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Interpol 'red alert’ to nab absconding convicts Mamunur Rashid
The Interpol issued 'red alert' to nab six absconding convicts of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman murder case who are believed to be living in foreign countries ranging from US to Pakistan.
The government has taken fresh diplomatic efforts to bring back home the killers of Bangabandhu to bring them to justice.
The member countries of the Interpol assured Bangladesh of providing all sorts of co-operation to extradite the absconding convicts, Home Ministry officials said yesterday.  |
Bangla-UAE JEC meets today: Manpower export, trade ties to be reviewed
BSS, Abu Dhabi
After a gap of 18 years, the Bangladesh-UAE Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting is going to be held here on November 21-22.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith arrived here yesterday evening to lead the Bangladesh delegation to the meeting.
Led by the finance ministries of the two countries, the JEC will review the entire gamut of Bangladesh-UAE bilateral relations with particular focus on manpower, investment, trade and cultural cooperation.
The JEC meeting will seek to agree on a broad framework of cooperation to further advancing the existing friendly bilateral ties. |
AL observes 'Sukrana Dibas’
Staff Reporter
The ruling Awami League yesterday observed "Sukrana Dibas" in the city and elsewhere in the country to express gratitude to Almighty Allah following the historic verdict of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upholding the capital punishment of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members.
The Sukrana Dibosh programme included holding of special doa, milad mahfil and munajat in mosques and special prayers were held at temples and churches across the country. |
Upward trend in market price: Govt to take crash programme Staff Reporter
The government is likely to start crash programme to control the market price through importing some essential commodities and reactivate market monitoring to break the market syndicate, widely blamed for price manipulation.
The government's move will help check price spiral as well as to ensure smooth supply of those commodities in the markets to bring down the price, a highly placed source of the Ministry of Commerce told the New Nation.
A five-member committee headed by a joint secretary of the Ministry of Commerce has already been formed to monitor the commodity stock and import condition. |
PM urges pvt hospital owners: Offer free treatment to At least ten poor patients BSS, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged specialised health facilities offer free treatment to at least 10 poor but complicated patients a month as part of their corporate social responsibility as she opened a three-day international cardiology conference here.
"I would like to urge the owners of private hospitals and clinics to come forward with the mentality of serving the distressed humanity with more dedication," she told the inaugural function of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery at Hotel Sonargaon here. |
Khaleda for alertness against fraud in future elections
UNB, Bogra
Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia yesterday asked the party followers to remain alert against vote fraud and snatching of any parliamentary seats in future elections, as two seats in Bogra "were forcibly taken away" in the last general election.
The BNP chairperson said this while addressing a huge gathering at Sultanganj High School ground close to Bogra Sadar concluding a 3-day programme marking the 45th birthday of BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman. |
LeT threat resurfaces, US arrests show Reuters, London
The arrest of two men in Chicago on terrorism charges linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba has revived fears about the Pakistani militant group's global reach and its ability to plot attacks in India and around the world.
A major attack in India-still angry over an assault on Mumbai one year ago-could trigger Indian retaliation in Pakistan and draw the nuclear-armed neighbours into a conflict that would also torpedo US hopes of stabilising Afghanistan. |
Commentary: Judgement is of historic significance
The Supreme Court dismissed Thursday the appeals of five convicts in the Bangabandhu Murder case against the High Court's upholding the verdict of the lower court sentencing 15 to the gallows for murdering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with the members of his family. The verdict is of historic significance. The decision has paved the way for punishment of those responsible for the August 15, 1975 killings. It has also changed the notion that the 1975 changeover was the outcome of a mutiny.
Attorney-General Mahbubey Alam has called the judgment "epoch-making". |
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Internet Edition. November 21, 2009, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
