Clinton says Bangladesh’s parties must end discord
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh’s feuding political leaders to work together and end their most recent bout of discord for the good of their impoverished country. Clinton said that weeks of strikes and protests that have paralyzed the country and killed at least five people [...]
By: Hasan Jahid Tusher and Rakib Hasnet Suman The ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP have taken conflicting policies against each other where AL has decided to counter the ongoing BNP agitation and the opposition to oust the government at any cost. The situation was very alarming and would increase political turbulence in the [...]
Continue reading …Double deadlines hardly move govt; People fear unrest, further loss of life
April 25, 2012 No CommentBy: Pulack Ghatack The government seems to be least bothered about opposition’s demonstrations and deadlines over various incendiary issues while people are gripped in panic because of looming risk of political unrest after a cessation. The ruling Awami League’s indifference towards the main opposition BNP’s tough stance was exposed Wednesday when some AL leaders [...]
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Jamaluddin Ahmed A story in the Sri Lanka Guardian on April 12th (posted on the Bangladesh Chronicle) reported that the Railway Minister Suranjeet Sen Gupta was complicit in securing 75 lac takas recovered in a bag at the BGB Pilkhana, Dhaka, ostensibly bribe money of some kind. The Minister’s driver, who dashed into this military [...]
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By: Shahnaj Begum The Awami League government’s frantic effort to nurse back to health the ailing power sector, to honour its election pledges, has gone wrong due to a faulty policy. In the excitement of putting up new plants the government has neglected regular maintenance of the existing ones. Power outages have assumed a severe [...]
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those who want to protect the war criminals will have no place to stay in Bangladesh, and the opposition leader will not be able to protect them. Addressing a huge public meeting at the Polo Ground in the port city, she alleged that BNP chief Khaleda Zia has [...]
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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the first flyover in the port city. She arrived in Chittagong this morning to inaugurate several projects, including the port city’s first flyover, and lay foundation stones of several other projects. The 1.42-kilometre flyover links the Chittagong Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) and Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT) [...]
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon people to remain vigilant so that the collaborators of the defeated forces cannot come to power any more. The Prime Minister made the call while addressing a meeting marking the Independence Day 2012 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). Organised by the ruling Awami League, Deputy [...]
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The authorities of the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the city cancelled a programme of opposition leader Khaleda Zia which was scheduled to be held in the afternoon. The BNP chairperson was scheduled to unveil five books on former president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Shafik Rehman wrote the books. Shairul [...]
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At least 50 people were injured and around 50 vehicles vandalised on Monday morning as activists of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP clashed near the National Memorial in Savar over placing wreaths. The clash took place around 6:15am when President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were leaving the National Memorial after placing [...]
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By: Diplomatic Correspondent The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), world’s largest organisation of media men representing more than 600,000 journalists in 131 countries, on Thursday expressed concern at recent reports that journalists and media in Bangladesh continue to be subjected to threats and harassment. “It is reported that nineteen journalists in the south-western district of [...]
Continue reading …By: Staff Reporter The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, said on Wednesday that the Awami League (AL) will never allow anyone to play with the fate of the people, and that the AL-led government has always earned praises from the international community, whereas the BNP-led government had only disgraced itself. “We’ve succeeded in achieving the legitimate [...]
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