Cyclone may hit today : Great danger signal 9
Samir Kanti Barua
The cruel cyclone 'SIDR' over east central Bay and adjoining areas has been formed into a severe cyclone on Wednesday evening and is feared to batter Bangladesh coast Thursday. The Met office Wednesday evening sounded great danger signal No. 10 for Mongla port and great danger signal 9 for Chittagong and Cox's Bazar respectively as a severe storm in the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall on Thursday.
State honour for Yusuf Chy demanded at civic mourning
Staff Correspondent
A civic gathering to condole the demise of founder and Chairman of The Purbokone Limited Alhajj Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury ended here with the call to grant him state honor.
Speakers at the meeting proposed naming a road in Chittagong city after the celebrity, publication of his biography from Bangla Academy, introduction of a chair after his name at the department of Communication and Journalism of Chittagong University and naming of a dormitory after him at Chittagong Veterinary University.
Highlighting the life and works of Yusuf Chowdhury the speakers said that the society needed a progressive personality like him. They called him a self made man who started his journey with a small business.
Gas crisis in city's refueling stations
Staff correspondent
Regular gas supply in CNG conversion stations and different residential areas in port city has been suspended till dawn due to ongoing pigging at Bakhrabad- Chittagong transmission network which worsen the life of city dwellers quite unbearable.
Emergency to be lifted if situation favours : C A
UNB, Dhaka
Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said decision to lift the state of emergency would be taken when a congenial atmosphere would prevail in the country. Talking to Chief Reporters of print and electronic media at his office, he said the state of emergency is in force for certain reasons, but it does not cause any difficulty to general people's daily life."When the government deems that a favorable situation prevails, it would take a decision in this respect," he told a correspondent, as the query came in the wake of some political parties' plea for withdrawing the emergency.On the question of his holding dialogue with political parties, the Chief Advisor said since the Election
Geeteara warns stern action against neglect of duty in fertilizer distribution
UNB, Pirojpur
Industries Adviser Geeteara Safiya Choudhury reiterated that the government would take stern action against those responsible if problems arise in fertilizer distribution despite having sufficient stock of urea in the country.
Imran Khan arrested
AP, Washington
President George W. Bush says Pakistan's president is a democrat and trusted ally, but Bush's government is sending a top envoy to tell Pervez Musharraf to rescind emergency rule and allow free and fair elections. The envoy, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Friday to underscore U.S. consternation about the situation as Musharraf resists pressure to return to constitutional rule or to free opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, under house arrest for a second time. Bush reiterated
US sends top diplomat to tell Musharraf to end emergency
AP, Washington
President George W. Bush says Pakistan's president is a democrat and trusted ally, but Bush's government is sending a top envoy to tell Pervez Musharraf to rescind emergency rule and allow free and fair elections. The envoy, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Friday to underscore U.S. consternation about the situation as Musharraf resists pressure to return to constitutional rule or to free opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, under house arrest for a second time.
Chittagong beat Dhaka by 3 wickets Sylhet defeat Barisal by 14 runs
UNB, Dhaka
Golam Mabud hit a century guiding Sylhet Division to win their first one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating Barisal Division by 14 runs in the 4th round at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium (NOS) on Wednesday. In another one-day match at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS), visiting Chittagong Division notched their 2nd win defeating Dhaka Division by three wickets.