The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. January 17, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 937

Wed. January 17, 2007


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Military role in aid of civil admin to continue
Advisory council okays extension of VIP status of former President, PM, Opposition Leader
A meeting of the advisory council of the caretaker government last night approved extension of the VIP status of President, Prime Minister and Chief Adviser to the caretaker government after the end of

Indian Envoy Meets Khaleda
India to invest Tk 800cr for development of land ports
New High Commissioner of India Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Hawa Bhaban office in the city yesterday evening.

15 muggers of 'malam party' arrested in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday arrested 15 muggers who allegedly belong to what is popularly known as 'malam party' and used to snatch away valuables from people applying ointment on

Bilateral issues to be resolved thru' discussion
President tells new Indian HC
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said the bilateral issues with India, including the proposed Tipaimukh dam on the Barak river, will be resolved through discussion.

Name street after Sir Salimullah
Speakers urge govt
Speakers at a discussion yesterday called on the authorities to name a city street after Nawab Sir Khwaza Salimullah Bahadur in recognition of his contribution to the development of Dhaka city.

500 suffering from filariasis in Rajshahi city
Nearly 500 residents of Rajshahi City Corporation areas are suffering from filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease, according to a survey.

Three killed in road crashes
At least three people were killed in separate road accidents in Comilla and Sirajganj yesterday.

Theft Case
Shamim, Nasim Osman asked to appear in court in 10 days
Narayanganj district magistrate published an advertisement in a local daily yesterday asking former Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman, his brother Jatiya Party leader Nasim Osman and three others toappear

Murder case filed over mysterious death of nurse
A murder case was lodged with Mohammadpur police station in the city yesterday in connection with the mysterious death of a nurse of a private hospital.

Charges framed against Mirza Jalil, 8 others
Trial on Jan 21
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Krishak League President Dr Mirza Abdul Jalil and eight others in a case filed under the Speedy Trial (Law and Order Disruption) Act.

3 get life for killing Khulna madrasa student
A Khulna court yesterday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing a student of Nurul Ulum Hafizia Madrasa in 2004.

Defamation Suit
Jugantor editor, publisher asked to appear in court
A Dhaka court yesterday asked Jugantor editor, publisher and its proprietor to appear before it on February 21 after former communications minister Barrister Nazmul Huda filed a defamation case against

4 SSC examinees fall sick after eating singara
Four SSC examinees were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for falling sick after eating food from roadside vendors.

'Emergency not solution to country's crisis'
Left leaders at a meeting yesterday said safeguarding people's interest is not possible through restricting people's democratic and basic rights, freedom of media and cancelling trade union rights, says

'Stop extortion in transport sector'
Dhaka Road Transport Association, a platform of transport owners of Dhaka city, in a statement yesterday expressed hope that the newly formed caretaker government would be able to conduct a free and fair

Australia hails new CG, hopes for timely, fair election
The Australian government has welcomed the reconstituted caretaker government and hoped that the rescheduled elections in Bangladesh would be held timely in a free and fair manner.

'Utilise nuclear resource to meet growing demand of power'
Speakers at a seminar yesterday underscored the need for implementing nuclear energy projects to meet the increasing demand of electricity in the country.

Torture on two photojournalists condemned
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) yesterday condemned the torture on two photojournalists by the authorities of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) while

4 injured in Kushtia blasts
Two women and two children were critically injured when two bombs blasted at Abdalpur village under Sadar upazila in the district yesterday.

Injured worker dies in city
A factory worker, who was critically injured on Monday's boiler blast at Shyampur in the city, died yesterday. Farooq Hussain, 35, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital at 6:00am.

Amol Sen's death anniversary today
Today is the fourth death anniversary of Amol Sen, former president of Workers Party and one of the veterans of Te-vaga Andolan (Movement to provide two-third shares of crops to the farmers), says a press