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Appellate Div overturns HC Judgement: Ajam Chy case revived: Hasina’s trial under EPR valid: Pre-1/11 offences can be tried under Emergency Rules |
| 9 / 5 / 2008 |
| The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the trial of detained former premier and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) in an extortion case was valid, overturning the High Court judgment that cancelled the trial proceedings halfway through.
Following yesterday\'s Supreme Court verdict, any case of an offence committed before the promulgation of the state of emergency can be tried under the EPR. |
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Release of Hasina tops agenda: AL leaders place five-point demand to advisers |
| 13 / 4 / 2008 |
| Awami League (AL) leaders during the informal talks with the government yesterday put forward five-point demands including immediate release of party chief Sheikh Hasina and withdrawal of state of emergency and holding trials of the war criminals.
The AL leaders also asked the government to announce a date for parliamentary polls and control the price of essential commodities, which is imperative to create congenial atmosphere for holding the stalled parliamentary polls.
Emerging from the meeting held at state guesthouse Meghna, AL Acting Secretary General Syed Ashraful Islam told reporters that the Government side assured them of fulfilling the logical demands after discussing the matter with the Chief Adviser.
\"We told the advisers that release of Sheikh Hasina is essential to create congenial atmosphere to hold the elections and the Advisers also accepted our logic behind our demands,\" he said. |
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Shahjahan, first Jamaat leader, jailed for 10 yrs: Morshed Khan\'s son Faisal gets 7 yrs |
| 13 / 4 / 2008 |
| A special court dealing with high-profile corruption cases Sunday sentenced detained former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury to 10 years\' imprisonment for hiding wealth in his statement submitted under the current purge. Co-accused Faisal Morshed Khan, chairman of Arab Bangladesh Bank and also son of former foreign minister M Morshed Khan, was also jailed for seven years for abetting Shahjahan in concealing information about the money he paid for importing a luxury car enjoying the privilege of tax-free facility as a lawmaker.
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Dhaka-Kolkata train service okayed; Cabinet sends Truth Commission draft to law ministry for review |
| 6 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Council of Advisers yesterday approved the draft of Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service and sent the Truth and Accountability Commission draft to the law ministry for further scrutiny. |
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Military dictating no good for country, armed forces; Observes ex-CA Justice Habibur at National Citizen\'s Dialogue |
| 6 / 4 / 2008 |
| Military intervention in the country\'s politics and administration cannot be salutary either for the country or the armed forces, former chief adviser to caretaker government Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman said yesterday. |
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Govt\'s food distribution, stock targets off track |
| 5 / 4 / 2008 |
| The public food distribution target for the current fiscal is very likely to be left unmet while the possibility is also very slim of building a 10 lakh tonne government food bank in the coming boro season. |
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AL warns of tougher agitation for Hasina; Launches mass signature campaign |
| 5 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Awami League (AL) yesterday launched a mass signature campaign demanding release of party chief Sheikh Hasina and warned of tougher agitation programmes if the caretaker government does not free her immediately. |
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Amassing Tk 17cr Wealth Illegally; ACC files graft case against Khoka, family |
| 2 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a graft case against Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, his wife, son and daughter for amassing wealth illegally and concealing wealth information. |
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Rajuk Staff\'s Wealth Story; Property\'s value 13 times his whole life\'s salary |
| 2 / 4 / 2008 |
| Amir Khasru, building inspector and a class-three ranked employee, drew Tk 13.94 lakh salary during his 12-year service with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) since 1995. |
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Earthquake; Bangladesh at high risk, but lacks preparedness |
| 31 / 3 / 2008 |
| Bangladesh due to its geographic location has a high risk of experiencing earthquakes but the country does not have the capacity to combat such natural calamity, experts said at a roundtable yesterday. |
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