Newsmen briefed at DIG office Stern action against corrupt police officials reiterated
Staff Correspondent
The newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Chittagong Range A K M Sahidul Haq on Sunday said that the crimes could only be contained through best utilization of community policing.
“ The people must have trust on police who should behave them as their best friend in need of danger “ the DIG said this while exchanging views with the journalists at its Khulshi office .
Trial of war criminals in special tribunal urged
Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, Chittagong Chapter on behalf of 91 organizations comprising social, cultural, professional, members of martyrs and Freedom Fighters bodies held a press conference at Shilpakala Academy in city yesterday. General Secretary of the Ghadani Committee Journalist showkat Bangalee in written statement said the whole nation irrespective of caste and creed condemned the statement relates liberation war by the in October last. All political leaders belonging to right-left middle front those believe in liberation war now united and agitated demanding trials of war criminals in special tribunal court,
One chopped to death at Fatikchari
Staff Correspondent
Miscreants chopped one person to death and dumped the body at a paddy field of Bhojpur union of Fatikchari upazila of the district on Saturday night. Police on Sunday morning recovered the body, could be identified as Abdul Barek (30) .
Shefali Ghose's first death anniv today
Staff Correspondent
Today is the first death anniversary of legendary singer of Chittagong Shefali Ghose. Shefali Ghose, a heart throb songster of the folk songs at home and abroad passed away on December 31, coinciding the last day of 2006.
He studied in music to maestro Tejen Sen, Sangitacharjee Jagadanando Barua, Nirod Baran Barua , Mihir Nandi,
and Shib Sankar Mitro and later performed musical presentation at home and abroad by many distinguished musicians and lyricists.
Jahangir, Jakaria elected President, Secretary of Ctg Samity, Dhaka
The biennial election of Chittagong Samity, Dhaka was held on Saturday at Samity, Bhaban premises. Jahangir-Jakaria Parishad panel clinched victory in all posts. Chief Election Commissioner Abu Saleh disclosed the election result yesterday. Out of total 2103 Voters, only 1205 voters cast their vote in the election.
National News
2007 : A tumultuous year for Bangladesh
Samir Kanti Barua
Bangladesh has passed through a tumultuous but most eventful time through 2007, the political change over in 1/11 with a number of unprecedented events in the interim caretaker government which is in power for what it said “ necessary period to pave the way for conducting a free , fair and accepted general polls likely on October 2008.
Economy set for a bumpy ride in 2008
P View Desk
Bangladesh is on a rocky path. The economy went through a string of stresses through 2007 and the makeshift government composed of technocrats and backed by the army struggled to keep up the pace of growth.
Soaring prices of essentials, food grains and fuel oils and an abnormal rise in inflation, erosion of business and consumer confidence, twin floods and the deadly cyclone hit the economy hard in 2007.
Govt mulls alternative optical fibre cable connection
P View Desk
The government is likely to make a final decision in a couple of days on using the optical fibre cable of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh for an alternative connection to Dhaka from the submarine cable landing station in Cox's Bazar, an official said Sunday.
Gazi Mizanur Rahman, joint secretary of the telecommunication ministry, told bdnews24.com that a decision on the BTTB proposal for an agreement to use the PGCB optical fibre line might be finalised in a couple of days, report from bdnews24.com
Other officials with the ministry said the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board sent a proposal to the ministry in mid-Nov for establishing an alternative transmission link between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar.
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Benazir's son Bilawal leads PPP Zardari to Co-chair
P View Desk
Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and a senior official of the former ruling party said an election was likely to be delayed.
Benazir's Pakistan People's Party on Sunday made the important announcement of who was to succeed her, report from bdnews24.com.
"It has been decided that Bilawal will be the chairman and Mr (Asif Ali) Zardari will be co-chairman," one of the party officials said in the southern town of Naudero, where top officials of Benazir's party were meeting.
Opposition calls on Kenyan president to concede
AP, Nairobi
Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday, accusing him of
fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked widespread violence and fears of rigging. "This government has lost all legitimacy and cannot govern," Raila Odinga said Sunday, three days after the vote.
Odinga clung onto his razor-thin lead by 38,000 votes, but the electoral commission suspended announcing results Saturday night, promising to look into allegations of fraud.
"I wish to appeal to President Mwai Kibaki to acknowledge and respect the will of the people of Kenya and honorably concede defeat," an exhausted-looking Odinga said, rubbing his eyes and wiping his brow with a handkerchief.
He also called for a recount, but said it "cannot possibly address the multiple levels of fraud aministered by this
administration."
There was no immediate response from Kibaki. If he loses, Kibaki will be Kenya's first sitting president ousted at the ballot box.