Correction

Former minister Major General (retd) M Majid-ul-Haq has sent a rejoinder to a report published in The Daily Star on January 17 under the headline "BNP beefs us standing body" that said he had been released0--
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Mamun's wife, brother-in-law detained

The army-led joint forces yesterday hauled in for questioning the wife and a brother-in-law of Giasuddin Al Mamun, a business partner of BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman.
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Salman Rahman barred from flying abrad

Immigration authorities yesterday barred Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member Salman F Rahman from flying abroad.
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Top ex-army men for purge of political parties

Several former top army officials yesterday stressed the need for a thorough purge of political parties with emphasis on stopping their criminal activities and corruption, and depoliticisation of thepublic
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Pariahs in police

Policemen coming from Gopalganj, the birthplace of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and belonging to a certain religion had become pariahs in the police administration in the last five years of theBNP-led--
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EC reconstitution likely in a couple of days

The caretaker government is likely to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) within a couple of days, fulfilling one of its main priorities towards creating conditions for holding free and fair polls.
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Activities at Sona Masjid land port resume today

Activities at Sona Masjid land port, second largest land port of the country, resume today after a 24-day strike.
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Two die in police custody

A Jubo League leader and a drug peddler died in police custody in Noakhali and Kishoreganj early yesterday and on Thursday night.
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Jalil, Mannan react sharply to remarks by Prof Yunus

Rivals, BNP and Awami League (AL), both launched broadsides yesterday in unison against Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus for his comment that Bangladesh's politicians are in politics only formoney.
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Special drive in 6 dists for arms, criminals

Police on Thursday night launched a special drive to track down outlaws and other criminals and recover illegal arms in six districts in three divisions.
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Iajuddin's portrait will remain in govt offices

The council of advisers to the caretaker government has decided to keep the portrait of President Iajuddin Ahmed in government offices, which is contrary to the National Portrait Law, 2001.
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EC not thinking about its reconstitution

The acting chief election commissioner and the election commissioners yesterday kept silent over their resignation although there has been a strong suggestion from among the advisers to the caretakergovernment---
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Rab busts JMB den in Savar, seizes bomb-making materials

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized a huge cache of bomb-making materials from a suspected JMB den in Savar during a raid early yesterday.
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Controversial power projects to be on hold

The caretaker government has decided to stall the proceedings of the controversial projects under the Power Division for the time being.
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2 more advisers take oath

Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and former chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Dr Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim were yesterday sworn in as advisers, completing reconstitution of the nonparty caretaker---
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Admin politicised: an eye-opener

The case of controversial power secretary ANH Akhtar Hossain, who has been recently demoted back to his original post with the rank of deputy secretary, stands as the biggest example of how the immediate---
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ACC looks to CG to become functional

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) that has remained largely inactive since its inception in November 2004 now looks to the caretaker government for assistance in removing barriers to make itself functional.
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Elections unlikely before 6 months

The next parliamentary elections may delay for at least six months as the interim government will take the time to prepare a correct voter list, advisers to the caretaker government said yesterday.
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Man with criminal record dies in army custody

A trader with a criminal record died in army custody yesterday after being picked up from Mugdapara the day before.
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EC reconstitution govt's highest priority: Mainul

Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein has said the caretaker government is giving the highest priority to reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) rather than having dialogue with politicalparties
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Faiz Khan not made adviser

The government cancelled Faiz Khan's appointment as an adviser to the caretaker government following press reports on his dual citizenship and controversial involvement with the failed machine-readable.
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Yunus critical of politics for money

Crisis-wracked Bangladesh's politicians are only in it for the money, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said, but refused to reveal if he intended one day to seek the helm of the embattled democracy.
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BCL GS, 5 other top leaders held in city

The army yesterday arrested six top leaders of Awami League's (AL) student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) including its General Secretary (GS) Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Roton in the capital.
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Licensed arms, illegal bullets seized from Dipjol's house

Joint forces of army and police twice raided the Mirpur house of BNP leader and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol in a span of 15 hours and arrested one of his brothers with unauthorized bullets and two,
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Hold election immediately

The Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance yesterday urged the caretaker government (CG) to take measures for holding a free and fair election immediately.
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No plan to probe EC's flawed voter list

The caretaker government has not yet planned any investigation of the Election Commission's (EC's) making of the grossly flawed voter list, which stands as one of the key reasons for the ongoing intense,
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5 more advisers in CG; 3 sworn in

President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday appointed five more advisers, completing the reconstitution of the council of advisers to the caretaker government headed by Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed.
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Separation of judiciary in sight, at last

