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Mannan Bhuiyan, Shamsul surrender, sent to jail: Nizami, Anwar denied bail in High Court
Staff Reporter
A special Dhaka court sent former secretary general of BNP, cabinet minister and reformist leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and another former minister M Shamsul Islam to jail yesterday after their surrender in the GATCO scam case.
The Dhaka Metropolitan senior special judge Md Azizul Hoque passed the twin orders sending the BNP leaders to prison, within half an hour of each other.
The court asked the prison authorities to provide them with division status as per the jail code and proper medical care, in the afternoon amid suspense for the last few days over the fate of the bigwigs in the country's political arena.  |
Barge-mounted power plant scam: Hasina, 7 others indicted
Staff Reporter
A Special Judge's Court in the capital yesterday framed charge indicting detained former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and seven others in Tk 3 crore Barge-mounted Power Plant scam case.
Judge M Firoj Alam of the Special Judge's Court-1, trying high profile corruption cases on the premises of Parliament Building complex amid tight security, passed the order and fixed May 21 for the beginning of the trial with recording deposition of prosecution witnesses (PWs). |
Political stability must for economic progress: Hua Du: Economy grows 6 pc this fiscal, recovers from shocks
Staff Reporter
Political stability, smooth transition of power to elected government are prerequisites for the development and economic progress of Bangladesh, said Hua Du, Country Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Bangladesh needs to develop its human resources and catch up with huge foreign investment for infrastructure development, which would help reduce poverty and increase growth.
"We are looking forward to a peaceful transfer of power to the elected people's representatives in the upcoming elections which would bring benefit to the country's economy," she said to the media while releasing 'Quarterly Economic Update, Bangladesh' at ADB office in the city. |
Late night raid: Nizami arrested: Anwar not found
Staff Reporter
The police arrested Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami in the GATCO graft case in a late night raid on his residence yesterday.
BNP leader M K Anwar escaped arrest and police returned after raiding his Elephant Road residence.
A huge contingent of police, led by deputy police commissioner for Ramna zone Atiqul Islam, surrounded the house of Motiur Rahman Nizami at Moghbazar in the city at around 10pm Sunday night to arrest him.
Another contingent of police led by AC Hamida Parveen raided on MK Anwar's house. |
Prince Aga Khan arrives today
UNB, Dhaka
Prince Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, arrives here today (Monday) on a four-day state visit to Bangladesh.
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will receive him at Zia International airport.
His visit marks the golden jubilee of his Imamat. Prince Aga Khan became the Imam on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan.
According to official itinerary Prince Aga Khan will call on President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed and hold meetings with several Advisers. |
Drug resistant TB patients on rise
Sheikh Arif Bulbon
The number of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis patients is increasing day-by-day in the country.
More than 200 people were diagnosed with Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the extreme stage of the disease, at the Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (IDCH) at Mohakhali in the capital in the last couple of months.
They were diagnosed with MDR-TB since end of last year after the installation of National Tuberculosis Referral Laboratory at the Institute.
The laboratory was established with the technical assistance from the University of Antwerp in Belgium in June last year. |
Khaleda petitions: HC for quashing Niko graft case UNB, Dhaka
Detained former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has filed a petition with the High Court for quashing the much-talked-about Niko graft case filed against her by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
A counsel for Khaleda told UNB that the petition is likely to be heard by the court Tuesday.
The anti-graft watchdog filed the Niko graft case with Tejgaon police station on December 9, 2007 for allegedly causing huge loss to the exchequer through signing deals with the Canadian oil company.
The same day, a separate Niko case was filed with the same police station against another detained former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. |
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Internet Edition. May 19, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
