BNP chairperson’s adviser, ASM Hannan Shah, Friday said the publication of the latest list of corruption suspects indicates a change in government’s policy and there should be more names of the so-called reformists on the list. “I expected to see more names of ‘reformists’ on the new list of corruption suspects. But...
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Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan all-rounder, has pulled out of the South Africa Test series. He indicated that it would be very difficult and affect his performance if he fasts and plays during the holy month of Ramadan. Afridi was the player of the tournament in South Africa Twenty20 Cricket World...
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Mohammad Yousuf says that he is willing to do anything for Pakistan as he agrees to cancel his contract with the Indian Cricket League and chooses to represent Pakistan after talks with Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. “I had a fruitful meeting with Yousuf and he has...
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Video: Al Jazeera English via You Tube. 9 people were killed today (September 27, 2007) in Burma (Myanmar), by the country’s military force. For last few days, freedom-loving people took to the streets, protesting against the oppressive military regime that has ruled Burma for the last two decades. The soldiers under...
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80 corruption suspects listed. Big names: Sadeque Hossain Khoka of BNP, Tofail Ahmed, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury of AL, Abdur Rouf Chowdhury of Rangs Group, Latifur Rahman of Transcom Group, Abdul Matlub Ahmed of Nitol Group, Former Supreme Court judge Justice Fazlul Haque, Proshika president Kazi Faruque.
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A faction of the Islami Oikya Jote Thursday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh was the mastermind behind the recent incidents that followed the publication of a controversial cartoon in Alpin, a satirical weekly of Prothom Alo. “The cartoon has undoubtedly hurt the religious sentiments of the people, but the incidents that ensued last...
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Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, Thursday said the government should broaden scope for the right to information to cut corruption in society. The former army chief referred to a missing article from an international magazine that had focused on Bangladesh. The article was apparently torn off by the government what Mashhud...
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Afghan police continued search for Nurul Islam, a BRAC official abducted in Afghanistan 20 days ago, a BRAC spokesman in Dhaka said Thursday. “Rescue efforts are on. We are in constant communication with the Afghan government. Afghan police are trying hard to rescue the kidnapped Bangladeshi citizen. We hope the search will see a...
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Cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against former prime minister Khaleda Zia, her sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman, her cabinet colleagues Moudud Ahmed and Nazmul Huda and Nazmul’s wife Sigma Huda were challenged in the High Court Thursday. Six writ petitions challenging the cases were filed that would be heard one...
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BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Thursday said holding a free and fair election and restoration of democracy will be impossible with leading politicians behind the bars. “People suspect ploys in holding of elections without the two main leaders. Nothing can be anticipated over the polls at this moment but it seems...
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Photo: September 27, Front Page, New Age. On Wednesday, Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) released its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2007. The Daily Star newspaper in Bangladesh announced the news with the headline “Bangladesh improves on its graft image: Climbs up to 7th position from bottom of TI’s corruption index.” Indeed Bangladesh...
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The National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Serious Crimes (NCC) will meet in its office in the army headquarters Thursday to finalize the list of corruption suspects and evaluate the progress in the activities of the anti-graft task forces. The final list is being prepared by the anti-graft committee “based on the...
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday sued the eldest son of former prime minister, Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman, his wife Zubaida Rahman and mother-in-law Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu on charges of concealing information on their assets. They will face charges of illegally earning Taka 4.82 crore and suppressing information on illegally acquired...
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