|
|
|
|
Front Page
 |
Jalil pleads for release, ready to quit politics
Wife gives journos copy of his petition that also blasts Hasina
Detained General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Abdul Jalil in a surprising move has pleaded with the government to release him on humanitarian grounds and said if necessary he would quit politics.
|
 |
Lobi gets 8 years in tax evasion cases
Wealth worth Tk 17.23cr confiscated
In the first ever case filed in the country for tax evasion, an anti-graft tribunal yesterday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi to eight years' imprisonment for committing two offences.
|
|
|
Sigma sent to jail in Tk 2.4cr bribery case
Charges framed against Huda too
A special court yesterday ordered Sigma Huda into jail after framing charges against her and her husband former communications minister Nazmul Huda in a case for taking Tk 2.4 crore in bribe from a contractor.
|
|
|
Lift ban on indoor politics: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded that the caretaker government lift the ban on indoor politics to create a congenial atmosphere so that her party can hold council to discuss and adopt decisions
|
 |
They want to hear it from Jalil
Awami League (AL) Presidium member Suranjit Sengupta yesterday said they want to hear from a "freed" Jalil about his decision to retire from politics.
|
|
|
Falu's wife sued for tax evasion
Arrest warrant issued
A Dhaka court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against Mahbuba Sultana, wife of detained former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu, after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed a tax evasion case.
|
|
|
Tigers put on some fight
Captain Mohammad Ashraful finally ended his run-drought by scoring his fourth Test hundred and shared a record partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim, but the valiant effort was not good enough for Bangladesh
|
|
|
ACC serves notices on 6 graft suspects
Asks them to submit wealth reports within 7 days
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday served notices on six corruption suspects including former ministers Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Lutfozzaman Babar and Rafiqul Islam,
|
|
|
NBR asks banks for account info of 54
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday asked different commercial banks to submit account information of 54 individuals including business tycoon Abdul Awal Mintoo, former AL lawmakers Noor-e-Alam
|
|
|
Struggle on to establish good governance
Says chief adviser
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said a tough struggle has started in the country from January 11 to establish good governance and a democratic society free from terrorism, anarchy and corruption.
|
|
|
Hill Cutting
DoE publishes list of 190
Department of Environment (DoE), Chittagong yesterday published a revised list identifying 190 individuals, organisations and business groups as responsible for illegal hill cutting in 134 areas of Chittagong
|
|
|
Boy killed, 3 others injured in landslide
A five-year-old boy died and three of his family members received injuries after a landslide engulfed their house at Gonarpara village in Cox's Bazar in the early hours yesterday.
|
|
|
Bar on Export
Seven trucks of hilsha sent back from Benapole
Complying with the recent government decree to ban export of hilsha fish for six months, customs officials at Benapole port yesterday sent back seven trucks containing hilsha consignments bound for India.
|
|
|
Israeli forces kill 8 in Gaza raid
Israel clashed with Hamas militants inside the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing eight in fierce fighting that drew in Israeli aircraft, tanks and bulldozers, and sent militants laying mines against troops.
|
|
|
Pak mosque chief asks students to surrender
Cleric captured while fleeing in burqa
The captured leader of Pakistan's besieged Red Mosque urged his followers to surrender yesterday, as the government said "terrorist" gunmen were holding women and children as human shields inside.
|
|
|
UK house used as bomb factory: report
Police searched for evidence yesterday in a Scottish house that may have been used to produce the makeshift bombs that failed to explode in three attempted terror attacks on London and the Glasgow airport,
|
|
|
Blast at China bar kills 25
A blast ripped through a karaoke parlour in northeast China, killing 25 people and injuring 33 others, state media reported Thursday, the latest such incident in a country hit by poor safety standards
|
|
|
Nepal 'living goddess' loses status
A 10-year-old Nepalese girl was stripped of her title as a living goddess because she traveled overseas to promote a documentary about the centuries-old tradition, an official said Tuesday.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
© thedailystar.net, 2007.
All Rights Reserved. |
|
|
