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Bureaucracy blamed for frustrating move to accelerate onshore gas hunt
Procedural complexities and the lack of coordination within the energy ministry are delaying the programme intended to fast-track the hunt for hydrocarbon
The government's move to involve foreign firms in gas exploration in onshore fields is tangled in bureaucracy, which is feared to worsen the nation's energy crunch, officials said Wednesday.(The Financial Express BD )
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Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president terms false ministers-police statements about Tarique’s link in Aug 21 grenade attacks
“He (Duke) did not make any such confessional statement,” he told reporters at the BNP central office.
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB)- Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Thursday termed false and fabricated confessions reportedly made by ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s personal secretary Saiful Islam Duke about Tarique Rahman’s involvement in the August 21 grenade attack is false.The SCBA president urged the media to refrain from dishing out false campaign against Tarique, the senior Vice-chairman of BNP.
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Uphold High Court ruling against custodial deaths
Very few incidents of custodial deaths have been reported to concerned authorities of the government
Legal experts and human rights activists in the country have expressed their deep concern over continuation of custodial deaths even after the High Court has issued directions to stop such incidents.( The New Nation )
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'44 women, children become victim of rape in August'
41 female and 15 male committed suicides during the time for various causes, including family feud
At least 77 women were killed in various incidents and 44 women and children became victims of rape in August this year, says a report of Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR).(The Daily Star)
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Biman bows to staff demand
Decides to reinstate pension scheme, hike salaries as per govt pay scale after days of agitation at its HQs
The Biman board of directors yesterday finally conceded to its employees' demand for revising a new pay scale, reinstating their pension scheme and giving pay raises in line with the government salary structure.(The Daily Star)
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Three babies die after measles vaccination
The first incident of death of children in Bangladesh after being administered measles vaccines
Three children aged about 10 months died early Thursday, hours after they had been administered measles vaccines under the expanded programme of immunisation at Kalikapur Community Health Clinic at Hizla in Barisal.(The Newage BD)
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Govt bid to ease congestion fails : Unprecedented traffic jam in city
City traffic police had no sufficient forced to maintain traffic rules in the city
Hundreds of vehicles remain stranded in traffic jams at most of the important points in the capital ahead of the Eid. The Government's effort to ease nagging traffic congestion has failed due to shortage of equipment and lack of coordination among the agencies.(The New Nation)
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Myanmar set to build hydropower plants targeting B'desh- Cross-border power trade envisaged
Before signing the final deal, Myanmar has sought power purchase guarantee from Bangladesh
Myanmar has agreed to build two hydropower plants aimed at exporting around 575 megawatts (mw) of electricity to energy-starved Bangladesh, top officials said Tuesday.(The Financial Express BD )
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Public suspicious of Shaon, detasting politics
The DMCH autopsy report that was handed over to the police suspects homicide
The truth behind what exactly led to ruling party activist Ibrahim ending up with a bullet from an MP's gun in his head threatens to taint the image of the government, and more broadly of politicians, for a long time to come.(UNB)
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Pakistan say players innocent
Three Pakistan cricketers accused of involvement in an illegal betting scam maintained their innocence Thursday after withdrawing from their team’s scandal-tainted tour of England
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Bangladesh Human Rights Monitoring Report
Human rights situation in Bangladesh covering the period of August 2010 is given below
Odhikar has been working to defend the civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of the people and as part of its work, has been observing the human rights situation in Bangladesh. In line with this campaign, an account of the human rights situation in Bangladesh covering the period of August 2010 is given below.
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Martial Law and dilemma of the Judges
There are occasions when either the established constitutional machinery breaks down or an extra-constitutional force takes over the reins of administration
An Argentinian Judge ( Oyhanarte, J..) has aptly described the dilemma of Judges:- 'The Supreme Court cannot modify the course of history. It lacks the power necessary to do this. When it is faced with the overthrow of constitutional authorities and the installation of a Government of force by what have come to be called 'revolutionary' means, the judges of the court can do three things:- (I) resign, thus transferring the responsibility of the decision to others;(2) simply accept the fact: (3) try to save those institutional values which can still be saved"
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