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50 given 72 hours to submit wealth report
All property to be attached if they fail to appear in person before ACC; 370 names in the pipeline; separate lawyers' panel to handle these cases fast; law mulled to bar successors from possessing ill
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday published a list of 50 persons, including three dozen former ministers and lawmakers, and top politicians and businessmen, in the first phase of publishing
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Electoral Reforms
EC starts close review of election laws
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday started reviewing the existing election laws to bring in massive electoral reforms, but it did not say how much time will be required to complete the task.
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Meghnaghat 2
Orion chief blames media for fund crisis
Seeks time for defaulted payment for project from hideout
From his secret hideout, Orion chief Obaidul Karim in a letter to the Power Development Board (PDB) sought "some more days" for his defaulted payment for Meghnaghat-2 495 megawatt power project, thusavoiding
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List of 50
On the list are former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim (AL), former Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda (BNP), former adviser to the prime minister Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (BNP), former Works
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Govt to reign in hoarders
Moves to review anti-hoarding regulations
The government has initiated steps to review the anti-hoarding regulations to set limits on the quantity of essential goods the businessmen can store for a certain period of time.
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AL won't defend criminal party men
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil last night said the party will not take any responsibility for those leaders and workers who have been proven guilty of criminal offences.
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Revenue collection to fall short of target
NBR projects 13pc growth against targeted 21pc in FY07
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday projected that revenue collections in the current fiscal year will see hardly a 13 percent growth against 21 percent targeted in the budget for FY 2006-07.
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Govt to show no tolerance to money whitening
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein yesterday said the government will consider whitening of black money as a corrupt practice in contradiction to taxation laws that unequivocally accept it as legal.
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Moudud pulls for police aspirants
Writ petition filed to challenge cancellation order
A government decision canceling the recruitment of 757 police personnel, including sub-inspectors and sergeants, was challenged in the High Court yesterday.
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Politicians to rescue country from current state
14-party says
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance leaders at a roundtable yesterday said politicians should control politics and the politicians will rescue the country from the present situation.
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Pranab Mukherjee due today
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dhaka today to invite Bangladesh to attend the 14th Saarc summit to be held in New Delhi on April 3-4.
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CHT Accord
16 army camps withdrawn in Rangamati
The caretaker government withdrew 16 temporary camps of security forces from Rangamati hill district since Friday -- a measure seen as a move by the government to implement the landmark Chittagong Hill
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2 outlaws killed in 'crossfire'
Two top activists of outlawed Sramajibi Mukti Andolan of Kushtia were killed in an 'encounter' with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early hours Sunday at Char Ghoshpur village in Pabna sadar upazila.
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Car bombs kill 56 in Baghdad market
Two US soldiers slain in attacks
A double car bomb attack on a crowded market in mainly-Shia east Baghdad killed at least 56 yesterday, medics in two city hospitals said, in the first blow to a major US-led security operation.
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8 US troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Eight US servicemembers were killed and 14 injured when a helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan early yesterday after a "sudden loss of power and control," the US-led coalition said.
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