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Saarc Summit postponed as India pulls out
Delhi cites Nepalese political turmoil, law and order in Bangladesh; Dhaka reacts angrily, calls it 'unacceptable'
The 13th Saarc Summit was postponed yesterday for the second time after India pulled out at the last moment citing the Nepalese political turmoil and 'deterioration of law and order' in Bangladesh following
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India points at developments in Kathmandu, Dhaka
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday decided not to attend the Saarc Summit in Dhaka "against the background of recent developments in our neighbourhood which has caused us grave concern.
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Pak PM phones Khaleda, tells of dissatisfaction
Saarc Chairperson and Pakistan Prime Minister Shawkat Aziz yesterday expressed disappointments having to postpone the 13th regional summit after India expressed its inability to come over to Dhaka.
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3 outlaws killed in 'crossfire'
One slaughtered by rivals
Three outlaws were killed in 'crossfire' during police actions in Kushtia and Pabna while another outlaw was slaughtered by his rivals in Pabna yesterday.
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Asma Kibria calls for movement to nab killers
Asma Kibria, widow of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, yesterday urged people from all walks of life to join the movement demanding punishment of her husband's killers and an end to such killings.
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Nepal king unveils new cabinet
Phone still cut off, opposition leaders believed to be under house arrest
Nepal's King Gyanendra swore in a new 10-member cabinet heavily dominated by royalists, a day after firing the government and seizing power in a move that sparked international condemnation.
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Trade bodies say strikes to spike problems
In the wake of the latest political unrest leading trade bodies yesterday once again urged the parties to resolve differences in the parliament, saying street agitation and strikes only aggravate problems.
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Countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal today
Awami League (AL) and left-leaning 11-Party enforce a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal today to protest the killing of AL lawmaker and former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four others in the January
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Bangladesh economy posts strong growth
States ADB quarterly update
Despite floods and oil price shock on international market, Bangladesh economy continued recording a strong growth in the last quarter of 2004, said Asian Development Bank.
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Appointment of Commissioner
Telcoms ministry at fault again
The telecoms ministry is again found guilty of violating another law. A commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) resigned in February last year.
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Global warming sends grave warning
Refugees, disease, water, food shortages predicted as climate change pushes up sea levels
Global warming will boost outbreaks of infectious disease, worsen shortages of water and food in vulnerable countries and create an army of climate refugees fleeing uninhabitable regions, a conference
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12 Natore militants linked with Jamaat
Say investigators
Twelve activists of militant Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahidin Bangladesh arrested in Natore early Tuesday have links with Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front, investigators said yesterday.
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'Threat' to PM
Another case filed against Mansur of AL
Another case was filed yesterday against Awami League (AL) Organising Secretary Sultan Mohammad Mansur and four others for their alleged threat on the life of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
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Blanket security withdrawn
The security blanket thrown around the capital was withdrawn after postponement of the 13th Saarc summit yesterday.
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Kibria Killing
Rice offers condolence to Hasina
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday offered her deep condolence on the death of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria and other individuals in a bomb attack in Habiganj.
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Alliance sits today to fix action plan
Against the backdrop of the postponement of Saarc summit and opposition's wildcat hartals, the ruling 4-party alliance and BNP will hold crucial meetings today to discuss the current political situation
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Rally accuses coalition of killing under a blueprint
3 shown arrested in Kibria murder case
Ruling BNP-Jamaat-led coalition has drawn a blueprint for eliminating popular and progressive political leaders one by one, said the central leaders of the 14-party alliance led by the Awami League at
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Rapist jailed for 30 years
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a rapist to 30-year rigorous imprisonment.
The convict, Kala Guddu, raped a five-year-old girl in Mohammadpur in the city on February 18, 2003.
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Murder charge framed against Haji Selim
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim and 31 others accused of killing Mizanur Rahman, member of Sultanganj Union Parishad in Kamrangirchar.
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Outlaw held for threat to journos
An alleged activist of outlawed Purba Banglar Communisty Party's (PBCP) ML-Janajuddha faction was arrested yesterday from his house for threatening with death eight journalists and a police official.
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