The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. June 17, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Khaleda declines to apply for release: Govt asked to send Tarique, Koko abroad for treatment

Staff Reporter

Detained former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday declined to apply for her release, but would receive medical treatment at home saying that she won't sign any bond for her freedom.
"I cannot go abroad leaving people in distress. I will receive treatment in the country without any conditions attached," she told her lawyers in the special court where hearing on charge framing in the GATCO scam case was held.

Investors protest abrupt fall in share prices

Staff Reporter

Angry investors took to the streets twice yesterday in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange between 10am and 12pm in the wake of falling prices of the shares.
However, the Dhaka stocks bounced back from losses same day with the prices of most issues going up on a buying spree after a previous-day fall.
The last two trading days witnessed corrective measures taken by Dhaka Stock Exchange to cool the overheated market. Investors sold off their holdings for fears of more interventions.
Market analysts cited the price corrections as an artificial move.

State of the world children 2008 launched: Disparities in education, income affecting child survival: UNICEF

Staff Reporter

The number of children who die before their fifth birthday in Bangladesh can be reduced significantly if integrated health strategies are implemented, said the UNICEF in a report.
The report titled 'State of the World's Children 2008:Child Survival' was launched by the UNICEF at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel yesterday.
Health Secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan and UNICEF Representative a.i. David Bassiouni jointly launched the Bangla and English versions of the publication at the function.