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Unguided missile?
Mumtaz Iqbal
Is Sheikh Hasina's recent veiled criticism of Mohammad Yunus righteous indignation or running scared? Hasina chastised those "persons who are making preparations for entering politics after waging virulent campaign against politicians... [ FULL STORY ]
Voters' list, ID cards et al
Hasina demands early polls but
people want foolproof election
Sadeq Khan
In mid-March 2002, at the meeting of the Development Partners (foreign aid-givers) of Bangladesh in Paris jointly chaired by the-then Finance Minister of Bangladesh and the-then Vice-President of the World Bank, a consensus was reached that the engine of growth led by the private sector as well as empowerment of the vulnerable and micro-credit exercises towards millennium development goals were both being seriously thwarted by crime and corruption. On behalf of the-then government of Bangladesh, a solemn commitment was made that strong steps would be undertaken to sever "the nexus between crime and politics... [ FULL STORY ]
Politicians and businessmen should be dealt with differently for their follies
MI Ali
By opening up a broad front against corrupt politicians and businessmen at the same time, the interim government, some analysts suspect, may be biting more than it can chew. Corruption by politicians and by businessmen has one fundamental difference, for politician it is a moral issue, a breach of the faith that is reposed in them by the people who elect them. Politicians publish manifesto, make promises to their electorate that if they are elected, they will do certain things to make life easier for the voters and the nation. So when they fail to deliver after the voters elect them, and instead become rich at the cost of the nation, people do have a right to bring them to book... [ FULL STORY ]
Prelude to Independence
Ekushey was potent voice of dissent challenging authoritarianism
A.U.M. Fakhruddin
The Ekushey February conjures up the images of our resplendent, glorious heritage built by the masses, patriots, scholars and statesmen of this country. The Movement for Bangla Language was in effect the prelude to the struggle for self-determination and independence of Bangladesh because from it sprouted up the independence struggle, which had its successful culmination when on 16 December, 1971, this nation won freedom... [ FULL STORY ]
Retirement Act 1974 needs scrapping
How AL, BNP politicised civil servants
M. Abdul Latif Mondal
Since his taking over charge of the office of Chief Adviser (CA) to the reconstituted Caretaker Government (CG) on January 12, Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed held meetings with the civil servants twice. In his meeting on January 23 with secretaries to the ministries/divisions at the Bangladesh Secretariat, he asked the secretaries, the top bureaucrats in our system of administration, to discharge their duties and responsibilities honestly and neutrally, and warned them of severe punishments if they failed to do so... [ FULL STORY ]
Ultimatum on corrupt wealthy persons
ACC may find it hard to establish
all allegations
A.R. Khan
Influential persons in politics and business suspected to have accumulated wealth by corrupt means are submitting their statements of their wealth. After publishing a list of 50 persons, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asked them to submit the statements in 72 hours but the time has been extended till Sunday next...
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India to spend US$ 103m to develop Burmese seaport
Nava Thakuria in Guwahati
The India-Myanmar relationship may invite severe criticism from international communities, but New Delhi seems to be determined to continue engaging with the Burmese junta. New Delhi has now proposed to develop a seaport in western Myanmar (also known as Burma) in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate its landlocked Northeast region an access to the commercial sea routes... [ FULL STORY ]
Detainees in Guantanamo prison
ineligible for habeas corpus in US
Fazle Rashid in New York
Federal appeals court endorsed a new law that debars the federal judges from hearing appeals by the suspected Islamic Jihadists held in captivity for more than five years now in Guantanamo Bay detention centre. There are hundreds of suspected Islamic militants who have been detained without being charge sheeted. Human rights groups across the world has sternly criticised the Bush administration... [ FULL STORY ]
Better Aman harvest helps ease inflation
Asjadul Kibria
The country's central bank may finally find some breathing space as the inflationary pressure has eased moderately at the end of first half of the current fiscal year (FY07). The official statistics shows that general inflation rate on annual average basis come down to 6.77 per cent at the end of December 2006, which was 7.1 per cent at the end of July 2006... [ FULL STORY ]
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