Sunday,
November 04 2007
Samir Kanti Barua
Construction works of the first all international Residential Women University in Asia, called the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong has been stalled for last two years and nine months.
The university has been designed to develop a world-class institution of higher education dedicated to preparing talented Asian women for leadership in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres at an estimated cost of US $ 400 million or TK 2,800 crore reportedly suffers a setback in getting government approval for hill cut.MORE .TOP
The university has been designed to develop a world-class institution of higher education dedicated to preparing talented Asian women for leadership in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres at an estimated cost of US $ 400 million or TK 2,800 crore reportedly suffers a setback in getting government approval for hill cut.MORE .TOP
Staff Correspondent
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid conducted at city's Pahartali CDA Market area unearthed a clandestine forged certificate-making unit and detained an offender apart from seizure of different equipments including computer and huge false certificates. The detainee was identified as Mohammad Ismail, 52, son of Mohammad Wajiullah, hailed from village Senbug under Noakhali district. The RAB men seized a certificate-making machine, a printer, computer, various kinds of stamps, papers including huge false certificates of Comilla Education Board, Chittagong Education Board, National University, Chittagong University and Madarasha Board during the drive. RAB sources said that a team of RAB-7 led by Flight Lieutenant More TOP
bdnews24.com, Dhaka
World Bank (WB) president Robert Zoellick arrived in Dhaka Saturday on a two-day visit. The WB chief's special plane flew in to Dhaka's ZIA International airport from India at about 5:30 pm. He had earlier visited Pakistan. Zoellick was greeted by finance adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam, finance secretary Mohammad Tareque, Economic Relations Division secretary Aminul Islam Bhuiyan and other government high officials. The World Bank president will be staying at Radisson Water Garden Hotel. The WB chief is scheduled to meet with the finance adviser at the ERD office at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Saturday evening. More .TOP
AP, YANGON
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar on Saturday for his second effort to reconcile the ruling military and its pro-democracy opponents. But he will also have to deal with the junta's plan to expel the top U.N. diplomat in the country. Gambari was expected to fly directly to the new capital of Naypyitaw to meet with senior leaders of the junta, Myanmar government officials said, requesting anonymity since they were not authorized to speak to the press. It was not known which of the junta leaders would meet with him in Naypyitaw, 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, or whether he would later be allowed to visit detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. On the eve of his arrival, the junta accused Myanmar's U.N. Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie of going beyond his duties by . More .TOP
Headlines
>>Construction of Asian Women University stalled
>>Wheat delivery begins from stranded vessels
>>Fake certificates, equipment seized One held
>>Gen Hospital's generator inoperative for six yrs
>>WB chief arrives in Dhaka
>>Reforms to reduce corruption, strengthen democracy
>>UN for talks between Myanmarmilitary-prodemocracy leaders
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Staff Correspondent
Discharge of huge imported wheat that remained undelivered in approximately 126 lighter vessels at Chittagong port has started on Saturday after a fruitful discussion between Joint-forces and the importers. The joint-forces and business leaders sat together on Saturday, for the second consecutive day to resolve the issue. The latest meeting held at the Artillery Centre at city' Halishahar area on Saturday morning where Brigadier General Hasan Nasir, Colonel Masud (DGFI), Colonel Mamun (Taskforce), Director of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCC&I) MA Latif, More .TOP
Subarna Mazumder
Power generator of 250 beds Chittagong General Hospital has remained inoperative for last six years for lack of adequate fuel fund and maintenance facilities. The prolonged useless of the generator is badly hindering emergency services like operation, emergency treatment that caused the situation deplorable. More
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Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB)
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday told the visiting chair of the Board of irectors of Transparency International, a global anti-graft watchdog, that reforms basically reduce the scope of corruption and strengthen the foundation of democracy. "All reforms will strengthen the base of democracy in the country,"
he said, referring to various institutional reforms being carried out by the present caretaker government alongside the ongoing combat against corruption. Chair of the TI board of directors Dr Huguette Labelle. More .TOP
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