The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. June 13, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Hasina leaves for US amid tight security

UNB, Dhaka

Former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina left for London en route to the USA and Canada yesterday morning, a day after her release from prison amid some dramatic developments in the political arena.
Awami League senior leaders saw her off at Zia International Airport as a British Airways flight carrying her took off at 8:29 am, amid a tight security cover in and around the airport.
The airport authorities didn't allow print and electronic media to cover her departure on the overseas trip meant for her medical treatment and meeting her son and daughter.

9 killed in Natore lynching: RAB, cops, villagers fight alleged dacoits

Staff Reporter

Nine suspected robbers were killed in a mass beating and gunfight between robbers and the elite force RAB at Bara Adimpur village at Singra upazila in Natore on Wednesday night.
Police said local people surrounded the alleged robbers numbering twelve
when they assembled at Bara Adimpur Primary School for committing robbery at about 2:00am.
Tipped off, patrol teams of police and elite-force RAB rushed to the spot. Sensing their presence, the robbers opened fire on the law-enforcers prompting them to fire back. In the gunfight, three robbers sustained fatal bullet injuries.

8.6m children remain out of schools

Staff Reporter

Approximately 8.6 million children in Bangladesh are not attending schools while many of the school going children drop out and start working at an early age.
This was disclosed at a seminar on Education: the Right Response to Child Labour yesterday marking the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) chaired by Labour and Employment Secretary Dr Mahfuzul Haque.
International Labour Organisation, UNICEF and UNESCO jointly organised the seminar in collaboration with Ministries of Labour and Employment and Primary and Mass Education at a local Hotel.

Gautam hits ton: India storm into final

Sports Reporter

India stormed into the final of the Tri-Nation Kitply Cup when they vanquished the hosts Bangladesh by seven wickets in their last league ODI match at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.
Earlier, India defeated Pakistan by 140 runs in their first ODI match on June 10 at the same venue.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 70 runs in the opening match on June 8 at the same venue.
India will meet Pakistan tomorrow in the final at the same venue.
Coin-favoured Bangladesh decided to bat first and scored 222 off 49.5 overs.

UK shadow Home Secy resigns: 42-day UK terror detention plan

Guardian, London

The shadow home secretary, David Davis, yesterday dramatically and unexpectedly announced that he is to resign as an MP and force a byelection over the government's 42-day terror detention plan.
Davis, the Haltemprice and Howden MP, made a statement outside the House of Commons at 1pm, taking Westminster by surprise. David Cameron quickly appointed Dominic Grieve, the shadow attorney-general, as his new shadow home secretary.
Cameron described Davis's move as "courageous" but emphasised that it was a personal one.

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