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Coalmine graft case: Quashment petition for Khaleda filed
Staff Reporter
Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday filed a petition before the High Court to quash the charges brought against her in the Barapukuria Coalmine Graft Case.
The quashment petition was filed to the HC bench of comprising Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Haque and Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury.
The hearing on the petition is likely to be held today or tomorrow. Khaleda Zia's chief counsel Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq is expected to take part in the hearing, according to her lawyers.  |
Yunus terms US monetary system crash 'financial tsunami’: Preparation for facing wave of adverse impact urged
Staff Reporter
The Nobel-laureate and micro-finance pioneer Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday termed the American monetary system crash 'financial tsunami in Wall Street casino' and advised preparing for facing the waves of adverse impacts globally.
He made the remark at the inaugural session of a two-days long seminar on 'Rethinking Poverty Eradication in South Asia: An Agenda for Inclusive Development'.
Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised the seminar to discuss the first draft of the study 'Rethinking Poverty Eradication in South Asia: An Agenda for Inclusive Development' prepared by the CPD as part of its joint-work programme with the South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) at BRAC Center Inn. |
BNP, Jamaat request to EC: Extend registration time by a week
Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e- Islami Bangladesh yesterday requested the Election Commission (EC) to extend the deadline for party registration by a week. The deadline for registration expires on October 15.
The leaders of the two parties yesterday conveyed their requests to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda at the EC separately through letters.
Both the leaders of BNP and Jamaat said as they were going to hold pre-election dialogue with the government on October 14, so they need at least one week time for registration. |
Central bank officials as tutors: Where their loyalty lie Staff Reporter
A section of senior officials of Bangladesh Bank are involved in earning extra two-paise from the commercial banks by influencing those to arrange training programmes for their junior bankers, it is alleged.
Many central bank officials are earning more money from commercial banks and financial institutions through 'tutorship' than their official monthly salary, sources said.
The schedule banks organise various types of training programmes for their employees to appease the officials of their regulator, they said. |
CA suggests Roverscouts of SA: Foster regional cooperation through friendship UNB, Gazipur
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday advised the Rover Scouts of the SAARC countries to take every opportunity of making new friends in their assembly to foster greater regional cooperation for attaining shared prosperity.
"We will need your contribution in many varied ways to promote the SAARC spirit and to ensure sustainable socioeconomic development of this region," he told a function of Rover Scouts from the South Asian countries.
The head of the caretaker government formally inaugurated the weeklong (12-18 October) 6th SAF Scout Friendship Camp, Bangladesh, at the National Scout Training Center here. |
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Internet Edition. October 13, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
