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AL, BNP, JP want unconditional talks |
| 28 / 1 / 2008 |
| The Awami League (AL), BNP and Jatiya Party (JP) yesterday demanded that the caretaker government hold an \"unconditional\" dialogue with the political parties to find out a solution to the existing political crisis in the country.
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Parties must become accountable first for emergency to relax; CA tells reporters at Davos |
| 27 / 1 / 2008 |
| Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed has said the state of emergency will be gradually withdrawn and the ban on indoor politics outside the capital will also be lifted if the political parties become more accountable. |
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Ijtema cut short for inclement weather; 3 die: Akheri Munajat held on opening day |
| 26 / 1 / 2008 |
| In an unprecedented incident, the three-day Biswa Ijtema, ostensibly the second largest yearly congregation of the Muslims, on the bank of Turag River at Tongi was cut short on its inaugural day yesterday due to an inclement weather that had caused deaths of at least three pilgrims. |
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Tk 3cr Extortion Allegation; Azam Chy now says he did not file case against Hasina |
| 25 / 1 / 2008 |
| Industrialist Azam J Chowdhury yesterday told the press that he did not file any case \"directly\" against former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina. |
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Titas pipeline on blaze after hit by trawler |
| 25 / 1 / 2008 |
| A portion of an underwater gas pipeline on the bed of River Turag went up in flames yesterday at Aminbazar in Savar as the lower part of a cargo vessel pierced through it. |
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Bird flu alert in bordering dists; Import of poultry products from India stopped |
| 24 / 1 / 2008 |
| District administrations of four northern districts -- Dinajpur, Thakurgaon Panchagarh and Joypurhat -- yesterday imposed a ban on the import of all types of poultry, poultry products and other birds from India. |
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4 DU teachers, 11 students acquitted; 4 convicted students pardoned by president; 10 RU students freed following clemency too; case withdrawal process starts; DU detainees\' release hinges on today\'s verdict |
| 22 / 1 / 2008 |
| A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted four Dhaka University (DU) teachers and 11 students of violating Emergency Power Rules (EPR) in one of the two cases filed against them in connection with last August\'s campus unrest. |
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Aug 21 Grenade Attack; Pintu quizzed to know any Hawa Bhaban link |
| 21 / 1 / 2008 |
| Although investigators confirmed the information about former deputy minister Abdus Salam Pintu\'s involvement in the August 21 grenade attacks, they are also trying to trace if more influential people had also been among the masterminds of the attacks. |
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Economy may face grave crisis unless elected govt takes over soon; Dr Akbar Ali Khan tells citizens\' meeting |
| 20 / 1 / 2008 |
| Former caretaker government adviser Dr Akbar Ali Khan yesterday said an \"economic emergency\" also exists in the country along with the political state of emergency and the country\'s economy may face a grave crisis unless an elected government takes over soon. |
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Mother Passes Away; Khaleda to be freed on parole today |
| 19 / 1 / 2008 |
| BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be released on parole today as her mother Taiyeba Majumder died last night in Dinajpur. |
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