding' accused in the GATCO scam case, including six senior ministers of the immediate past BNP-led four-party alliance Government, while 10 others, including the detained former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko were shown arrested in the case.
The senior ministers, who were shown as 'fugitive' are-former Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman, former LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, former Information Minister M Shamsul Islam, former Commerce Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, former Agriculture Minister MK Anwar of the BNP and former Industries Minister and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami.  |
Fake admission ring busted at DU DU Correspondent
A syndicate involved in giving fake admission to students in Dhaka University was identified when a student came to an officer of the accounts section at the Registrar Building to get back his 'deal money' as his admission was cancelled.
The office staff belonging to the syndicate yesterday detained the student when he asked for his money. Being informed earlier, University-based journalists of different dailies, who were present near the office rescued the student from his captors and handed him over to the Vice-Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz. |
SCBA observes court boycott programme
Staff Reporter
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday observed 2-hour court boycott programme in protest against what it called a series of 'highly controversial' rulings of the court that validated the unassailable Emergency Power Rules (EPR) in denial of the right to bail of an accused facing trial under the EPR
However, a group of general lawyers attended the court ignoring the boycott call of the SCBA earlier.
The boycott programme partially disrupted the proceedings of the Appellate Division since many of lawyers did not take part in the court proceedings. |
Bangladesh emerges as shipbuilding nation: Ocean-going ship handed over to Denmark
Staff Reporter
Bangladesh embarked upon a new era in the country's foreign trade history with the export of its first ocean-going ship to Denmark.
Local ship building pioneer Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Limited handed over the 2900 dead weight tonnes (DWT) multipurpose ship at an order price of US$7 million to its Danish buyer in a ceremony at its shipyard at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj yesterday.
"The Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd has created history for the country," said Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, Adviser for Industries and Education at the ceremony while speaking as the chief guest. |
Agriculture to be accorded highest priority in coming budget: CA: Farmers urged to keep trend of bumper harvest up to Aman
UNB, Dinajpur
Overwhelmed by the sight of bumper paddy harvest at a time of food crisis worldwide, Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday urged country's farmers to keep the trend of bountiful crop production up to the incoming Aush-Aman season the way they proved that they can stand straight facing natural calamity.
Dr Fakhruddin assured that government's cooperation, assistance and subsidy for farmers and agriculture would not only continue but be increased in the future, and he himself would monitor those incentives. |
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Internet Edition. May 16, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
