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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Charges of abetting in corruption Staff Correspondent The High Court Wednesday exempted six people from the cases that involve charges of abetting their relatives in corruption in five cases filed by the Anticorruption Commission. They are former foreign minister M Morshed Khan's wife Nasrin Khan, daughter-in-law Shama Shajnin Khan, Dhaka city ward commissioner Abdul Quaiyum's wife Shamim Ara Begum, former AL MP Kamal Ahmed Majumder's wife Shahida Kamal, daily Jugantor owner Nurul Islam Babul's son Shamim Islam and former state minister Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu's wife Sabina Yasmin. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Niko Graft Staff Correspondent A HC bench of justices Khademul Islam Chowdhury and Mashuk Hossain Ahmed also asked the government and the Anticorruption Commission to explain within two weeks why |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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The government is set to kick off a campaign for increasing the use of renewable power and energy, the chief adviser's special assistant M Tamim said Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed will inaugurate a workshop at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel Thursday as part of the campaign, Tamim said at a press conference at the power, energy and mineral resources ministry. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Gatco Graft Case Staff Correspondent Detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia was produced in a Dhaka court Wednesday morning for charge framing proceedings in the Gatco graft case. Khaleda was brought to judge Shahed Nuruddin's special court at around 10:15 am from the nearby special jail on the Sangsad Bhaban complex. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Agency A special court Wednesday rejected Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami's appeal for bail. Judge Shahed Noor Uddin of the Special Court-3 turned down the bail appeal filed by barrister Abdur Razzak, state lawyer advocate Sheikh Golam Hafiz told bdnews24.com. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Desk Report An alleged leader of a banned militant outfit died in an exchange of gunfire with police at Taherhuda village in Harinakundu, Jhenaidah, in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. Jhenaidah police super Jahangir Hossain Matubbor said police had arrested Afzel, regional commander of extremist political group Janajuddha, in Harinakundu on Tuesday. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Staff Correspondent Awami League religious affairs secretary Sheikh Md Abdullah surrendered to a special court Wednesday in a case filed against him by the Anticorruption Commission. Following his surrender to the Special Judge's Court-5 at noon, a bail plea was submitted to the court. Judge Md Ashraf Hossain rejected the plea, ordering him to be sent straight to jail. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Desk Report Former prime minister Khaleda Zia urged all parties Wednesday to be united to tide the nation through the current political stalemate. After a charge framing hearing in the Gatco graft case was adjourned for the day, the BNP chairperson gave addressed reporters and lawyers present in the special court. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Sylhet mayoral polls Our Correspondent Veteran Awami League leader and former minister Dewan Farid Gazi stood aside Wednesday from candidacy for mayor in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation polls. Dewan Shahed Gazi, Gazi's younger, submitted a cancellation of nomination on his father's behalf to the deputy election commissioner's office. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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D-8 summit Staff Correspondent Addressing the summit of the Developing-8, commonly known as D-8, in Kuala Lumpur, Fakhruddin stressed the need for working collectively in ensuring energy security in eight |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Says Mirza Aziz Staff Correspondent Global price hikes and climate change add urgency to effective regional cooperation to meet threats to food security, said finance adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam at a BIMSTEC meeting on Tuesday. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Acting Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Tuesday expressed concern over a hike in the prices of commodities and compared the situation with monga, which means near-famine, reports bdnews24.com. "Prices of goods are rising due to irresponsible statements by the finance adviser. His comments hurt people. People did not expect such statements from an honourable person like him," the AL leader told reporters after a presidium meeting. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Niko case against Khaleda Staff Correspondent The High Court Tuesday held a hearing on a writ petition filed by detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of Niko graft case and its trial proceedings. The court asked the Anticorruption Commission to submit documents, regarding the ACC's approval of the case and for taking the case into cognisance, by 2pm the following day. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Staying Hasina cases Staff Correspondent The government and the Anticorruption Commission have appealed against Monday's High Court order halting the proceedings of two cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Appellate Division chamber judge MA Matin refrained on Tuesday from ruling on the HC order and set July 10 for a full-bench hearing on the appeals to overrule the HC's stay orders on the two graft cases against Hasina. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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The Truth and Accountability Commission that will provide scope for leniency to those making voluntary disclosures about graft is poised to start work. Preparations for a formal launch are underway, reports bdnews24.com. The commission complex straddles three houses on Hare Road. Some staffers have started work at the commission's office, which will start function formally with the appointment of the chairman and two members. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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MiG-29 Case Staff Correspondent A Dhaka court Tuesday exempted former army chief Mustafizur Rahman from apearing in court hearings of the MiG-29 case. Judge Golam Mortuza Mojumder's special court set July 16 for the next hearing in the case. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Abetting in making illegal wealth Staff Correspondent The High Court Tuesday stayed two separate graft cases filed against the wives of Rajshahi mayor MIzanur Rahman Minu and Barisal mayor Mujibur Rahman Sarwar. A High Court bench of justices Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Imdadul Haque Azad stayed the cases for four months each following petitions by the accused to annul the cases. |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Staff Correspondent Internet service providers Tuesday asked the government to open up WiMAX licensing to the Bangladeshi organisations which will qualify on merit. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will provide three licenses for WiMAX through bidding, with floor prices for each at Tk 25 crore in acquisition fees which will increase thanks to the bidding. |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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Niko Graft Staff Correspondent Detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia filed a writ petition with the High Court on Monday, for the second time challenging the legality of the Niko graft case against her and its proceedings in trial court. Barrister Kaiser Kamal filed the petition on Khaleda's behalf with the High Court bench of justices Khademul Islam Chowdhury and Mashuk Hossain Ahmed. Tuesday has been set for a hearing on the challenge to the case. |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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Staff Correspondent Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed left Dhaka Monday morning for Kuala Lumpur to for a D-8 summit to be held there. The 'Developing-8' is a grouping of 8 Islamic countries formed in 1997, comprising Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. |
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