The newly appointed caretaker government in a landmark move last night published the gazette notifications of four rules relevant to separating the judiciary from the executive.
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Army men pick up 3 Ctg ward commissioners

Army personnel arrested three Awami League-backed ward commissioners of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and a BNP-backed union parishad chairman in the district yesterday.
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Adviser briefed about looming power crisis

Top officials of the power and energy ministry yesterday apprised new adviser Tapan Chowdhury of the enormous problems the country is likely to face in the coming days in both sectors.
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EC wants dialogues but yet to invite alliances

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday did not send any invitation letter to the two major political alliances, asking them to have talks with the EC on how to hold the ninth parliamentary election, although,
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Poll date depends on how much reforms parties want

A new schedule for general elections depends on the extent and scope of reforms demanded by political parties to ensure free, fair and credible polls, two advisers to the caretaker government said yesterday.
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AL, BNP want free, fair polls the soonest

The two political rivals of the country--Awami League (AL) and BNP--both want to see a free and fair election and handover of power to an elected government as soon as possible.
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EC to invite 2 major alliances for dialogue

The Election Commission (EC) will invite the two major political alliances to discuss how to hold the ninth parliamentary election peacefully after all activities of the January 22 poll were postponed.
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New advisers assert protecting rights

The newly formed council of advisers to the caretaker government yesterday started searching for ways to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC), and to update the voter list for holding the next parliamentary.
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Emergency ordinance promulgated

The president has promulgated the Emergency Power Ordinance-2007 aimed at ensuring security of the state and its people, protecting law and order and keeping economic activities unhindered.
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Rules underway to ban political activities during emergency

The government is formulating rules to impose a ban on the activities of political parties during the period of state of emergency, following an Emergency Power Ordinance promulgated by President Iajuddin.
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5 advisers sworn in

President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday appointed five advisers to the reconstituted non-party caretaker government (CG).The advisers are Barrister Mainul Hosein, Major Gen (retd) MA Matin, Geeti Ara Safiya Chowdhury, Dr Mirza Azizul Islam and Tapan Chowdhury.
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JMB cadre held with bomb-making materials

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a cadre of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with bomb-making materials and cartridges at Karatia Bazar in Sadar upazila yesterday.
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US, UK reaction to emergency

The United States yesterday said the Bangladesh government was compelled to declare a state of emergency following political parties' failure to resolve their differences through dialogue.
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Iajuddin's U-turn speech

The president's latest address to the nation and resignation from the post of chief adviser (CA) to the caretaker government (CG) proved that earlier he did not inform the people about the real situation.
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President Iajuddin Ahmed has admitted flaws in the process of updating voter list and said it is imperative to prepare a flawless voter list to hold a

As the country was plunging into the abyss of a deep political crisis, the international community moved in a concerted way to put pressure on Iajuddin Ahmed and the caretaker government to back out from.
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Iajuddin's admission

President Iajuddin Ahmed has admitted flaws in the process of updating voter list and said it is imperative to prepare a flawless voter list to hold a free and fair election.
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Emergency declared; Iajuddin quits as chief adviser

President Iajuddin Ahmed last night resigned from the post of chief adviser to the caretaker government, declaring a state of emergency in the country--amid growing political crisis over election--after,
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Army given blanket power to arrest

The Election Commission (EC) in an unprecedented move yesterday agreed to allow the armed forces to arrest anyone from any place without a warrant during their engagement in election duties.
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All doors shut on solution

The caretaker government has seemingly run out of steam in its drive to break the current political deadlock as President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin Ahmed stands firm on holding the next parliamentary.
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Cops show zero tolerance as blockaders fight on

Supporters of the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance fought pitched battles with law enforcers in the capital and elsewhere leaving more than 150 injured yesterday on the second day of the three-day.
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Polls under Iajuddin won't be allowed

The Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance yesterday reiterated that it would not allow holding of any polls under President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin Ahmed.
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Polls under Iajuddin won't be allowed

The Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance yesterday reiterated that it would not allow holding of any polls under President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin Ahmed.
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41 killed as bus goes up in flames

At least 41 people were killed when an overloaded bus fell into a ditch and burst into flames at Suwagazi in Comilla on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway yesterday.
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Polls to be held on time: Iajuddin

President/ Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday reaffirmed that the parliamentary elections would be held on schedule due to constitutional obligation, although a major political camp withdrew fromthe.
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Ordeals of mass arrest victims

Sixty-year-old Saleha Begum was sobbing hysterically in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court, Dhaka yesterday as her son, a mass arrest victim, was facing a magistrate who would decide.
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Act swiftly, impartially to create conditions for all-party polls

