Oppn announces fresh agitation
Ref: The BNP-led 18-Party Alliance has announced fresh three-day agitation to demand recovery of missing leader M Ilias Ali, restoration of the caretaker government system and withdrawal of cases against top opposition leaders. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Oli Ahmed told reporters after a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia that the alliance would stage [...]
Hollande to be sworn in as new French president
Ref: Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France’s first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s focus on austerity policies. Hollande, whose election comes as the euro zone is teetering back into crisis with fears about Greece’s future in [...]
Yahoo CEO out, investor Loeb gets board seats
Ref: Yahoo Inc is replacing its CEO for the third time in as many years, and giving three board seats to a hedge fund led by Daniel Loeb, putting him in a strong position to influence strategy at the struggling Internet company. Chief Executive Scott Thompson stepped down on Sunday, 10 days after Loeb accused [...]
Rayudu, Pollard guide Mumbai home
Ref: A 122-run stand between Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard helped Mumbai Indians move level on points with Delhi after a five-wicket win over Bangalore. Mumbai were firmly under the cosh in their pursuit of 172 after being reduced to 51 for five in the ninth over, with star man Sachin Tendulkar departing off the [...]
Top Taliban negotiator shot dead in Kabul
Ref: Nato took a step closer to getting out of the Afghan war yesterday as the Kabul government announced local forces would take over control of security in a large new slice of the country. In the third phase of a five-tranche military transition process, 122 more districts throughout Afghanistan will come under local command, [...]
Violence rattles Ctg
Ref: A series of clashes between BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami supporters and law enforcers in Chittagong yesterday left at least 100 people including police personnel and journalists injured. During the two-hour-long clashes, which took place mainly near the BNP’s city unit office at Kazir Dewry, commuters were rushing in panic for safer places as the one-kilometre area stretching [...]
Sohel Taj ‘stunned’ over rejection
Source: Awami League MP Tanjim Ahmed, also known as Sohel Taj, has expressed his surprise and frustration over speaker Abdul Hamid’s rejection of accepting his resignation from parliament. “I am surprised, stunned. I have talked to the speaker on more than two occasions after sending the resignation letter and have made it clear that I [...]
Teesta deal ‘uncertain’
Source: The fate of the Teesta deal has become uncertain, BBC Bangla radio reported quoting a ‘highly-placed’ official of the Indian government. The Indian government has also informed Bangladesh’s foreign minister Dipu Moni that the signing has been put off for now, it said on Wednesday.
Ashraf says dialogue a must
Source: The ruling Awami League general secretary has echoed the views of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the need to initiate a political dialogue with all political parties. Syed Ashraful Islam, however, did not give any date or process of holding the talks to resolve ‘differences’.
Budget session from May 27: Speaker
Source: The budget session of the ninth Jatiya Sangsad is likely to begin on May 27, Speaker Abdul Hamid said on Wednesday. President Muhammad Zillur Rahman would summon the session, the 13th session of the ninth parliament, as per Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, said the speaker.
Ilias’ wife meets Khaleda again
Source: Missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali’s wife met his party chief again on Wednesday. Tahsina Rushdir Luna had also met Khaleda Zia on May 3. Khaleda’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com that she went to the opposition chief’s office at Gulshan around 9pm and was there for more than one hour.
Quader dubs Padma bridge ‘media mango’
Source: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has compared Padma bridge with the popular fruit ‘mango,’ apparently to criticise the media for its constant focus on the debate over delay in construction of the bridge. He also advised the media to concentrate only on the bridge construction, rather than covering debate over the fate of the bridge.
86.37 pc pass in SSC
Ref: The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have been published. This year the over all pass rate is 86.37 percent and 82,212 students secured GPA-5.
Khaleda conveys Pranab Tipaimukh dam concerns
Ref: Assured by Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that they are yet to start constructing the Tipaimukh dam on the Barak River, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia impressed upon him to conduct a ‘non-partisan’ joint survey of the project. “It will make the survey trustworthy,” BNP leader Shamser Mobin Chowdhury quoted Khaleda as saying while speaking [...]
Aminul probe crucial, says Clinton
Ref: Hillary Clinton warned on Sunday that Bangladesh’s failure to probe the murder of a garment labour activist would send a wrong signal to the American buyers. The US secretary of state made the remarks prior to her departure for Kolkata at the end of a 24-hour trip to Dhaka.
US drone strike kills nine in Pakistan, officials say
Ref: A US drone aircraft killed nine suspected militants on Saturday in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region near the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials said. The controversial drone program, a key element in US counter-terrorism efforts, is highly unpopular in Pakistan where it is considered a violation of sovereignty which causes unacceptable civilian casualties.
Americans favor limited US role in Afghanistan
Ref: Most Americans want US troops out of Afghanistan and oppose a significant long-term commitment to support that nation’s economy and security, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Friday. But the poll also indicated that most Americans favor keeping some US forces in Afghanistan to help train that nation’s troops, and to continue missions targeting al-Qaeda.
Business honchos take `political initiative`
Ref: Bangladesh’s top business leaders held a meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss what a participant said the situation in the wake of a series of general strikes that crippled trade and life across the country. “We’ve sat to discuss the country’s current political situation. We’ll sit again,” a former chief of the Federation of [...]
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