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Ex-power minister jailed for 9 years |
| 16 / 11 / 2007 |
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Former state minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku was jailed for nine years for amassing illegal wealth beyond his known sources of income.
M Ashraf Hossain, the judge of the special judge’s court 5 of Dhaka, also fined him Tk 50 lakh and ordered to serve one more year in jail in case of failure to pay the fine.
The court also ordered confiscation of his wealth of Tk 2.23 crore.
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Severe cyclone Sidr lashes south |
| 16 / 11 / 2007 |
| Very severe cyclone Sidr, packing a speed of 240kmph, on Thursday afternoon started pounding the southern coasts, especially the regions of Khulna and Barisal, according to the Meteorological Department of Bangladesh.
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Govt-backed BNP faction |
| 15 / 11 / 2007 |
| The government-backed faction of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Wednesday morning took control of the party’s central office at Naya Paltan amid police protection to thwart any possible resistance by its rival faction.
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Probe corruption of NGOs-Govt can earn Tk 2500cr revenue from them, says CLNB |
| 14 / 11 / 2007 |
| The government can earn Tk 2500 crore revenue per year from the NGOs who are engaged in micro-credit business, if those are brought under tax network.(News TodayBD)
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Fakhruddin launches \'Bangladesh Code’ compiling existing laws: Judiciary has to play courageous role freeing itself from corruption |
| 13 / 11 / 2007 |
| Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday called for making people more conscious about laws, rules and regulations, as these would make the establishment of rule of law easier.
The path for establishment of rule of law becomes easier if the citizens\' consciousness about law, rules and regulations is enhanced, he observed while unveiling the cover of \'Bangladesh Code\', a 38-volume compilation of existing laws in Bangladesh at a function in the city.
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About 10,000 lawmen punished |
| 13 / 11 / 2007 |
| The government punished about 10,000 police personnel in 10 months for their involvement in crimes and corruption and for breach of internal discipline.
They were punished between January 11, 2007, the day the interim administration assumed office, and October 31, when the government launched the drive against serious crimes and corruption, according to a home ministry report submitted at the weekly meeting of the council of advisers on Sunday.
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Court asks Rehana to surrender |
| 13 / 11 / 2007 |
| A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered Sheikh Rehana, the expatriate sister of detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to surrender by November 18.
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Hannan Shah arrested |
| 8 / 11 / 2007 |
| BNP chairperson’s adviser ASM Hannan Shah was arrested at his DOHS residence in the capital around midnight Wednesday under the Emergency Powers Rules in the wake of intense factional fights in the party.
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Mahbub assaulted, Khoka |
| 8 / 11 / 2007 |
| Angry activists of the BNP on Wednesday assaulted the newest member of the party’s standing committee and former army chief, Mahbubur Rahman, right in front of the police near the grave of the party’s founder, Ziaur Rahman.
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Mannan Bhuiyan expelled without a hearing: EC eventually invites BNP reformists to talk |
| 6 / 11 / 2007 |
| The Election Commission yesterday sent letter to BNP Acting Secretary General Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed inviting the reformist faction of BNP to sit for dialogue on electoral reforms, ending all speculations.
The development pushed the anti-reform faction led by BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, who was appointed by its Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately before her arrest on September 3 removing Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, on the sidelines.
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