The United States has urged the caretaker government and the Election Commission of Bangladesh to act "swiftly and impartially" to create conditions under which all parties can participate in the parliamentary.
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Non-stop siege for 10 days if demands not met: Hasina

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said if the grand alliance's demand for fair election is not fulfilled by January 8, a non-stop siege for 10 days will be enforced to resist "vote thieves, Detail News>>

6 out of 7 power deals set to go to pro-BNP men

The Power Development Board (PDB) plans to sign by the middle of this month seven small power rental deals for 15 years which were pushed by the immediate past BNP-led alliance government risking a 15-year. Detail News>>

Cold spell kills 35 more as dense fog paralyses life

The cold wave sweeping most areas of the country claimed 35 lives in 24 hours till 6:00pm yesterday with the death toll rising to 76 in the last four days, most of them children and elderly people inthe. Detail News>>

Army to recover illegal arms from Jan 10

The army will start recovering illegal arms and assisting the law enforcement agencies on January 10 to maintain law and order ahead of and after the general election set for January 22 amid boycott by, Detail News>>

CA silent on advisers' knock for meeting on crisis

President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin Ahmed did not convene any meeting of the council of advisers to the caretaker government in the last two days although the advisers were waiting to sit together, Details News>>

24 more die as cold wave turns severe

The cold wave blowing across most part of the country killed at least 24 people in 24 hours till 6:00pm yesterday, raising the last three days' death toll to 41, most of whom are from worst-hit northern, Detail News>>

Grand alliance boycotts Jan 22 election

Awami League (AL)-led grand electoral alliance yesterday announced it will boycott and resist the parliamentary election set for January 22, alleging that all the electoral preparations by the government, Detail News>>

Poll must be held within 90-day deadline: BNP

Reacting to Awami League-led grand alliance's declaration not to contest the upcoming election, BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said the next general election must be held within the stipulated. Detail news >>

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated

The Muslims of Bangladesh celebrated holy Eid-ul-Azha on Monday through sacrificing animals and praying to the Almighty for the purgation of soul and peace in life.
Millions of devotees attended the Eid congregations across the country and also prayed for unity of the Muslim Ummah.
Special prayers were offered at different Eidgahs and mosques for former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein who was executed on Saturday, when the Arab world observed the Islamic rituals of sacrifice.
Myriad sacrificial cattle were sacrificed after the Eid prayers, in commemoration of the attempt of Prophet Ibrahim (A) to sacrifice his dearest one, son Hazrat Ismail (A), to attain the nearness of Allah.
The devotees exchanged Eid greetings saying 'Eid Mubarak' and embraced one another in disregard of their social status. Distribution of meat and visiting homes of friends and relations were among the main features of the festival.
This year's Eid-ul-Azha had special significance as the Eid and the New Year 2007 fell on the same day. People exchanged both Eid and New Year greetings simultaneously.
President and Chief Adviser Prof Iajuddin Ahmed said Eid prayer and exchanged Eid pleasantries with the devotees at the National Eidgah in the morning.
Later, he hosted an Eid reception at Bangabhaban for the diplomats and elite.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia exchanged greetings of Eid-ul-Azha with diplomats and cross-sections of people on the LD hall premises of parliament.
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina also exchanged Eid greetings with diplomats, party leaders and workers and commoners at her Dhanmondi office.
Date: Thu. January 04, 2007
Source: The Daily Star

Army to control streets before blockade

The armed forces along with law enforcing agencies will take control of the streets ahead of the countrywide blockade called by Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance on Jan 7 and 8, a top official of the home ministry said last night.
"No blockade will be allowed," the official told UNB after a meeting of the advisory committee on law and order, chaired by President and Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed in Bangabhaban last night.
The official said the caretaker government decided to take tough actions against the blockade called by the grand alliance.
"The role of the law enforcement agencies will be to protect the interest of those who will take part in the election, not of those who will try to defy the constitution," the official said on condition of anonymity.
He said the law enforcement agencies and the armed forces were called out to take control of the streets ahead of the blockade to maintain order in aide of the civil administration.
The official also said the responsibility of the caretaker government is to oversee a free and fair election. "Stern actions will be taken against any terrorist activity to ensure peace and tranquillity," he said.
Advisers Azizul Haque and Maj Gen (retd) Ruhul Amin Chowdhury, the home secretary, inspector general of police, director generals of BDR, Coastguard, Ansar and Rab, principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, the chief of general staff of the Bangladesh Army and the heads of intelligence agencies were present in the meeting.
The official said the interim government is pledge bound to take all steps to protect the public life and property and to hold a free and fair election.
Date: Thu. January 04, 2007
Source: The Daily Star

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